The name
General Post Office is or has been used by most Commonwealth countries for
postalMail, or post, is a method for transmitting information and tangible objects, wherein written documents, typically enclosed in envelopes and also small packages are delivered to destinations around the world. Anything sent through the postal system is called mail or post.In principle, a postal...
and telecommunications services.
- United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is a sovereign state located off the northwestern coast of continental Europe. It is an island country, spanning an archipelago including Great Britain, the northeastern part of Ireland, and many small islands...
, see General Post OfficeThe name General Post Office is or has been used by most Commonwealth countries for postal and telecommunications services.*United Kingdom, see General Post Office which operated under that name until 1969. After 1981 see Royal Mail and Post Office Ltd...
which operated under that name until 1969. After 1981 see Royal MailRoyal Mail is the national postal service of the United Kingdom. Royal Mail Holdings plc owns Royal Mail Group Limited, which in turn operates the brands Royal Mail , Parcelforce Worldwide and General Logistics Systems...
and Post Office Ltd.Post Office Ltd is a retail post office company in the United Kingdom that provides a wide range of products including postage stamps and banking to the public through its nationwide network of post office branches.-Structure:Post Office Ltd...
for a continuing history of the British Post Office.
- Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the continental mainland , the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans...
, see General Post Office, PerthThe General Post Office is a heritage landmark building in Perth, Western Australia. Located on the western side of Forrest Place in the city's central business district, its imposing stone facade is in the Beaux-Arts style. The building was completed in 1923 after almost a decade of construction,...
, General Post Office (Sydney)The General Post Office is a landmark building in Sydney. It is located at the western end of Martin Place , between George and Pitt Streets. The main facade stretches some 100 metres down Martin Place...
, General Post Office, MelbourneThe Melbourne General Post Office or GPO, is a landmark building in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia on the corner of Elizabeth Street and Bourke Street in the heart of the Melbourne CBD....
and General Post Office, BrisbaneGeneral Post Office, also known as the GPO, is an Australia Post building.Opened on 28 September, 1872, the GPO is located between Queen Street and Elizabeth Street, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia....
. Each state and territory capital was the headquarters of the post before federation in 1901.
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The name
General Post Office is or has been used by most Commonwealth countries for
postalMail, or post, is a method for transmitting information and tangible objects, wherein written documents, typically enclosed in envelopes and also small packages are delivered to destinations around the world. Anything sent through the postal system is called mail or post.In principle, a postal...
and telecommunications services.
- United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is a sovereign state located off the northwestern coast of continental Europe. It is an island country, spanning an archipelago including Great Britain, the northeastern part of Ireland, and many small islands...
, see General Post OfficeThe name General Post Office is or has been used by most Commonwealth countries for postal and telecommunications services.*United Kingdom, see General Post Office which operated under that name until 1969. After 1981 see Royal Mail and Post Office Ltd...
which operated under that name until 1969. After 1981 see Royal MailRoyal Mail is the national postal service of the United Kingdom. Royal Mail Holdings plc owns Royal Mail Group Limited, which in turn operates the brands Royal Mail , Parcelforce Worldwide and General Logistics Systems...
and Post Office Ltd.Post Office Ltd is a retail post office company in the United Kingdom that provides a wide range of products including postage stamps and banking to the public through its nationwide network of post office branches.-Structure:Post Office Ltd...
for a continuing history of the British Post Office.
- Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the continental mainland , the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans...
, see General Post Office, PerthThe General Post Office is a heritage landmark building in Perth, Western Australia. Located on the western side of Forrest Place in the city's central business district, its imposing stone facade is in the Beaux-Arts style. The building was completed in 1923 after almost a decade of construction,...
, General Post Office (Sydney)The General Post Office is a landmark building in Sydney. It is located at the western end of Martin Place , between George and Pitt Streets. The main facade stretches some 100 metres down Martin Place...
, General Post Office, MelbourneThe Melbourne General Post Office or GPO, is a landmark building in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia on the corner of Elizabeth Street and Bourke Street in the heart of the Melbourne CBD....
and General Post Office, BrisbaneGeneral Post Office, also known as the GPO, is an Australia Post building.Opened on 28 September, 1872, the GPO is located between Queen Street and Elizabeth Street, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia....
