Show How Colonial Postal System Was Organized In ti tb English colonies In Amer Anler- America America ica lea before 1639 such postal facilities liS as existed were supplied by private olo enterprises In 1639 1033 the General court of Massachusetts took the first step toward to ard the establishment of n a government postal system In Vir Ir Virginia ginia each planter was required 1 to convey the dispatches as they sr- sr ar arrived rived to the next plantation und and so soon soon soon on In 1072 the government of New NewYork NewYork York established a monthly mull to Boston Hoston and lind this practice W was S fol- fol followed followed fol followed lowed In other colonies BenjamIn Franklin was Identified with the early Interests of ot the colonial post o In 1737 he ire was woe appointed postmaster or of Philadelphia In 1735 the de de- delivery de- de delivery delivery livery of letters by penny post ns l gun begun In 1755 the colonies combined to establish their own post ol ce and to pay the necessary officials TIle The Continental congress appointed a com com- committee committee to devIse de l e a 1 postal system which went Into effect Jul July 20 1775 lien HIm t jamin Franklin Flanklin unanimously ap- ap appointed ap appointed I pointed postmaster ter general J 1 I |