Other countries follow Britain’s lead by introducing…

1840 CE

Other countries follow Britain’s lead by introducing their own postage stamps; the Canton of Zürich in Switzerland issues the Zurich 4 and 6 rappen; although the Penny Black can be used to send any letter weighing less than fifteen grams within the United Kingdom, the Swiss postage still calculates mail rates based on the distance traveled.

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