Glossary of postal terms. 2014.
Post-office box — redirects here. For the electrical device, see Post Office Box (electricity). A Post Office box full of mail … Wikipedia
Post office box — A post office box (often abbreviated P.O. Box or PO Box) is a uniquely addressable lockable box located on the premises of a post office station. In many countries, particularly in Africa, and the Middle East there is no door to door delivery of… … Wikipedia
Post office — For other uses, see Post office (disambiguation). A post office in Oxford, England, UK A post office is a facility forming part of a postal system for the posting, receipt, sorting, handling, transmission or delivery of mail.[ … Wikipedia
Post Office Protocol — In computing, local e mail clients use the Post Office Protocol version 3 (POP3), an application layer Internet standard protocol, to retrieve e mail from a remote server over a TCP/IP connection. POP3 and IMAP4 (Internet Message Access Protocol) … Wikipedia
Railway post office — In the United States a railway post office, commonly abbreviated as RPO, was a railroad car that was normally operated in passenger service as a means to sort mail en route, in order to speed delivery. The RPO was staffed by highly trained… … Wikipedia
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 both the state postal system and telecommunications carrier. Similar General Post Offices were… … Wikipedia
Box — describes a variety of containers and receptacles. When no specific shape is described, a typical rectangular box may be expected. Nevertheless, a box may have a horizontal cross section that is square, elongated, round or oval; sloped or domed… … Wikipedia
Travelling Post Office — A Travelling Post Office (TPO) is a type of mail train where the post is sorted en route. History Following an agreement in 1830, made between the General Post Office and the Liverpool and Manchester Railway (L MR), mail had been carried by train … Wikipedia
Minneapolis Post Office — 100 1st St. S., Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA … Wikipedia
British Forces Post Office — The British Forces Post Office (or British Field Post Office) (BFPO) is an agency that provides a postal service to HM Forces, separate from that provided by Royal Mail in the United Kingdom. BFPO addresses are used for the delivery of mail in… … Wikipedia
