General Post Office

The term General Post Office is used by a number of postal administrations worldwide.

Notably, it was the former name of the British postal administration, which at one time combined the functions of state post and telecommunications carrier.

a proper article on the history of the Royal Mail and the British Post Office in all its incarnations, pre- and post-privatisation, needs to be written, under the heading British postal system

See also:

• British Telecom
• Royal Mail
• Consignia
• Mail
• General Post Office (Dublin)
• UK topics

External links:

• http://www.bathpostalmuseum.org/Museum/museum.html
• http://www.royalmailgroup.com/about_us/aboutus8.asp
• Key dates in Post Office history