Postal Mechanisation. [With an introduction by the Postmaster General, Ernest Marples]

Published by [London]: Public Relations Department of the General Post Office, 1958

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Oblong 8vo. Wrappers. Dressy 28-page exposition of the tasks and costs of the Post Office ("The Post Office pays £32 million a year for rail, road, air and sea transport. This works out at 13/-d. a year for every man, woman and child in the country"), with persuasive graphics arguing for a mechanised future ("PERFECT SORTING MACHINE - A ROBOT . . . This machine may never come!") and for "Letter Coding". Postcodes were introduced experimentally in Norwich the following year; the scheme went nationwide in 1974. Seller Inventory # 30M100487

Bibliographic Details

Title: Postal Mechanisation. [With an introduction ...

Publisher: [London]: Public Relations Department of the General Post Office

Publication Date: 1958

Binding: Soft cover

Condition: Near Fine

Edition: 1st Edition