The post office : a comparative social history of Britain and Singapore, 1840s to 1880s
The Postal Reform initiated by Sir Rowland Hill in 1840 changed the pricing system for mails of the British Post Office and implemented the Penny Post. This new system was officially implemented in Singapore in 1854, a colony of the British Empire then. The narrative of the reformed Post Office in b...
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Main Author: | Yeow, Jeremy Yong Qi |
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Other Authors: | Els Van Dongen |
Format: | Final Year Project |
Language: | English |
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2017
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Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/10356/69727 |
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Institution: | Nanyang Technological University |
Language: | English |
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