The Ichang Post-Office (1895)
Friday, July 4th, 2008: "The Stamp News", Asia, China, Philatelic Journals, Post OfficesThe following article comes from The Stamp News (February and March, 1895) and should be of interest to collectors of China. For the following cutting we are indebted to the Chairman of the "Ichang Public Improvements Committee," who has, however, omitted ...
Milanji: An Unknown Post Office in British Central Africa
Tuesday, June 17th, 2008: Africa, British Central Africa, Date Stamps, Nyasaland, Post Offices, RhodesiaRichard A. Turton. This article by CD Twynam, was originally published in GSM (October 1956). African articles are extremely popular and we are pleased to republish this obscure piece. One of the earliest districts to be developed in British Central Africa, starting ...
The New York City Post Office: 1600s - 1870s
Tuesday, June 17th, 2008: Post Offices, Postal History, United StatesFirst published by T. B. Thorpe Harper’s New Monthly Magazine (October 1871). There seems to be no preserved evidence that for very many years after the settlement of what is now known as the city of New York there was any ...
Notes on the History of Post Offices in Pyrenees Shire
Thursday, June 5th, 2008: Australia & Dependencies, Post Offices, Postmarks, VictoriaAlex Stoneman. Presented to a meeting of the Avoca Historical Society on 16 April 2005. Imagine you are in NSW and the date is 1 July 1848. Coming from Buninyong towards us at Burn Bank is a pack-horse carrying the first official ...
Pretoria Post Office, South Africa (1904)
Monday, June 2nd, 2008: Africa, Post Offices, South Africa
Talbotville Post Office, Victoria, Australia
Monday, June 2nd, 2008: Australia & Dependencies, Post Offices
Shanghai General Post Office Building
Saturday, May 10th, 2008: Asia, China, Post OfficesThe Shanghai General Post Office Building is situated at the north end of the Sichuan Road Bridge, Shanghai, on the banks of the Suzhou Creek. It was built from 1922 to 1924 and designed by Stewardson & Spence. It is presently ...
Invercargill Post Office, New Zealand, 1908
Friday, May 2nd, 2008: New Zealand, Post Offices, Postcards
Leeds, West Yorkshire, Great Britain - GPO Building
Tuesday, February 26th, 2008: Great Britain, Post Offices
GPO St Martin’s Le Grand London Postcard
Monday, February 11th, 2008: Post Offices, PostcardsThe 19th century headquarters of the General Post Office in St Martins-le-Grand in the City of London. This was the main Post Office building, which moved to St Martin's Le Grand from Lombard Street in 1829.
British Forces Post Office (BFPO)
Friday, February 8th, 2008: Air Force, Army, Glossary, Naval, Post Offices, ShipsPost Offices for members of the British Army and Royal Air Force. The Royal Navy uses the longer title of BFPO ships.
Ballarat Post Office 1914 Postcard
Saturday, January 5th, 2008: Australia & Dependencies, Post Offices, Postal History, PostcardsThe Ballarat Post Office in Victoria, Australia, with the exception of the Melbourne General Post Office, was the largest Victorian building of its kind. It is the third building erected onto the current site since 1858.