locks, one brass and the other nickel plated, used upon various points throughout distilleries; fourteen empty whisky and beer casks; all sizes, showing the manner in which stamps are required to be placed thereon; twelve empty tobacco boxes and six empty cigar boxes, showing the manner in which stamps are required to be placed thereon; four dozen packages of smoking tobacco of various kinds; nine packages of Century chewing tobacco; three jars of snuff and three bladders of snuff, all with stamps placed thereon, showing the manner in which they are required by law to be affixed. CATALOGUE OF THE ARTICLES AND OBJECTS EXHIBITED BY THE POST-OFFICE DEPARTMENT OF THE UNITED STATES IN THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT BUILDING, FAIRMOUNT PARK, PHILADELPHIA, PA., PRECEDED BY A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE DEPARTMENT AND AN OUTLINE Hon. JAMES N. TYNER, Postmaster-General. Dr. C. F. MACDONALD, Superintendent money-order system, Representative of the Post-Office Department at the International Exhibition of 1876. LIST OF THE OFFICERS OF THE POST-OFFICE DEPARTMENT ATTACHED TO THE POST-OFFICE SECTION OF THE INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION OF 1876, AT THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT BUILDING, FAIRMOUNT PARK, PHILADELPHIA, PA. M. LA RUE HARRISON, Special agent of the money-order system, assistant to the Representative of the Post-Office Department, in charge of post-office section of International Exhibition, 1876. JOHN JAMESON, Assistant general superintendent railway mail service, in charge of mailing division and Centennial railway post-office. 172 CENTENNIAL BRANCH POST-OFFICE, PHILADELPHIA, PA. GEORGE W. FAIRMAN, H. H. WOLLE, Superintendent, in charge. TABLE OF CONTENTS. Page. I.-Condensed chronological history of the Post-Office Department.. II.-Revenues and expenditures of the Post-Office Department... III.-Historical schedule of changes of rates of postage on letters passing between post-offices in the United States... |