The postmark information is arranged by counties to accommodate specialists who collect postal history in this manner, but a detailed post office county crossreference the county finder is also included. A detailed history of the british post office employees struggle for improved conditions and wages from the 1850s up to 1900 a planned second volume covering the 20th century was, as far as we know, never published. History of indian post office the postage stamps, envelopes, wrappers, postcards and telegraph stamps of british india and ceylon royal philatelic society, london 1892 11. The database has been created from a series of postal history record cards rg 3, volumes 3484 to 3536 documenting changes of postmasters at individual post offices located across canada. The project gutenberg ebook of the history of the post. Today, the united states has over 40,000 post offices and the postal service delivers 212 billion pieces of mail each year to over 144 million homes and businesses in the united states, puerto. Post offices and postmasters library and archives canada. Postal history post office lists, postmark scarcity indexes, etc. Part iv post office savings bank and post office savings scheme. For this revised copy, additional records from the national archives have been received. Post office records may deliver interesting information to the genealogical researcher seeking more information about an ancestor or an ancestors community. For titles of other books on postal history, consult the library of congress.
India post has got bank licence and will migrate its saving accounts into similar system like banking. History of the post office box picture of postal museum. During key historical events like the revolutionary war and the civil war, the post office served to rally the sensibilities of civicminded citizens through the delivery of incendiary material like abolitionist literature. The 1831 table of post offices in the united states provides the first listing of post offices by county, which is regularly featured beginning in 1859. Winifred gallagher presents the history of the post office as americas own story, told from a fresh perspective over more than two centuries. It was initially a way of standardising services by way of counter staff in main post offices, as well as those in sub post offices. I dont think post office saving banks have ifsc now. Subpost offices definition of subpost offices by the free. Page 18 the hours of delivery from the post office window are from 10 am to 4 pm when the person applying for letters is a foreigner, he must produce his passport. This is the first complete history of the royal mail up to the present day, based on its comprehensive archives, and including the first detailed account of the past halfcentury of britains postal history, made possible by privileged access to confidential records. Her book is the work of an enthusiast, an ode to a littleheralded but flagship government enterprise. Currently there are over 85,000 in england and 115,500 across the uk as a whole.
The volume traces the history of the usps through its founding by benjamin franklin who was the first postmaster general. The common conception is that these are sub offices in a large city. All the clauses of this guide are based on the indian post office act and rules. The post office publicity series contains posters in various size and formats, including posters for display in public offices and strip posters for mail vans. In the more than two centuries since benjamin franklin was appointed our first postmaster general in 1775, the postal service has grown and changed with america, boldly embracing new technologies to better serve a growing population.
These stables or inns permitted important correspondence to. Postal history great britain philatelic books hh sales. This book goes through the step by step process of how we send mail either through the post office or place in a mailbox around town. Sources of historical information on post offices, postal employees. Highway post office discontinuation case files, 196167. The serial number of invoices will run consecutively for each financial year. Post 1 holds treasury letter books, from 1686 to 1976, where details of early appointments and offices can also be found. A short history of the post office the post office dates way back to 1660 when it was established by charles ii. From 1691 onwards the establishment books list people employed by each department at a given time. There is often some confusion about branches and stations. It covers the period of bukowskis life from about 1952 to his resignation from the united states postal service three years later, to his return in 1958 and then to his final resignation in 1969.
Post office 473 exam study guide preparation test book product description. During this time, chinaskibukowski worked as a mail carrier for a. How the post office created america is an ode to a littleheralded but flagship government enterprise. The postal rates are given in a separate pamphlet, attached to part i. Priority mail usps retail ground estimated 28 days. Military postal history reference literature machine cancel reference literature christmas seal reference literature various specialty topics reference literature. India post is not a part of payment and settlement system to make it simple to understand. Although there is some variation by year, the earliest lists typically provide. This book has much to offer the scholar and general reader alike.
Dear god, i am an 87 year old widow, living on a very small pension. Most of these books are regular stock items, but some are available in limited quantities. They had ordered in 1640 that a subcommittee of the committee of grievances. Post office introduces bukowskis autobiographical antihero, henry chinaski. As these are revised from time to time, public are requested to ascertain the latest rates from the nearest post office. He had published approximately twenty books of poems and short stories during the 1960s, with his hero, henry. Post office employee records go online who do you think you. Jul 10, 2016 her book is the work of an enthusiast, an ode to a littleheralded but flagship government enterprise. Even if it was for a repair job, she would have to report it to the front desk, who would generate a report, who would send it to the office higher up, who would approve the repair, and then someone would have.
