Democratic Sentinel, Volume 19, Number 31, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 August 1895 — Postage Paid in Advance. [ARTICLE]

Postage Paid in Advance.

The Idea of a postpaid envelope originated in 1653. The first application of It was by M. De Volfyer, who established a private postoffice in Paris, placing boxes at the street corners, and having regular lines of collection and delivery.