The first postage stamp for general use were issued in Great Britain in 1840. Before this time, people brought their letter to the post office to be mailed. They paid the postmaster a fee and the postmaster wrote his name on a corner of the envelop to show that postage had been paid. Prepaid gummed stamps enable people to buy stamps in advance and stick them on their letters in place of the postmaster's signature. The first street mailbox, It no longer was necessary to go to post office to mail letters.
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