1959 Australia "Birth of the Post Office" Stamp

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Condition Clarification: Mint and never hinged.

The first organization of a Postal service in Australia commenced in 1809 with the appointment in Sydney of the first Postmaster of New South Wales. He was an ex-convict, Isaac Nichols, who took the post operating from his home in George Street, Sydney. His main job was to take charge of letters and parcels arriving by ship to avoid the chaos of people rushing onto the ships as soon as they arrived at Sydney's wharves. Nichols would pick up the mail and then post a list of recipients outside his house. He would advertise in the "Sydney Gazette" (the equivalent of a newspaper in those days) the names of all those who received mail. The people listed could collect their letters from Nichols' home by paying the fixed price of a shilling per letter, with parcels costing more depending on how heavy they were. High-ranking (very important) members of the community received personal deliveries from Nichols. (Wikipedia)

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