Who paid the postage in the Regency period?
Who Paid the Postage in the Regency period? There was no compulsion to pay postage until the 1850’s, but the choice to pay or not was available right from the beginning of the postal systems.
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Payment of Postage in early 19th century
The cost of posting a letter has to be seen in the context of the ability to pay. In some cases there would be no cost, if the family was able to send a personal servant to deliver the letter.
Letter Writing – Postal Information in Regency Period
Today’s Postal Information is on Letter Writing in the Regency Period. Before 1840 various factors affected the cost of posting a letter. They included the distance involved, the weight, whether there was anything enclosed, whether paid for on despatch or receipt, and whether it was a single or a double sheet.
Valerie Bowman – Featured Beau Monde Author
Valerie Bowman, today’s Featured Beau Monde Author, is a PRO member of RWA and a former Vice President of the First Coast Romance Writers chapter in Jacksonville, FL.
Clothing in the Regency Period
Clothing in the Regency Period is the first part of a series here courtesy of the fantastic collection of information on Postal History at The Ozzie connection.
Miranda Neville – Featured Beau Monde Author
Miranda Neville, today’s Featured Beau Monde Author, grew up in England before moving to New York City to work in Sotheby’s rare books department.
Barbara Monajem – Featured Beau Monde Author
Barbara Monajem, today’s Featured Beau Monde Author, wrote her first story in third grade about apple tree gnomes.
Sally MacKenzie – Featured Beau Monde Author
Sally MacKenzie, today’s featured Beau Monde Author, writes the funny, hot, Regency-set Naked nobility series for Kensington Zebra.
Vicky Dreiling – Featured Beau Monde Author
Our Featured Beau Monde Author is Vicky Dreiling, a confirmed historical romance junkie and Anglophile.
Ann Lethbridge – Featured Beau Monde Author
Beau Monde’s Featured Author is the Chapter’s President, Ann Lethbridge. Born in the UK, she now lives in Canada and has books published through Harlequin Historical.