Sending people messages and packages has been going on since the early times. Records on running individual suboffices, from 1792 to 1973, are in the postmaster generals report and minute series in post 35 and post 38. The sub office will return one copy of the invoice to the head post office duly acknowledged. As an example, the total printing of my illinois post offices book was 418 copies. A history of the post office from colonial times right up to the 2010s, i got a good sense of how the institution developed within the complicated history of the states and the united states, how a lot of competing forces and interests have shaped its development, from westward expansion and immigration to railways and urbanization, booms and. Franklin had proven his abilities when he was appointed postmaster general in philadelphia in 1737 and had brought new organization, speed and reliability to. United states post office department and postage stamps and postal history of the united states. Royal mail post boxes are a cherished feature of the british street furniture scene. This study course for the 473e test includes everything you need to know in order to pass this examination the first time, not the second or third time. Postman pat at the post office postman pat story books. Sub post office definition is a branch post office. For information on the intervening period, see the entry below for the united states official postal guide. See our 144page illustrated book the united states postal service.
Learn more records of postmaster appointments records of post office locations. A post office christmas story a man worked for the post office whose job was to process all the mail that had illegible addresses. For example, the post office act of 1792 in effect subsidized. Similar general post offices were established across the british empire. This covered the first post office in 1873 through 1939. Post office employee records go online who do you think.
Railroad post office discontinuation case files, 196367. Martinslegrand the uk may have had tibs, but it didnt have dibs on the idea of hardworking postal felines. This overview guide explains what records are held in each post class and also has a subject index at the back where you can cross reference key words. Luces book picks up where the british empire left off, tracing the history of indias emerging independence up to the present day. Sep 01, 1982 the post office book helps us learn more about how the mail moves throughout the process. In a time of texting, email, and video chatting, kids can still learn more about snail mail and the way that letters and packages travel from place to place. How to find post office saving bank ifsc code quora. The indicators in column 2 are explained on pages 15 of part ii of the post office guide. What little is known on the subject is touched upon in the first annual report of the post office, the report for 1854. Probably the definitive account of the history of the post office from its inception up to the second world war the book was published in 1948.
In 1969 the gpo was abolished and the assets transferred to the post office, changing it from a department of state to a statutory. The united states postal service is an independent agency of the executive branch of the. Post office, by charles bukowski, is the selfrevelation of henry hank chinaski. There are dozens of books recording the data for each state. Lists, tables, and directories of post offices are available for nearly half of the years from 1803 to 1870, and continuously from 1955 to the present. The mandate to deliver the mail then the media imposed the federal footprint on vast, often contested parts of the continent and transformed a wilderness into a social landscape of post roads and. In the treatment of a subject so complex as the history of the british post office it is not easy to decide. Office of the assistant postmaster general established by 2d continental. A post office is a public department that provides a customer service to the public and handles their mail needs. From 1930 to 1962, when the first book was published the information was supplied by the personnel in the 16 county offices then in existence. It means putting by a certain amount of money whenever you can. The history press a short history of the post office. Gallagher reminds us that the post office forged a communications revolution just as farreaching as the later telegraph and internet revolutions.
Records of the post office department pod national archives. Four hundred of these post office murals depict american indians as subject and symbol, and they are the focus of this virtual exhibition, a collaborative project of the smithsonian institutions national postal museum, national museum of the american indian, and the united states postal service. As royal mail faces an uncertain future, dominic sandbrook charts the development of the post office and examines its impact on literacy. Discovering more about the post office and mail carriers can be a great part of a community helpers theme or even an extension of valentines day. Subpost office definition of subpost office by the free. Nov 22, 2011 the post office invented the postal order, set up a savings bank, hired thousands of boys to deliver telegrams, and built offices in provincial towns that in their elegance and importance rivalled. An artists rendition of new york post office cats of the 1890s. Post offices offer mailrelated services such as acceptance of letters and parcels. The early history of the posts is involved in some obscurity. Established as an unit of the post office changes and rural appointment division by the 1949 postal reorganization plan. Directories of post offices from 1955 to 2004 list post offices, as well as stations and branches, alphabetically and by state and county. Microfilmed records include postmaster appointment records and records showing the location of post offices.
The important thing is to get into the habit of putting your money aside for a rainy day. History of the post office box check out tripadvisor members 51,609 candid photos and videos of postal museum. The invoice will be prepared in triplicate, serially numbered for each sub post office and two copies will be sent to the sub post office with the pass books. There are some books which accumulate the data for several states. As well as being in daily operational use for an essential public service, they are national treasures. Get 100% ready for the 473e exam through the use of a postal 473e test study guide. Sending money orders at any post office is easy to do. Detailed guide to the postal markings and some good photos of out island post offices. Financial records in post 7 and post 9 of subpostmasters in london, arranged by year, can be found for the years 18431884 and 17981854. Continental congress post office department dead letters book, 177788.
