British postal system

GPTKB entity

Statements (50)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:post_office
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:currency gptkb:British_pound
gptkbp:established 1660
gptkbp:headquartersLocation gptkb:London
gptkbp:historicalEvent nationalization in 1969
introduction of Penny Black
privatization of Royal Mail in 2013
gptkbp:historicalName gptkb:GPO
gptkb:General_Post_Office
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label British postal system
gptkbp:language English
gptkbp:notableFeature pillar box
red post box
uniform penny postage
gptkbp:notableInvention gptkb:Penny_Black_stamp
universal service obligation
prepaid postage
gptkbp:notablePerson gptkb:Rowland_Hill
gptkbp:operatedBy gptkb:Royal_Mail
gptkbp:parentOrganization gptkb:Royal_Mail_Group
gptkb:UK_Government_(historically)
gptkbp:regulates gptkb:Ofcom
postal rates
gptkbp:relatedEvent World War II postal censorship
introduction of Sunday collections
introduction of airmail
introduction of mail trains
introduction of motorized delivery
introduction of parcel post
introduction of postcode system
introduction of sorting machines
gptkbp:relatedOrganization gptkb:British_Forces_Post_Office
gptkb:Parcelforce_Worldwide
gptkb:Post_Office_Ltd
gptkbp:serves gptkb:British_Overseas_Territories
gptkb:England
gptkb:Northern_Ireland
gptkb:Scotland
gptkb:Wales
gptkb:Crown_Dependencies
gptkbp:serviceType mail delivery
parcel delivery
express mail
registered mail
gptkbp:uses stamps
postcodes
gptkbp:website https://www.royalmail.com/
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:General_Post_Office_(London)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6