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  1. Postal system

    postal system, the institution—almost invariably under the control of a government or quasi-government agency—that makes it possible for any person to send a letter, packet, or parcel to any addressee, in the same country or abroad, in the expectation that it will be conveyed according to certain established standards of regularity, speed, and security.

  2. Postal system

    Postal system - History: Since good communications were clearly essential for governing the extensive empires of the ancient world, it is not surprising that among the earliest historical references to postal systems were those concerning Egypt about 2000 bc and China under the Chou dynasty 1,000 years later. It was probably in China that a posthouse relay system was first developed and was ...

  3. A Brief History of the United States Postal Service

    Levi Mandel. From 1753 to 1774, as he oversaw Britain's colonial mail service, Benjamin Franklin improved a primitive courier system connecting the 13 fragmented colonies into a more efficient ...

  4. Postage stamps and postal history of the United States

    Postal service in the United States began with the delivery of stampless letters whose cost was borne by the receiving person, later encompassed pre-paid letters carried by private mail carriers and provisional post offices, and culminated in a system of universal prepayment that required all letters to bear nationally issued adhesive postage stamps. [1]

  5. PDF ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND COMPOSITION

    Between 1790 and 1860 alone, the number of post offices in the United States grew from 75 to over 28,000. With this growth came job opportunities for postal workers and a boom in the cross-country rail system. The twentieth century brought substantial growth to the USPS, including large package delivery and airmail.

  6. History of Mail and the Postal System

    The first documented use of a postal system—state-sponsored, designated couriers who were trusted to transport messages—occurred in Egypt about 2400 BCE, when Pharaohs used couriers to send out decrees throughout the territory of the state. The earliest surviving piece of mail is also Egyptian, which dates back to 255 BCE, recovered from ...

  7. 100 Words Essay on Post Office

    250 Words Essay on Post Office Introduction to Post Offices. Post offices, as integral parts of a comprehensive postal system, have been the backbone of global communication for centuries. They facilitate the sending and receiving of letters, parcels, and other postal articles, playing a crucial role in connecting people across geographical ...

  8. Time Essay: Why the Postal Service Must Be Changed

    The new postal workers' contract now under negotiation will almost certainly raise costs and rates yet higher. TIME, whose postal costs jumped from $3.7 million in 1970 to $7.5 million in 1974 ...

  9. How Did The Postal System Affect Society

    The advancement of the postal system and society's need of connectivity pushed postal culture from a mean of mass communication to a mean of personal connection. The effects society and technology have on each other are still as prevalent today as they were in the 19th century. It seems like a "chicken or the egg" concept.

  10. Postal System

    In 1830 a Main Postal Administration was established as a separate government organ, and it was superseded from 1865 to 1868 by a new Ministry of Post and Telegraph. After 1868 the postal system again became part of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. The turmoil of the Russian Revolutions and Civil War greatly affected the postal system ...

  11. Postal system

    Postal system - National postal systems: Although the first official reference to overseas mail arrangements (concerning the receipt of overseas mail at Fairbanks' Tavern in Boston) dates to 1639, little real progress was made in building a postal system in colonial America until the appointment of Benjamin Franklin, formerly postmaster at Philadelphia, as deputy postmaster general for the ...

  12. Mail

    A postman collecting mail for delivery. The mail or post is a system for physically transporting postcards, letters, and parcels. [1] A postal service can be private or public, though many governments place restrictions on private systems. Since the mid-19th century, national postal systems have generally been established as a government monopoly, with a fee on the article prepaid.

  13. Essay on Indian Postal Services

    Postal services is the cheapest mode of communication. India postal services have been growing over the years. The country is at present maintaining the largest network of post offices in the world with its total number of 1.55 lakh at the end of March, 2008, of which more than 1.39 lakh are in rural areas, which ranks first in the world.

