A Brief History of the US Postal Service from the Smithsonian – Interesting

To forge a nation, the founders needed an efficient communications network. From 1753 to 1774, as he oversaw Britain’s colonial mail service, Benjamin Franklin improved a primitive courier system connecting the 13 fragmented colonies into a more efficient organization that sped deliveries between Philadelphia and New York City to a mere 33 hours. (Read more by clicking the link)

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/brief-history-united-states-postal-service-180975627/