Sujet

Birthplace of Sir Rowland Hill, at Kidderminster, 1890. Creator: Unknown.

Légende

Birthplace of Sir Rowland Hill, at Kidderminster, 1890. Sir Rowland Hill (1795-1879) was an English teacher, inventor and social reformer. He campaigned for a comprehensive reform of the postal system, based on the concept of Uniform Penny Post and his solution of pre-payment, facilitating the safe, speedy and cheap transfer of letters. Hill later served as a government postal official, and he is usually credited with originating the basic concepts of the modern postal service, including the invention of the postage stamp. From "Illustrated London News", 1890.

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Notre référence

HRM25A51_115

Model release

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Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

7,4Mo (1,0Mo) / 11,8cm x 15,6cm / 1399 x 1837 (300dpi)

Mots clés

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