after a 21 6 % increase in convenience store industry card fees in 2010 they jumped 23 3 % in 2011 to a record $ 11 billion and hit $ 11 2 billion in 2012 total credit and debit card fees surpassed overall c store industry profits for the sixth consecutive year
The first known black female postmaster was Minnie Cox, appointed postmaster of Indianola (pop. 10,863) in 1891 by President Benjamin Harrison.
The United States Postal Service first began moving the mail on July 26, 1775, when the Second Continental Congress named Benjamin Franklin as the nation's first Postmaster General. In accepting the position, Franklin dedicated his efforts to fulfilling George Washington's vision.