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In the mid-19th Century, a man named Rowland Hill got fed up with how Britain's postal service worked, and decided to come up with a new system of his own. It would go on to change the world.
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Penny Black postage stamp with red postmark (Credit: Getty Images)
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- Mon 29 Jul 2019 03:50GMT大象传媒 World Service South Asia
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