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The General Post Office (GPO) was the state postal system and telecommunications carrier of the United Kingdom until 1969. Before the Acts of Union 1707, it was the postal system of the Kingdom of England, established by Charles II in 1660. 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 British Telecommunications' conversion 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 articles Royal Mail and Post

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  • Das britische General Post Office (GPO) wurde im Jahr 1660 offiziell von Charles II. gegründet. Es wurde im Lauf seiner Geschichte staatliche Post- und Telekommunikationsbehörde. Im Jahr 1969 erfolgte die Überführung dieser Behörde in den neu gegründeten Staatsbetrieb Post Office Corporation. 1981 erfolgte dann eine Aufteilung in separate Post- und Telekommunikationsunternehmen. Ursprünglich war das General Post Office ein Monopol für den Versand von Dingen von einem Versender zu einem Empfänger. Die Definition wurde mit der Einführung neuer Kommunikationsmethoden auf diese ausgedehnt. Der Postdienst wurde unter dem Namen Royal Mail bekannt, da er auf dem Verteilsystem für Regierungs- und Behördendokumente aufbaute. Die Überwachung der GPO oblag dem 1661 eingeführten Postmaster General. In späteren Jahrhunderten erhielt das GPO das Monopol für die Telekommunikation und versuchte, dies auch für den Rundfunk zu erreichen. (de)
  • The General Post Office (GPO) was the state postal system and telecommunications carrier of the United Kingdom until 1969. Before the Acts of Union 1707, it was the postal system of the Kingdom of England, established by Charles II in 1660. 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 British Telecommunications' conversion 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 articles Royal Mail and Post Office Ltd. Originally, the GPO was a state monopoly covering the dispatch of items from a specific sender to a specific receiver, which was to be of great importance when new forms of communication were invented. The creation of the GPO, then the General Letter Office, was legislated for by the Parliament of England after The Restoration, which returned the British Isles to monarchy under the House of Stuart. The postal service was known as the Royal Mail because it was built on the distribution system for royal and government documents. An earlier system had been set up under the republican Commonwealth of England, Scotland, and Ireland in 1657 under a Postmaster General, whose office was created anew in 1661 and existed until its abolition, along with the GPO itself, by the Post Office Act 1969. (en)
  • Le General Post Office (GPO) est officiellement établi en Angleterre en 1660 par Charles II d'Angleterre et se développe par la suite pour intégrer le système postal de l'État et les diverses formes de télécommunications. Des entreprises similaires sont créées dans l'ensemble des colonies de l'empire britannique. En 1969, le GPO disparaît au profit du Post Office. En 1981, l'entreprise est divisée entre le Post Office et British Telecommunications. À l'origine, le GPO avait le monopole pour le transport d'objets entre deux personnes, ce qui était très important lorsque sont apparues les nouvelles formes de télécommunication. Le service postal était connu comme le Royal Mail car il s'appuyait sur le système de distribution utilisé pour les documents royaux et gouvernementaux. En 1661, le est créé pour gérer le GPO. (fr)
  • Il General Post Office (GPO) venne istituito ufficialmente in Inghilterra nel 1660 da Carlo II e si sviluppò fino a combinare le funzioni di sistema postale di stato e di operatore di telecomunicazioni. Istituzioni simili al General Post Office vennero fondate in tutto l'Impero britannico. Originariamente, il GPO aveva il monopolio del dispaccio di oggetti da uno specifico mittente a uno specifico destinatario, il che sarebbe divenuto di grande importanza con l'invenzione di nuove forme di comunicazione. Il servizio postale era noto come Royal Mail perché venne costruito sul sistema di distribuzione dei documenti reali e governativi. Nel 1661, per supervisionare il GPO, venne creato il posto di Ufficiale in capo del servizio postale nazionale. Nel 1969 il GPO venne abolito e i suoi beni vennero trasferiti alla Post Office Corporation di recente costituzione, trasformandolo da azienda di stato in ente pubblico. Nel 1981 l'organizzazione venne separata in due enti: Post Office e British Telecom. (it)
  • General Post Office är i flera engelskspråkiga länder den myndighet som ansvarar för postala tjänster och för telekommunikation. Begreppet har använts och används i vissa fall fortfarande av flera myndigheter världen över: * Storbritannien till 1981, se . GPO:s roll togs över av Royal Mail och British Telecom. * Indien, se . I Indien används termen för huvudpostkontoret i en stad. * Irland: se . I Irland används termen för huvudpostkontoret i Dublin, där statliga postverket An Post har sitt huvudkontor. * Australien: General Post Office betecknar huvudpostkontoret i varje stat, men man kopplar ofta ihop det med den stad där kontoret är beläget, till exempel Sydney GPO, Melbourne GPO, Brisbane GPO etc. * Kina: * Tidigare namn på huvudkontoret för postala tjänster i Shanghai, men namnet har kommit ur bruk. * Hongkong: GPO ligger i centrala Hongkong och inrymmer huvudkontoret för postala tjänster. * USA: i USA går GPO under den officiella benämningen och betecknar den som betjänar ett visst område. (sv)
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  • * Sir Brian Tuke (en)
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  • Master of the King's Post (en)
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  • * John Stonehouse (en)
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  • last Postmaster General (en)
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  • * 1660–1707 England & Wales * 1707–1800 Great Britain * 1800–1969 United Kingdom (en)
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  • Das britische General Post Office (GPO) wurde im Jahr 1660 offiziell von Charles II. gegründet. Es wurde im Lauf seiner Geschichte staatliche Post- und Telekommunikationsbehörde. Im Jahr 1969 erfolgte die Überführung dieser Behörde in den neu gegründeten Staatsbetrieb Post Office Corporation. 1981 erfolgte dann eine Aufteilung in separate Post- und Telekommunikationsunternehmen. (de)
  • The General Post Office (GPO) was the state postal system and telecommunications carrier of the United Kingdom until 1969. Before the Acts of Union 1707, it was the postal system of the Kingdom of England, established by Charles II in 1660. 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 British Telecommunications' conversion 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 articles Royal Mail and Post (en)
  • Le General Post Office (GPO) est officiellement établi en Angleterre en 1660 par Charles II d'Angleterre et se développe par la suite pour intégrer le système postal de l'État et les diverses formes de télécommunications. Des entreprises similaires sont créées dans l'ensemble des colonies de l'empire britannique. En 1969, le GPO disparaît au profit du Post Office. En 1981, l'entreprise est divisée entre le Post Office et British Telecommunications. (fr)
  • Il General Post Office (GPO) venne istituito ufficialmente in Inghilterra nel 1660 da Carlo II e si sviluppò fino a combinare le funzioni di sistema postale di stato e di operatore di telecomunicazioni. Istituzioni simili al General Post Office vennero fondate in tutto l'Impero britannico. Nel 1969 il GPO venne abolito e i suoi beni vennero trasferiti alla Post Office Corporation di recente costituzione, trasformandolo da azienda di stato in ente pubblico. Nel 1981 l'organizzazione venne separata in due enti: Post Office e British Telecom. (it)
  • General Post Office är i flera engelskspråkiga länder den myndighet som ansvarar för postala tjänster och för telekommunikation. Begreppet har använts och används i vissa fall fortfarande av flera myndigheter världen över: (sv)
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  • General Post Office (en)
  • General Post Office (de)
  • General Post Office (fr)
  • General Post Office (it)
  • General Post Office (sv)
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