American Letter Mail Company
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-->The American Letter Mail Company was started by Lysander Spooner in 1844, competing with the United States Postal Service monopoly in violation of the Private Express Statutes. It succeeded in delivering mail for lower prices, but the U.S. government challenged Spooner with legal measures, eventually exhausting his resources and forcing him to cease operations.
External links
- [J.R. Greene, Stamp-ing Around]
- [Sherman Lee Pompey, "Father of 3-cent Stamp" Spooner fought Post Office]
- [Lucille J. Goodyear, Spooner vs U.S. Postal System]
- [Who Caused the Reduction of Postage? Ought He to be Paid? by Lysander Spooner]
- [The Post Office and Private Mail Service] 19th century individualist anarchist Benjamin Tucker opposes USPS monopoly
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