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post service. 635
railway lines. In 1866, money orders, and the system of forwarding article3
"Cash on Delivery" (to be collected on delivery) came into use, while inland
book-post came into existence in 1864, after book-post with abroad had long
been in operation.
A. W. Boos.
The period (1867—89), during which the Swedish Post was under the
direction of A. W. Roos, was one of great importance. Among notable improvements
made under his administration, the following may be mentioned: In 1869, the
postage for letters to Norway and Denmark was reduced to the same amount as
for inland correspondence; in 1870, all the post-farms still in existence were
freed from the obligation of conveying the general mails; in 1872, for the
stamp-duty for newspapers was substituted a post-charge based on the subscription rates;
in the same year, stamped envelopes and post-cards were introduced, and the
insurance system was reorganized; in 1872 and 1881, general regulations were
issued regarding the conditions on which the Post Office undertook to convey
letters, etc.; in 1873, the franking privilege which had been granted to certain
authorities and officials was withdrawn; in the last-named year, too,
"letter-carrying for the Crown", an obligation imposed upon certain farms to transport
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