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Historical Data Visualization

Historical Data Visualization

  • Historical Data & Sources
  • Trends Over Time
  • Mail Handled

  • Mail Handled (in millions) - Domestic & International Sent and Received

  • 1830–2005
Sources & Data

B.R. Mitchell, International Historical Statistics: Europe, 1750-2005. New York: Palgrave-MacMillan, 2007
B.R. Mitchell, International Historical Statistics: The Americas, 1750-2005. New York: Palgrave-MacMillan, 2007
B.R. Mitchell, International Statistics: Africa, Asia, Oceania, 1750-2005. New York: Palgrave-MacMillan, 2007
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Notes

Values for China from 1900-1935 include data from Taiwan. Values for Austria-Hungary are a combination of values obtained for Austria and Hungary from 1870-1915.

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