Post Office Department

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Descrição (PT-BR)

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Disambiguation: Not to be confused with modern USPS (United States Postal Service), which replaced it in 1971. The Post Office Department was a cabinet-level federal agency; USPS is an independent agency.

The United States Post Office Department was a cabinet-level civilian federal agency established on February 20, 1792, through the Postal Service Act signed by President George Washington. It achieved Cabinet status in 1829 and operated as one of the nation's largest employers, with approximately 750,000 workers by 1970 handling over 87 billion pieces of mail annually. The department facilitated national communication and commerce for 179 years until it was replaced by the independent United States Postal Service on July 1, 1971, following the Postal Reorganization Act signed by President Richard Nixon on August 12, 1970. No UAP-related involvement has been identified in public records; this was a civilian postal agency focused on mail delivery and communication infrastructure.

Enriquecimento (PT-BR)

Desambiguação: Not to be confused with modern USPS (United States Postal Service), which replaced it in 1971. The Post Office Department was a cabinet-level federal agency; USPS is an independent agency.

O Departamento de Correios dos Estados Unidos foi uma agência federal civil de nível de gabinete, estabelecida em 20 de fevereiro de 1792, através da Lei de Serviço Postal assinada pelo Presidente George Washington. Alcançou status de gabinete em 1829 e operou como um dos maiores empregadores da nação, com aproximadamente 750 mil funcionários em 1970, manipulando mais de 87 bilhões de peças de correspondência anualmente. O departamento facilitou a comunicação nacional e o comércio por 179 anos até ser substituído pelo United States Postal Service independente em 1º de julho de 1971, seguindo a Lei de Reorganização Postal assinada pelo Presidente Richard Nixon em 12 de agosto de 1970. Nenhum envolvimento relacionado a UAP foi identificado nos registros públicos; tratava-se de uma agência de correios civil focada em entrega de correspondência e infraestrutura de comunicação.

External Sources

• United States Post Office Department · Wikipedia · reliability: high — Established February 20, 1792 via Postal Service Act; Cabinet status achieved 1829, formalized 1872; John McLean first called it 'Post Office Department' (1823-1829); 750,000 employees by 1970; Replaced by USPS July 1, 1971
• Postal History · United States Postal Service (USPS) · reliability: high — Benjamin Franklin appointed first Postmaster General (1775); Postal Reorganization Act signed August 12, 1970; Transition to independent USPS effective July 1, 1971; Following major postal strike of 1970
• Postal Reorganization Act · Wikipedia · reliability: high — Act signed August 12, 1970 by President Richard Nixon; Abolished cabinet-level Post Office Department; Created independent USPS as government-owned corporation; Postal unions gained full collective bargaining rights; USPS required to be self-supporting via postage revenue

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