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A German postal agency was established on 27 February 1885 in Lamu using German stamps for mail. The Postal Service was operated jointly along with telegraph service administered under the German East African authority. Mail was carried from the colony to Europe using steamers and only post offices along the coast had regular service.
The North Korean Postal Service (Korean: 조선의 체신체계) or Korean Post (Korean: 조선 우편) is operated by the Ministry of Post and Telecommunications and Communication Maintenance Bureau, which oversees postal communications, telegrams, telephone services, TV broadcasts, newspapers and other related matters. [1]
Post office sign in Farrer, Australian Capital Territory, showing postcode 2607. A postal code (also known locally in various English-speaking countries throughout the world as a postcode, post code, PIN or ZIP Code) is a series of letters or digits or both, sometimes including spaces or punctuation, included in a postal address for the purpose of sorting mail.
October 30, 1934, Quebec: Rosaire Bilodeau, ex-carrier of the Quebec postal service, drove five of his family members out into the woods, in two trips, and killed them.He then took 8 shots at postmaster Morin, senior mail clerk Moïse Jolicoeur, and divisional superintendent Oscar Fiset, killing Jolicoeur.
Thailand Post website; Thailand Post Codes; Duncan Stearn (25–31 July 2003). "The beginnings of the Thai Postal Service, Part One". Pattaya Mail. XI (30). Pattaya: Pattaya Mail Publishing Co. A Slice of Thai History; Duncan Stearn (August 8–14, 2003). "The beginnings of the Thai Postal Service, Part Two". Pattaya Mail. XI (32).
In 2004 a new postal code system was introduced in Iraq. [1] Iraqi Post has developed a comprehensive Postal Code numbering system that will ensure more efficient mail sorting and accuracy of delivery of your correspondence. The new postal system was rededicated in 2004.
Registered mail is a postal service in many countries which allows the sender proof of mailing via a receipt and, upon request, electronic verification that an article was delivered or that a delivery attempt was made. Depending on the country, additional services may also be available, such as:
The first official experiment at flying air mail to be made under the aegis of the United States Post Office Department took place on September 23, 1911, on the first day of an International Air Meet sponsored by The Nassau Aviation Corporation of Long Island, when pilot Earle L. Ovington flew 640 letters and 1,280 postcards from the Aero Club of New York's airfield located on Nassau Boulevard ...