AUG 31, 1903 HARPER IOWA, Rural Free Delivery (RFD), TROOST PARK PPC, - ENGLAND!

Item Specifics

Country

England

Condition

Unused

Stamp Format

Single

Item Description

Aug 31, 1903 harper iowa, rural free delivery (rfd), troost park ppc, - england!

Scott #u301 on r.F.D. Cover
Troost Park, Kansas City Picture Postcard
Sent to York, England
Light wear.

Rural Free Delivery (RFD) is a service which began in the United States in the late 19th century, to deliver mail directly to rural farm families. Prior to RFD, individuals living in more remote homesteads had to pick up mail themselves at sometimes distant post offices or pay private carriers for delivery. The proposal to offer free rural delivery was not universally embraced. Private carriers and local shopkeepers feared a loss of business. The postal service began experiments with Rural Free Delivery as early as 1890. However, it was not until 1893, when Georgia Congressman Thomas E. Watson pushed through legislation, that the practice was mandated. However, universal implementation was slow; RFD was not adopted generally in the United States Post Office until 1902. The rural delivery service uses a network of rural routes traveled by carriers to deliver and pick up mail to and from roadside mailboxes.

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