locks, one brass and the other nickel plated, used upon various points throughout distilleries; fourteen empty whisky and beer casks; all sizes, showing the manner in which stamps are required to be placed thereon; twelve empty tobacco boxes and six empty cigar boxes, showing the manner in which stamps are required to be placed thereon; four dozen packages of smoking tobacco of various kinds; nine packages of Century chewing tobacco; three jars of snuff and three bladders of snuff, all with stamps placed thereon, showing the manner in which they are required by law to be affixed. CATALOGUE OF THE ARTICLES AND OBJECTS EXHIBITED BY THE POST-OFFICE DEPARTMENT OF THE UNITED STATES IN THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT BUILDING, FAIRMOUNT PARK, PHILADELPHIA, PA., PRECEDED BY A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE DEPARTMENT AND AN OUTLINE TO WHICH IS ADDED AN APPENDIX. WASHINGTON: GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE. 1883. Hon. JAMES N. TYNER, Postmaster-General. Dr. C. F. MACDONALD, Superintendent money-order system, Representative of the Post-Office Department at the International Exhibition of 1876. LIST OF THE OFFICERS OF THE POST-OFFICE DEPARTMENT ATTACHED TO THE POST-OFFICE SECTION OF THE INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION OF 1876, AT THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT BUILDING, FAIRMOUNT PARK, PHILADELPHIA, PA. M. LA RUE HARRISON, Special agent of the money-order system, assistant to the Representative of the Post-Office Department, in charge of post-office section of International Exhibition, 1876. JOHN JAMESON, Assistant general superintendent railway mail service, in charge of mailing division and Centennial railway post-office. 172 CENTENNIAL BRANCH POST-OFFICE, PHILADELPHIA, PA. GEORGE W. FAIRMAN, H. H. WOLle, Superintendent, in charge. I.-Condensed chronological history of the Post-Office Department.. III.-Historical schedule of changes of rates of postage on letters passing between post-offices in the United States.......... IV.-Present organization of the Post-Office Department.. V.—Catalogue of Post-Office Department section............ General division Centennial branch post-office at Philadelphia, Pa DIVISION I.-Railway mail service.... DIVISION II.-Stamps, envelopes, and postal cards.. DIVISION III.-Postal topography. DIVISION IV.-Mail equipments... DIVISION V.-Mail collections and delivery. DIVISION VI.-Marking, rating, and canceling. DIVISION VII.-Miscellaneous Page. 175 177 177 179 184 184 184 184 184 185 186 186 187 187 APPENDIX. VI.—The Centennial branch post-office, Philadelphia, Pa... 188 VII. The railway post-offices and the railway mail service of the United 191 VIII. The railway mail-bag catcher.. 194 IX. Postage stamps, stamped and other envelopes, postal cards, &c..... |