# The national postal service for the sender's country ( e. g., the Royal Mail, UK ; US Postal Service, US ; Australia Post in Australia ; or Canada Post in Canada ) empties the postbox and takes all the contents to the regional sorting office.

The United States Postal Service's Railway Mail Service was a significant mail transportation service in the US during the time period from the mid-19th century until the mid-20th century.

U. S. Virgin Islands mail service is handled by the United States Postal Service, using the two-character state code " VI " for domestic mail delivery.

** The United States Post Office Department ( later renamed the United States Postal Service ) begins the 3rd regular airmail service in the world ( between New York City, Philadelphia and Washington, DC ), the 1st being from Allahabad to Naini Junction in India on the 18th February 1911 and the 2nd being from London to Windsor Castle on the 22nd June 1911.

For other uses, see Mail ( disambiguation ) and Postal service ( disambiguation ).

In some countries, a Postal Telegraph and Telephone ( PTT ) service oversees the postal system as well as having authority over telephone and telegraph systems.

They were, however, used in the 1930s by major newspapers, and by the US Postal Service for mail service between the Camden, NJ airport ( USA ) and the top of the post office building in downtown Philadelphia, Pennsylvania ( USA ).

* In 1948, the Israeli Postal Service replaced the mail service system provided during the British Mandate of Palestine.

Postal service records show that a postmaster had been in Woodstock beginning in 1833.

The US Postal service shows New Windsor, Illinois as 61465 but the US Census bureau calls it Windsor village to differentiate it with Windsor city and Windsor Township both in Shelby County, Illinois.

Postal service is through nearby Brimley with ZIP code 49715.

Arts, entertainment, and recreation ( 5 %), Public administration ( 5 %), U. S. Postal service ( 3 %)

Postal service was transferred to Iron Mountain.

The post office in Amorita was slated for possible closure by the US Postal service in 2012.

The post office in Atwood was slated for possible closure by the US Postal service in 2012.

The post office in Addington is slated for possible closure by the US Postal service.

The post office in Avant was slated for possible closure by the US Postal service in 2012.

The post office in Albion was slated for possible closure by the US Postal service in 2012.

The Santa Fe and U. S. Postal service accepted the name and so it stands today.

The United States Postal Service, in fact, currently uses the former Sears Auto Center building as a service garage for its mail trucks, while the Post Office itself has a branch inside the main portion of the mall, which it moved into after the loss of its two anchors.

Postal service is provided via rural delivery from Annville and Lebanon.

Postal service is shared with the neighboring borough of Saddle River.

Malone is the home of Red's Hop N ' Market, a mini-mart that is also the U. S. Postal Service's ( USPS ) first official village post office, a post office located within an existing retail establishment, with limited service and no full-time postmaster.

Postal service had been discontinued, so when the Pickrells opened a new store, they housed the postal operation at Indianola Beach with Cyrus as Postmaster.

Postal codes in Belgium consist of four digits which indicate regional areas, e. g. " 9000 " is the postal code for Ghent.

* Belgium: Societe Belge de l ' Entier Postal

`` Unfortunately '', says Chief Postal Inspector David H. Stephens, who has prosecuted many device quacks, `` the ghouls who trade on the hopes of the desperately ill often cannot be successfully prosecuted because the patients who are the chief witnesses die before the case is called up in court ''.

Membership in International Organizations: The major organizations in which Colombia is a member include: the Agency for the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons in Latin America and the Caribbean, Andean Pact, Caribbean Development Bank, Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Group of 3, Group of 11, Group of 24, Group of 77, Inter-American Development Bank, International Atomic Energy Agency, International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, International Chamber of Commerce, International Civil Aviation Organization, International Criminal Police Organization, International Development Association, International Finance Corporation, International Fund for Agricultural Development, International Labour Organization, International Maritime Organization, International Maritime Satellite Organization, International Monetary Fund ( IMF ), International Olympic Committee, International Organization for Migration, International Organization for Standardization, International Telecommunication Union, International Telecommunications Satellite Organization, International Trade Union Confederation, Latin American Economic System, Latin American Integration Association, Latin Union, Non-Aligned Movement, Organization of American States ( OAS ), Permanent Court of Arbitration, Rio Group, United Nations ( UN ), UN Conference on Trade and Development, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, UN Industrial Development Organization, UN Office of the High Commissioner for Refugees, Universal Postal Union, World Confederation of Labour, World Federation of Trade Unions, World Health Organization, World Intellectual Property Organization, World Meteorological Organization, World Tourism Organization, and World Trade Organization.