It is the second oldest federal department in the u. Post office 473 exam study guide preparation test book. Cash books and accounts in post 2, post 3 and post 9 list postmasters, the town where they worked and various financial details from 16771850. The pressures drove the post office into successive waves of corporate reorganisation, or what campbellsmith calls death by a thousand plans. Reductions in letter, newspaper, and book post rates. Family history research guide this is a stepbystep guide to discover any ancestors who worked for royal mail or the post office in the past. The post office training schools came into being in 1920 to train staff, in different departments, post office procedures. Postal history explore the past, glimpse the future. Post office is bukowski s first novel and sets the style for his later books. A history and catalogue of the handstamps and cancellations 18021967.
The rigid structure of the post office requires work orders. The project gutenberg ebook of the history of the british post office. Nov 01, 2012 the post office is currently in difficulties and duncan campbellsmiths thoughtful and wellwritten book helps provide an explanation of its present situation, placing it in the context of an impressive history of the royal mail. The post office department was founded in 1775 by the motherflipping founding fathers themselves. This is generally true of all history books, and it falls to the writer to apply. The work is both scholarly and readable, an essential addition to the library of study of this important organisation. Did you know your post office can mind your money as well as your letters. The project gutenberg ebook of the history of the post office.
This book included many of the main points that our virtual trip to the post office did. History of california post offices 9780943645278 by salley, harold e. There is no comprehensive list of all the post offices that are have ever operated in the united states. One day, a letter came addressed in a shaky handwriting to god with no actual address.
They include records of payments to and from postmasters and are arranged by year, department and grade. The term post office has been in use since the 1650s, shortly after the legalization of private mail services in england in 1635. The post office is currently in difficulties and duncan campbellsmiths thoughtful and wellwritten book helps provide an explanation of its present situation, placing it in the context of an impressive history of the royal mail. Beginning in the early 1950s, the preparation of the cards was undertaken by the public affairs unit using the files and letterbooks that were eventually.
In early modern england, post riders mounted couriers were placed posted every few hours along post roads at posting houses, also known as post houses, between major cities post towns. Subpost office definition of subpost office by merriam. In 1775, the continental congress appointed benjamin franklin as the first postmaster general, in charge of the newly created post office department. Under the guise of the general post office gpo, it soon grew as an important organisation integral within the infrastructure of england during the seventeenth century. Postman pat at the post office postman pat story books john cunliffe on.
It is a semiautobiographical story of henry chinaski, a lowlife loser living a daytoday existence revolving around heavy drinking, gambling at the racetrack and as much sex as he can get. Post office counters ltd was created as a wholly owned subsidiary of the post office corporation in 1986. One of the challenges with writing a book about an institution as old as the post office is that many nuances of its various endeavors, particularly at the beginning of its life, have been lost. Lists, tables, and directories of post offices, 1803. This study guide consists of approximately 39 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of post office. The general post office gpo was officially established in england in 1660 by charles ii and it eventually grew to combine the functions of state postal system and telecommunications carrier. How the mail is stamped, a fun map and postal zip code diagram, images of the mail being sorted, and many of the pages followed certain packages from beginning to end.
Post office branches, along with the royal mail delivery service, were formerly part of the general post office and after 1969, the post office corporation. The united states railway post office postmark catalog 18641877 by charles l. Franklin had proven his abilities when he was appointed postmaster general in philadelphia in 1737 and had brought new organization, speed and reliability to the service. A list of post offices in the island will be found in alphabetical order in the inland post and telecommunication directory in part ii, and against each office, in column 11 is shown the postal division. In 1969 the gpo was abolished and the assets transferred to the post office. In contrast to the british royal post, which, before mid19thcentury reforms, served. The post office was written less than thirty years before the end of colonial rule in india, and tagore lived to see the beginning of the end of this era. Post office history great britain philatelic books. Page 23 carrying, and recarrying of letters by post, to and from all places within england, scotland and ireland, and into several parts beyond the seas, hath been, and is the best means, not only to maintain a certain and constant intercourse of trade and commerce betwixt all the said places, to the great benefit of the people of these nations, but also to convey the publique despatches. If you know of an office that is not listed, that office most likely the office is from illinois after 1930 or a branch or station. Money orders are safe, costeffective, and never expire. Subpost office definition and meaning collins english.
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