. Each state and territory capital was the headquarters of the post before federation in 1901. The GPO now refers to the headquarters and the buildings themselves.
- India
India, officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the south, the Arabian Sea on the west, and the Bay of Bengal...
, see General Post Office, MumbaiThe General Post Office, Mumbai is the central post office of the city of Mumbai, India. The post-office handles most of the city's inbound and outbound mail and parcels. Situated in the vicinity of Victoria Terminus, this outstanding structure is a paradigm of Indo-Saracenic architecture.-The...
. This is the main postal service headquarters for the MaharashtraMaharashtra is a state located on the western coast of India. Maharashtra is a part of Western India. It is India's third largest state by area and second largest by population....
postal circle, PIN code 400001.
- Republic of Ireland
Ireland is a country in north-western Europe. The modern sovereign state occupies about five-sixths of the island of Ireland, which was partitioned on 3 May 1921. It is a parliamentary democracy and a republic...
, see General Post Office (Dublin)The General Post Office ' in Dublin is the headquarters of the Irish postal service An Post, and Dublin's principal post office...
. Ireland's main post office and the headquarters of the 1916 Rising.
- Malaysia
Malaysia is a country in Southeast Asia that consists of thirteen states and three Federal Territories, with a total landmass of . The capital city is Kuala Lumpur, while Putrajaya is the seat of the federal government. The population stands at over 28 million inhabitants...
, see Kuala Lumpur General Post OfficeKuala Lumpur General Post Office is the biggest general post office in Malaysia. Located at Dayabumi Complex, operations began in 1985. It is managed by Pos Malaysia....
. This is the central post office of Pos MalaysiaPos Malaysia Berhad is a post services company in Malaysia. The company was corporatized in 1992 from the governmental owned Jabatan Perkhidmatan Pos Malaysia....
.
- People's Republic of China
The People's Republic of China , commonly known as China, is the largest country in East Asia and the most populous in the world with over 1.3 billion people, approximately one-fifth of the world's population...
, see General Post Office Building, ShanghaiThe General Post Office Building is a landmark four storey building located at the north end of the Sichuan Road Bridge, Shanghai, on the banks of the Suzhou Creek....
and General Post Office, Hong KongGeneral Post Office is the headquarters of Hongkong Post. Built in 1976, it is located at Connaught Place, Central, Hong Kong. The office is adjacent to former Star Ferry Pier, Jardine House and International Finance Centre...
, which are the headquarters of the post for ShanghaiShanghai is the largest city in China, and one of the largest metropolitan areas in the world, with over 20 million people. Located on China's central eastern coast at the mouth of the Yangtze River, the city is administered as a municipality of the People's Republic of China with province-level...
and Hongkong PostHongkong Post is a department under the Government of Hong Kong responsible for postal services, though operated as a Trading Fund. Founded in 1841, it was known as Postal Department or Post Office before the handover of Hong Kong in 1997...
.
- Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka , officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka , is an island country in South Asia, located about off the southern coast of India...
, see General Post Office, ColomboThe General Post Office, also known as the GPO, is the headquarters of the Sri Lanka Post. It is also the office of the Post Master General.-Building:...
. This is the headquarters of Sri Lanka PostSri Lanka Post is the main domestic postal operator in Sri Lanka it is a government department. The postal headquarters the General Post Office is located in Colombo....
.
See also
- United States Postal Service
The United States Postal Service is an independent agency of the United States government responsible for providing postal service in the United States. It is one of the few government agencies explicitly authorized by the United States Constitution. Within the United States, it is commonly...
, known as the General Mail Facility or Main Post Office.
- James Farley Post Office
The James A. Farley Building is the main post office building in New York City. Its zip code designation is 10001. Built in 1912, the building is famous for bearing the inscription: Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night stays these couriers from the swift completion of their appointed...
, New York CityNew York is the most populous city in the United States, and the center of the New York metropolitan area, which is among the most populous urban areas in the world. A leading global city, New York exerts a powerful influence over worldwide commerce, finance, culture, fashion and entertainment...
's General Post Office.