The flying-post.

Format:

Journal/Periodical

Newspaper

Contributor:

Ridpath, George, -1726, editor.

Whatley, Stephen, active 1712-1741, editor.

Series:

17th-18th century Burney Collection newspapers

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

London (England)--Newspapers.

London (England).

England--London.

Genre:

Newspapers.

Physical Description:

1 online resource.

Three times a week

Began with: Numb. 122 (22-25 Feb. 1696). Cf. Nelson and Seccombe.

Ceased with: No. 6081 (25 Dec. 1733). Cf. NCBEL.

Numb. 54. (From Tuesday September 17. to Thursday September 19. [1695])-

Ceased with: Numb. 121 (February 20/22, 1696). Cf. NCBEL.

Other Title:

Flying post: or, The postmaster

Flying post; or, Post-master

Continues:

Flying-post (London, England : 1695)

Medley (London, England : 2nd. ser., 1712 : Baldwin/Baker)

Place of Publication:

London : Printed for John Salusbury, at the Rising-Sun in Cornhil, 1695-1731.

System Details:

text file

Notes:

Title varies.

From "no later than 1697" edited by George Ridpath; from sometime in 1713, edited by Stephen Whatley. Cf. McLeod.

Dates of some issues given according to Lady Day dating.

Imprint from colophon.

Imprint varies.

Originally printed as a folio half-sheet, during 1713 appeared as a small folio of four or six pages.

Some issues signed at head of title.

The chief Whig newspaper during the reign of Queen Anne. Cf. McLeod.

Reproduction of the originals from the Burney Collection, the British Library (London).

Numb. 128 (From Saturday March 7. to Tuesday March 10. 1696); title from caption.

Numb. 5808 (Tuesday February 2. 1731).

Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Gale, 2009. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements.

Numbering continues from previous title.

With occasional "Postscripts", some having distinctive titles.

Some issues reprinted in Edinburgh, 1696.

Reprinted in Dublin by Cornelius Carter, beginning in Mar.? 1699? And apparently the source for other Irish newspapers: reprints, copies or piracies, between 1699? and 1725.

In Aug. 1712 absorbed The Medley, which was separately numbered for the first six issues then continued unnumbered, but with a section title, as part of every second or third issue of The Flying-post until Jan. 1713. Cf. McLeod.

Cited in:

Nelson & Seccombe. Brit. newspapers and periodicals, 1641-1700, 156.122-881

Nelson & Seccombe. Brit. newspapers and periodicals, 1641-1700, 156*

McLeod, W. and V. Graphical directory, 1702-1714, p. 16, 27

NCBEL, II:1320

Times handlist, pp. 33, 40

Crane & Kaye, 242

OCLC:

643152512

Access Restriction:

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