General 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. Similar General Post Offices were established across the British Empire. In 1969 the GPO was abolished and the assets transferred to The Post Office, changing it from a Department of State to a statutory corporation. In 1980 the telecommunications and postal sides were split prior to the splitting off of British Telecommunications into a totally separate publicly owned corporation the following year as a result of the British Telecommunications Act 1981. For the more recent history of the postal system in the United Kingdom, see the article Royal Mail and Post Office Ltd.
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General 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. Similar General Post Offices were established across the British Empire. In 1969 the GPO was abolished and the assets transferred to The Post Office, changing it from a Department of State to a statutory corporation. In 1980 the telecommunications and postal sides were split prior to the splitting off of British Telecommunications into a totally separate publicly owned corporation the following year as a result of the British Telecommunications Act 1981. For the more recent history of the postal system in the United Kingdom, see the article Royal Mail and Post Office Ltd.
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Das britische General Post Off ...... für den Rundfunk zu erreichen.
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Il General Post Office (GPO) v ...... el servizio postale nazionale.
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Le General Post Office (GPO) e ...... al est créé pour gérer le GPO.
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The General Post Office (GPO) ...... as created to oversee the GPO.
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Master of the King's Post
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* John Stonehouse
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Das britische General Post Off ...... Telekommunikationsunternehmen.
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Il General Post Office (GPO) v ...... Royal Mail e Post Office Ltd.
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Le General Post Office (GPO) e ...... et British Telecommunications.
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The General Post Office (GPO) ...... oyal Mail and Post Office Ltd.
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General Post Office
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General Post Office
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General Post Office
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General Post Office
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General Post Office
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