King's Mails
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh, Lothian, Scotland, Scotland
Sectors:
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Telecommunication & postal services
Mail & courier services inc packet services
Notes:
A postal system set up in Scotland in 1603 to facilitate the carrying of official mail between London and Edinburgh at a time when King of England ruled as King of Scotland through local Privy Council. Appointed postmasters at Edinburgh, Haddington, Cockburnspath and Berwick on Tweed. Superintendent of Postal Services established in 1616 to coordinate
Publications:
- The King's Mails, 1603-25 by Taylor, William
Groups:
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh, Lothian, Scotland, Scotland
Sectors:
- Telecommunication & postal services Mail & courier services inc packet services
Notes:
A postal system set up in Scotland in 1603 to facilitate the carrying of official mail between London and Edinburgh at a time when King of England ruled as King of Scotland through local Privy Council. Appointed postmasters at Edinburgh, Haddington, Cockburnspath and Berwick on Tweed. Superintendent of Postal Services established in 1616 to coordinatePublications:
- The King's Mails, 1603-25 by Taylor, William