Post Office Money Orders Introduced between USA & UK.
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.Close