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  2. Postage stamps and postal history of Singapore - Wikipedia

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    History. 1892 Straits Settlements stamp. A postal service had been available in Singapore since the contemporary city was founded by Stamford Raffles in 1819. Postal services were first directly organised in Singapore in 1826, and from 1829 rectangular postmarks began to be used on local correspondence.

  3. Registered mail - Wikipedia

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    A registered parcel sent from India to the UK with electronic barcode registration. Registered mail is a postal service in many countries which allows the sender proof of mailing via a receipt and, upon request, electronic verification that an article was delivered or that a delivery attempt was made. Depending on the country, additional ...

  4. Express mail - Wikipedia

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    Express mail is an expedited mail delivery service for which the customer pays a premium for faster delivery. Express mail is a service for domestic and international mail, and is in most nations governed by the country's own postal administration. Since 1999, the international express delivery services are governed by the EMS Cooperative.

  5. Singapore Post - Wikipedia

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    singpost.com. Singapore Post Limited (SGX: S08 ), commonly abbreviated as SingPost, is an associate company of Singtel [2] and Singapore 's designated Public Postal Licensee which provides domestic and international postal services. It also provides logistics services in the domestic and international markets, warehousing and fulfillment, and ...

  6. M. Bala Subramanion - Wikipedia

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    He stayed to work in Great Britain and returned to Singapore in 1955 to become the assistant comptroller with the postal department. [4] He was the country's first local comptroller of post in 1957, and the first Asian postmaster-general in 1967. [4] He held the position until his retirement in 1971. [5]

  7. Postage stamps and postal history of the Straits Settlements

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    In 1910 new stamps appeared with values of $25 and $500 (although available for postage, their more usual use was fiscal). George V replaced Edward VII on stamps beginning in 1912, reusing the frames and replacing only the vignettes. These stamps were overprinted in 1922 to mark the Malaya-Borneo Exhibition. The Straits Settlements also joined ...

  8. Postage stamp - Wikipedia

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    3. Denomination. 4. Country name. A postage stamp is a small piece of paper issued by a post office, postal administration, or other authorized vendors to customers who pay postage (the cost involved in moving, insuring, or registering mail). Then the stamp is affixed to the face or address-side of any item of mail —an envelope or other ...

  9. Post Office stamp prices are on the rise. What changes you ...

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    The "additional ounce price" for single-piece First-Class mail letters, which is going up to 28 cents from 24 cents — 27 cents up to the first 4 ounces, 28 cents for an additional 4-9 ounces and ...