Statements (18)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
postal reform
|
| gptkbp:effect |
increased volume of mail
simplified postal system |
| gptkbp:enables |
gptkb:Penny_Black_stamp
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Uniform Penny Post
|
| gptkbp:influenced |
global postal systems
|
| gptkbp:introduced |
gptkb:Rowland_Hill
|
| gptkbp:introducedIn |
gptkb:United_Kingdom
10 January 1840 |
| gptkbp:postageRate |
one penny per half ounce
|
| gptkbp:purpose |
to make postal rates uniform and affordable
|
| gptkbp:relatedTo |
gptkb:Victorian_era
gptkb:Penny_Black gptkb:Rowland_Hill |
| gptkbp:replacedBy |
complex distance-based postal rates
|
| gptkbp:significance |
first uniform postal rate in the world
|
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Sir_Rowland_Hill
|
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
6
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