Post Office Money Orders Introduced between USA & UK.
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Document ID | 9612208 |
Date | 25-06-1859 |
Document Type | Newspapers (Extracts) |
Archive | South Eastern Education & Library Board |
Citation | Post Office Money Orders Introduced between USA & UK.;Portadown News & County Armagh Advertiser; CMSIED 9612208 |
Link | 22565 |
Precis of newspaper report: Agreement between UK & US Postal Authorities to introduce reciprocal arrangement for handling money orders -mostly money transferred from USA to Ireland - came into operation 1 Jun 1859. The very first money order from the USA serial No.1 issued 1 Jun 1859 was encashed at Portadown Post Office on Friday 24 Jun 1859.