In (Yi Hai twelfth lunar month sixth days), January 10, 1840, Rowland Hill reform postal succeed.



British Post in the pre-reform, there are many drawbacks. The postage charge approach is in accordance with the number of sheets of letter paper and delivery of journey length, piece by piece calculate postage high standards, in addition to a small part of the stamp on the cover of the mail "postage paid" stamp to the Sent people received funding in the mail after the service charge to the recipient. The staff at the post office, piece by piece count-owned operation cumbersome, ineffective work. And the British Parliament by Members free mail privileges.
1837, Rowland Hill proposed reform Postal measure: cancel the HO privileges, a significant reduction in postage; lessons proposed by Charles Babbage "be the same whether posting and delivery of distance and postage" practice " pence uniform postage Law. " International borne by the sender; Post Office printed a nominal value of small label (stamp), the sender can pre-order at any post office to send a letter posted on the envelope as postage certificates. His reform of the postal measures menstrual 1839 Parliament discussed and adopted and approved.
1840, Queen Victoria publicly announced the immediate effect the implementation of this measure. She and the people Yourself pay, the Honourable free privileges from repeal. The (lsjt.org)
because of Rowland Hill's life for the reform and development of the postal industry to make a significant contribution, known as the "Father of Modern Postal. Was appointed in 1850 to the British postal minister in 1860, a knighthood, 1879 that was awarded the title of honorary citizen of the City of London, died in London in the same year, at the age of 85.
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