Post office
A
post office is a facility (in most countries, a government one) where the public can purchase
postage stamps for mailing correspondence or merchandise, and also drop off or pick up packages or other special-delivery items.
Post offices also rent post-office boxes to people and businesses who prefer not to have
mail delivered to their home or office.
In many countries, post offices include other functions, such as a place to pick up various government forms, to apply for
passports, to send money to others, etc. In some countries, the post office functions as a financial
bank and/or a central place to use
public telephones.
The back rooms of a post office are where mail is processed for delivery. Mail may also be processed in other post offices that are not open to the general public.
The
Post Office is a retail company in the
United Kingdom; formerly part of the postal service
Royal Mail, it became a separate entity in
1981.
General postal concepts
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Freepost (also known as business reply mail)
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mail*
Military mail*
Post Office box*
postal code,
ZIP Code * "
going postal"
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Poste restante (also known as general delivery)
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Drop letterExamples of operators of post offices from around the world
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An Post (Ireland)
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Post Office Ltd (UK)
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United States Postal Service*
Canada Post*
Deutsche Post *
Universal Postal Union*
Australia Post*
New Zealand PostMiscellaneous
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Post offices abroad*
London Post Office Railway*
Post Office Rifles*
Pony Express*
Cabinet noir*
United States Postal Service Guide*
United Kingdom Post Office site*
GRC Database Information: worldwide post office website links*
Photos of post offices around the worldSee Timeline of postal history
