Post Offices
by
Julian Stray
Book Details
Format
Paperback / Softback
Book Series
Shire Library
ISBN-10
074780785X
ISBN-13
9780747807858
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Imprint
Shire Publications
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Jun 10th, 2010
Print length
56 Pages
Weight
130 grams
Dimensions
21.60 x 15.00 x 0.50 cms
Ksh 1,450.00
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The local post office has a special place in the social history of Britain. This book provides an overview of the development of this public institution - from 'letter receiving house' to familiar high-street presence. It outlines the services post offices have offered, from stamps, pensions and postal orders, to airmail, and savings certificates.
The local post office has a special place in the social history of Britain. This book provides an historical overview of the development of this public institution - from 'letter receiving house' to familiar high-street presence. It outlines the range of services post offices have provided over time - from stamps, pensions and postal orders, to airmail, savings certificates, dog and TV licences. Highlighting the 'heyday of the GPO' during the 1930s, 40s and 50s, the author recalls childhood memories of post office counters selling stamps and sweets, the weekly pension queue, and the friendly local postmaster. It constitutes a celebration of a very British institution now threatened by modern-day forces.
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