Inked date stamps were at first called 'Bishops marks' after their inventor, Henry Bishop, Postmaster General, 1660-1663. The post office was receiving complaints about late arrival of the post. Bishop claimed: 'a stamp is invented, that is putt upon every letter shewing the day of the moneth that every letter comes to this office, so that no letter Carryer may dare to detayne a letter from post to post; which, before, was usual.' As we now know, this did not actually solve the problem, just provided more evidence that the problem existed.
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
First postmarks in the world
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General Letter Office
Near this spot the General Letter Office stood in Post House Yard, 1653 - 166...
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Jones's butcher's shop
Family business that survived until the 1970s. This photograph was taken in 1932.
1 memorial
Jean Muir
Dressmaker and fashion designer. From English Heritage: "Muir began her fashion career in retail at Liberty’s in 1950, where she received an informal education in the business side of fashion, whi...
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Rose and Crown pub
The photo shows the pub in 1977, with the Rectory next door, both remarkably unchanged. Website.
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