Sichuan ( spelled Szechuan in the once common Postal Romanization ), is a style of Chinese cuisine originating in the Sichuan Province of southwestern China famed for bold flavors, particularly the pungency and spiciness resulting from liberal use of garlic and chili peppers, as well as the unique flavour of the Sichuan peppercorn ( 花椒, huājiāo ) and zhitianjiao ( 指天椒, zhǐtiānjiāo ).

* 1792 – The Postal Service Act, establishing the United States Post Office Department, is signed by President George Washington.

Similarly, the FSM is one of only six UN members that is not a member of the Universal Postal Union.

In the video game Postal 2 if you enter the church in the siege a priest is throwing holy hand grenades behind a table

An international reply coupon ( IRC ) is a coupon that can be exchanged for one or more postage stamps representing the minimum postage for an unregistered priority airmail letter of up to twenty grams sent to another Universal Postal Union ( UPU ) member country.

Additionally outside the region, Kibibati is a member or participant of the ACP ( Lomé Convention ), the Asian Development Bank, the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific ( ESCAP ), the Food and Agriculture Organization ( FAO ), the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, the International Civil Aviation Organization, the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement, the International Development Association, the International Finance Corporation, the IMF, International Maritime Organization, International Olympic Committee, International Telecommunication Union ( ITU ), Universal Postal Union and the World Meteorological Organization.

Laos is a member of the following international organizations: Agency for Cultural and Technical Cooperation ( ACCT ), Association of Southeast Asian NationsASEAN, ASEAN Free Trade Area ( AFTA ), ASEAN Regional Forum, Asian Development Bank, Colombo Plan, Economic and Social Commission for Asia and Pacific ( ESCAP ), Food and Agriculture Organization ( FAO ), Group of 77G-77, International Bank for Reconstruction and Development ( World Bank ), International Civil Aviation Organization ( ICAO ), International Development Association ( IDA ), International Fund for Agricultural Development ( IFAD ), International Finance Corporation ( IFC ), International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, International Labour Organization ( ILO ), International Monetary Fund ( IMF ), Intelsat ( nonsignatory user ), Interpol, International Olympic Commission ( IOC ), International Telecommunication UnionITU, Mekong Group, Non-Aligned Movement ( NAM ), Permanent Court of Arbitration ( PCA ), United Nations, United Nations Convention on Trade and Development ( UNCTAD ), United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization ( UNESCO ), United Nations Industrial Development Organization ( UNIDO ), Universal Postal Union ( UPU ), World Federation of Trade Unions, World Health Organization ( WHO ), World Intellectual Property Organization ( WIPO ), World Meteorological Organization ( WMO ), World Tourism Organization, World Trade Organization ( observer ).

Mali is a member of the United Nations ( and many of its specialized agencies ), the International Monetary Fund ( IMF ), the World Bank, the International Labour Organization ( ILO ), the International Telecommunication Union ( ITU ), the Universal Postal Union ( UPU ) and the International Criminal Court ( ICC ).

* Information and Communication Technologies Authority ( ICT Authority )-The Authority is the national regulator for the ICT sector and Postal Services in Mauritius

* 1874 – General Postal Union is created as a result of the Treaty of Berne.

Aerophilately is the branch of Postal history that specializes in the study of airmail.

The origins of the postal system date back to antiquity, the British Postal Museum claims the oldest functioning post office in the world is on High Street in Sanquhar, Scotland.

Chalmers ' original document is now in the UK's National Postal Museum.

In the United States there is concern among some collectors that the United States Postal Service has become a promotional agent for the media and entertainment industry, as it has frequently issued entire sets of stamps featuring movie stars and cartoon characters like Mickey Mouse and Bart Simpson Over the decades the annual average number of new postage stamp issued by the U. S. P. S.

His childhood stamp album is in the collection of the British Postal Museum & Archive.

His stamp album is held by the National Postal Museum.

One of the first international organisations, the Universal Postal Union, is located in Bern.

The Universal Postal Union ( UPU, ) is a specialized agency of the United Nations that coordinates postal policies among member nations, in addition to the worldwide postal system.

The Universal Postal Congress is the most important body of the UPU.

The main purpose of the quadrennial Congress is to examine proposals to amend the Acts of the UPU, including the UPU Constitution, General Regulations, Convention and Postal Payment Services Agreement.