Friday, October 30, 2009, 9:30–10:30: Early Reform
Larry Lyons: The Rise and Fall of the Government Carrier Service in New York, August 16, 1842 to November 28, 1846 [paper]
Harvey Mirsky: The U.S. 1847 Issue: Stamps that Changed the System
[paper]
Friday, October 30, 2009, 2:00–3:30: Post Office Reformers
Diane DeBlois and Robert Dalton Harris: The Sunday Mail Controversy Paves the Way for Postal Reform [paper | presentation]
David L. Straight: “The Undersigned, Citizens of the United States, respectfully represent that . . .” -Putting a Human Face on Post Office Reform
Rachel A. Moore: From the Pulpit to the Post: Anti-clericalism and Communication in Orizaba, Mexico, 1857 – 1867 [paper | presentation]
Friday, October 30, 2009, Evening: Keynote address
Richard John: The Political Economy of Postal Reform in the Victorian Age
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Saturday, October 31, 2009, 9:30–10:30: Reform Icons and Collectibles
Michael Laurence: Icons of Reform, Postal and Otherwise
[paper | presentation]
Catherine J. Golden: “Why is a Raven like a Writing Desk?” - Post Office Reform, Collectible Commodities and Victorian Culture [paper | presentation]
Saturday, October 31, 2009, 2:00–3:30: Reform Continues
Vernon Morris: Two Philadelphia Eagle Carrier Cancellations Discoveries and a New Theory [paper | presentation]
Terence Hines: Postal Reform and Postal Income
Harry Charles: The 1895 Provisional and Bisect Postage Due Stamps: A Result of the Transfer of the Stamp Production to BEP [paper | presentation]
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Sunday, November 1, 2009, 9:30–10:30: Finishing the Job
Robert G. Cullen: Post Office Reform on the Move: The San Antonio and San Diego Mail Route, 1857 – 1861 [presentation]
Clifford J. Alexander: Household Mail Boxes Revolutionize the Letter Carrier Service [paper | presentation] |
