Actually prior to 1840 the idea of the postage stamp wasn't even standardized so it's not likely there were any such country abbreviations in the 1790's. Ships bound for a given country would likely have carried mail as part of their cargo. Postage was paid by the receiver of the package prior to 1840 though. Since the act of union joined England and Scotland together in 1707 the combined countries would have been called Great Britain in the 1790's.
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Originally Posted by Fbone
Since the US Post Office was formed in 1792 (or 1775 if you count pre-war) I wonder if they determined country abbreviations back then when the world was a different place. Countries have changed dramatically since.
What would England, Scotland and Wales been called in 1792?
Great Britain is very specific and distinctive.
United Kingdom is less so. In 1792 there were many more "kingdoms" united or otherwise.
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