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Post Office Square, Boston, Massachusetts Post Office Square (named after the John W. McCormack Post Office and Court House, which lies on it) in Boston, Massachusetts is almost entirely occupied by a privately owned and managed public park named Norman B.
Post Office Telecommunications Post Office Telecommunications was set up as a separate department of the UK Post Office, in October 1969. The Post Office Act of that year was passed to provide for greater efficiency in post and telephone services; rather than run a range of services, each organisation would be able to focus on their respective service, with dedicated management.
Post psychiatry Post-psychiatry is what Double terms 'probably the best articulated form of critical psychiatry.'It represents,unlike critical psychitry a firm anti positivist anti medical model post-modern position on the practise of psychiatry.
Post Primary Teachers Association The Post Primary Teachers Association (PPTA) is a trade union in New Zealand. It represents about 15,000 teachers employed in state and integrated secondary schools, area schools, technicraft centres and community education centres.
Post riders Post riders or postriders describes a horse and rider postal delivery system that existed at various times and various places throughout history. The term is usually reserved for instances where a network of regularly scheduled service was provided under some degree of central management by the State or State licenced monopoly.
Post Rate Limiter Post Rate Limiter (PRL) is a common term on web-based message forums to describe moderation mechanisms that prevent a user from posting too many times successively. The time between posts can often vary based on variable limits.
Post scarcity Post-scarcity describes a hypothetical form of economy or society, often explored in science fiction, in which things such as goods, services and information are free, or practically free. This would be due to an abundance of fundamental resources (matter, energy and intelligence), in conjunction with sophisticated automated systems capable of converting raw materials into finished goods, allowing manufacturing to be as easy as duplicating software.
Post stroke depression Post-stroke depression (PSD) is considered as the most frequent and important neuropsychiatric consequence of stroke, since approximately one-third of stroke survivors experience depression. Moreover this condition can have an adverse effect on cognitive function, functional recovery and survival.
Post Terran Minerals Corporation The Post Terran Minerals Corporation (also known as Post Terran Mining Corporation in the intro cinematic in the PlayStation version of Descent, as well as in DescentÂł) or PTMC is a fictional megacorporation in the Descent series of video games. In Descent and Descent II, the PTMC acts as the player's employer, but becomes the villain in DescentÂł.
Post- och Inrikes Tidningar Post- och Inrikes Tidningar or PoIT (Swedish: Post and Domestic Newspaper) is the national newspaper and gazette of Sweden, and the country's official notification body for announcements like bankruptcy declarations or auctions. The newspaper is also a strong advertizing body, the largest advertizer being the Swedish Patent and Registration Office Originally founded in 1645] by [[Monarch of Sweden|Queen Christina and Chancellor Axel Oxenstierna as an outlook for the government to voice its official view, it is the oldest current newspaper in the world.
Post-2007 Southern Hemisphere tropical cyclone seasons The Post-2007 Southern Hemisphere tropical cyclone seasons will be ongoing events in the annual cycle of tropical cyclone formation. They will run from July 1, through June 30, reaching its peak mid-February to early March.
Post-abortion syndrome Post-abortion syndrome (PAS), also known as post-traumatic abortion syndrome and abortion trauma syndrome, is a term used to describe a set of clinically unproven and unrecognized psychopathological characteristics which some doctors say that they have observed in women following an elective abortionGomez, Lavin C & Zapata, Garcia R.
Post-anarchism Post-anarchism or postanarchism is the term used to represent anarchist philosophies developed since the 1980's using post-structuralist and postmodernist approaches. Some prefer to use the term post-structuralist anarchism, so as not to suggest having moved "past" anarchism.
Post-autistic economics The movement for Post-Autistic Economics (PAE) was born through the work of Sorbonne economist Bernard Guerrien. Started in Spring 2000 by group of disaffected French economics students, Post-Autistic Economics first reached a wider audience in June 2000 after an interview in Le Monde.
Post-autonomous art Post-autonomous art describes a mode of making art at a time when the artist's presumed autonomy (established in modernism and still maintained in post-modernism) has become rather problematic. A post-autonomous mode of production is no longer concerned with creating singular works of art attributable to a particular artist or author.
