1787-8-9

Updated: May 14, 2025

Arthur Young's Travels in France in 1787-8-9. London, 1792, 4to. ed. p. 65. Mechanic's Magazine, 4th Feb. 1859. A writer in the Monde says: "The invention of postage-stamps is far from being so modern as is generally supposed.

Samuel Smiles - Industrial Biography, Iron Workers and Tool Makers