General Post Office (United Kingdom)

:This article is about the British General Post Office. For other meanings see General Post Office (disambiguation). For a specific history of the British postal system, see: Royal Mail.

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General Post Office (disambiguation) - Royal Mail

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The British General Post Office (GPO) was officially established in 1660 by Charles II and it eventually grew to combine the functions of both the state postal system and telecommunications carrier. In 1969 it was converted from a government department to a nationalised industry. It was finally abolished in 1981. For the more recent history of the postal system in the United Kingdom, see the article: Royal Mail.

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British - 1660 - Charles II - Postal - Telecommunications - 1969 - Royal Mail

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