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Fairbanks, Richard: postmaster of the Massachusetts Bay Colony, approved the receipt of all foreign letters to the American colonies, appointed Nov. 5, 1639.
Faire offre: (Fr.) make an offer.
Faire suivre: (Fr.) to be forwarded.
The first official implementation of a real postal system in the North American colonies was in 1639, when Richard Fairbanks became an early mail forwarder (a postmaster of sorts) of the Massachusetts Bay Colony.
 See also: Machin, Official, Inscription, Airmail, Imperforate
  
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