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.

this is a stub article: 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