United States Post Office Department

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The Post Office Department was the former name of the United States Postal Service when it was a cabinet department. It was headed by the United States Postmaster General.

The Postal Service Act signed by President George Washington on February 20, 1792 established the Department.

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• Adapted from the Wikipedia article, "United_States_Post_Office_Department" http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Post_Office_Department, used under the GNU Free Documentation License