January 10 was the 170th anniversary of the opening day of the Penny Post. To celebrate this occasion, The Smithsonian National Postal Museum hosted a talk with Catherine Golden, author of Posting It: The Victorian Revolution in Letter Writing.
Watch this fascinating talk here: http://bit.ly/onlyapenny
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This is my first time posting so I wanted to take a moment and say hello to everyone!