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7. Benjamin Franklin was our first Postmaster General

Mon Oct 19, 2015, 10:07 PM

Oct 2015

And because of that, he was honored on America's first postage stamp.

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A message from Thom Hartmann to the Bernie Sanders Campaign: [View all] jkbRN Oct 2015 OP

There's even that part in the Preamble Art_from_Ark Oct 2015 #4

Benjamin Franklin was our first Postmaster General Art_from_Ark Oct 2015 #7

Thank you for the reminder! appalachiablue Oct 2015 #8

Nothing to be ashamed about :) Art_from_Ark Oct 2015 #9

He has some good points... Kalidurga Oct 2015 #5

I lived in Europe including in Bruno Kreisky's Austria. JDPriestly Oct 2015 #10

I agree with Thom. What we now call "socialism" senz Oct 2015 #11