Postal Service Act, a piece of United States federal legislation of 1792
While postmaster, Franklin streamlined postal delivery with properly surveyed and marked routes from Maine to Florida (the origins of Route 1), instituted overnight postal travel between the critical cities of New York and Philadelphia and created a standardized rate chart based upon weight and distance.
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The Postal Service Act signed by President George Washington on February 20, 1792, established the Department.