  14. PDF POSTAL SYSTEM DURING MAURYA PERIOD

    The existence of an early postal system in India can be found during the reign of Emperor Chandragupta Maurya. He divided his empire into provinces. The difficulty of communication between the capital city and the provincial capitals was solved by the use of pigeon post. The pigeon post system continued even during the time of Emperor Ashoka. The

  15. Postal History of India

    1296: Horse and foot postal system during the rule of Allauddin Khilji. 1341: Ibn Battuta describes El Wolak (Horse carriers) and El Davah, (foot runners) during the Tughluks. 1541: Sher Shah introduces horse dak on the 2000-mile stretch of road between Bengal and Sind. 1672: Mysore Anche is established by Maharaja Chikka Devaraya Wodeyar. The existence of an early postal system in India can ...

  16. How a Postal Service Dispute Risked the U.S. Constitution

    A t a time when the future of democracy is at stake, the last thing you need are sudden and ill-considered changes to the postal system undermining an essential element of popular governance.. Or ...

  17. Postal History

    1672. Mysore Anche is established by Maharaja Chikka Devaraya Wodeyar. 1766-1774. 1766 - Robert Clive sets up a regular postal system. 1774- Warren Hastings organises the Post Office. 1774-1794. 31 March, 1774 Calcutta GPO opened. 1 June, 1786, Madras GPO opened. 1794, Bombay GPO opened.

  18. Pandora's Post Box: Empire and Information in India, 1854-1914

    A tola was the equivalent of 11.7 grammes; a rupee equalled sixteen anna, while one anna equalled four paise (sometimes written as 'pice').Each paisa was divisible into three pie.Under the imperial postal conversion rate, until 1919 a rupee equalled one English shilling and four pence. See D.S. Virk, Indian Postal History 1873-1923: Gleanings from Post Office Records (New Delhi, 1991), p.

  19. Postal Reform in Early 19th-Century British North America

    The Postal System in British North America. Throughout British North America, a formal postal system existed. Its early history was marked by the establishment of a post office in Halifax in 1754; the introduction of postal routes and post offices in the St. Lawrence Valley following the conquest of New France in 1763; and, the appointment of key officials in charge of the system.

  20. Essay on Post Office

    This essay on post office for kids talks about its history and advantages. The post office is where people go to receive and send mail. To process their correspondence, the post office uses stamps. Post offices provide various other services, such as sending and receiving mail, money-saving schemes, bill collection and sale of forms etc.

  21. (PDF) TO STUDY THE STRATEGIES ADOPTED BY INDIAN POSTAL ...

    PDF | On Apr 25, 2013, Lakshmi Shankar Iyer and others published TO STUDY THE STRATEGIES ADOPTED BY INDIAN POSTAL DEPARTMENT FOR BRINGING SUSTAINABILITY WITH THE INCORPORATION OF INFORMATION ...

  22. The Postal System As A Method Of Communication

    The Postal System As A Method Of Communication. Decent Essays. 903 Words. 4 Pages. Open Document. There are three separate theories available which can be identified that could be used to confirm that an enforceable agreement has been reached between parties using the postal system as a method of communication.

  23. 10 Lines on Post Office for Students and Children in English

    Set 3 - 10 Lines on Post Office for Higher Class Students. The third set is for the students of classes 9, 10, 11, and 12. The post office is present in every area of the city, village or town, and is available in the local area for sending and receiving posts. Receiving or sending parcels, mailboxes, and letters from different parts of the ...

  24. Exclusive

    There's a Tool to Catch Students Cheating With ChatGPT. OpenAI Hasn't Released It. Technology that can detect text written by artificial intelligence with 99.9% certainty has been debated ...

  25. Indonesia: Financial Sector Assessment Program-Detailed ...

    The Financial Services Authority (OJK) has made substantial progress in updating its regulatory and supervisory frameworks since the last Financial Stability Assessment Program (FSAP) in 2017. The OJK has strengthened its regulatory framework, implementing the Basel III post-crisis reforms. The recently enacted Financial Sector Omnibus Law (FSOL) enhances the OJK's institutional set-up ...