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World Service,04 Apr 1999,30 mins

The History of Post

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Christine Jones from the British Post Office Heritage Service unearths the postal systems used by the Ancient Egyptians and Romans. They inspired the first modern postal service, introduced in England by King Charles I in 1635.

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