Post-bop Post-bop is a term for a form of small-combo jazz music that evolved in the early-to-mid sixties. The genre's origins lie in seminal work by John Coltrane, Miles Davis, Bill Evans, Charles Mingus and especially Herbie Hancock.
Post-Baroque Post-Baroque in musicology applying to performance and compositional practice in the period after the Baroque, when changes in the manner of playing would alter the implications of notation and playing, including improvisation and ornamentation.
Post-capitalism Post-capitalism or the post-corporate world are terms for the state of the international economy after a predicted evolution and elimination of modern capitalism. It describes a state in which production has overcome demand, and scarcity is no longer a driving economic force.
Post-cognitivist psychology Post-cognitivist psychology comprises varieties of psychology which emerged in the 1990s which challenged the basic assumptions of cognitivism or even information processing models of cognition. Important predecessors of these movements include critical psychology and humanistic psychology.
Post-coital tristesse Sexual intercourse can sometimes lead to a feeling of melancholy called post-coital tristesse (from Latin post-coital, and French tristesse, literally - "sadness"). This is more common in women than in men.
Post-congregational narrative Post-congregational narrative is a term used by Christians to describe the experience of intentionally pursuing their faith outside the traditional congregational setting. The word "narrative" in this sense refers to their stories or journeys, both individually and collectively.
Post-credits scene A post-credits scene (also called a stinger) is a short clip that appears after all or some of the closing credits of a movie have run. It is usually included for humor value or in order to set up for a possible sequel.
Post-creole speech continuum Due to the relationship between a creole language and its superstrate language, that is, a language that is very closely related and whose speakers assert social, political, and economic dominance over speakers of said creole language, a post-creole continuum (or creole continuum) may arise. It is a process wherein a creole language will decreolize and become closer in phonology, morphology, and syntax to the standard of the dominant language but to different degrees depending on a speaker's status and education.
Post-cult trauma Post-cult trauma or post-cult syndrome is a disputed term related to the consequences of leaving a so-called cult. Some scholars in the field, including those critical of the anti-cult movement, acknowledge that abandoning a new religious movement (NRM) can be traumatic for some former members.
Post-cycle therapy Post-cycle therapy (PCT) is a drug/diet regimen used by anabolic steroid users to counteract and minimize post-steroid hypogonadism. The goal is to restore normal endogenous sex hormone production (typically testosterone) after steroid use is discontinued, thereby preserving the muscle and strength gains made during steroid use and minimizing side effects such as decreased libido and depression.
Post-Classic stage The Post-Classic Stage is an archaeological term describing a particular developmental level. This stage is the fifth of five stages defined by Gordon Willey and Philip Phillips' 1958 book Method and Theory in American Archaeology.
Post-Cold War era The post-Cold War era is a time period following the end of the Cold War. Its beginning is dated either in 1989, when the Revolutions of 1989 occurred in Eastern Europe and amicable relations developed between the United States and the Soviet Union, or it is dated in 1991 with the dissolution of the Soviet Union.
Post-Communism Post-Communism is a name sometimes given to the period of political and economic transition in former communist states located in parts of Europe and Asia, usually transforming into a free market capitalist and globalized economy.
Post-feminism Like feminism, Post-feminism (or postfeminism) is not a uniform object either in practice or discourse. The term first entered into American usage in the early 1980s, initially signifying backlash over second-wave feminism.
Post-Fordism Post-Fordism is the mode of production and associated socioeconomic system theorized to be found in most industrialized countries today. It can be contrasted with fordism, the productive method and socioeconomic system typified by Henry Ford's car plants, in which workers work on a production line, performing specialized tasks repetitively.
Post-Futurism Post-Futurism (alternatively Postfuturism) describes a genre of science fiction, an artistic movement, an architectural movement, and a philosophy. The term is used loosely and possibly has different meanings for each of these groups.
Post-glacial rebound Post-glacial rebound (sometimes called continental rebound, isostatic rebound or isostatic adjustment) is the rise of land masses that were depressed by the huge weight of ice sheets during the last ice age, through a process known as isostatic depression. It affects northern Europe, especially Scotland and Scandinavia, Siberia, Canada, and the Great Lakes of Canada and the United States.
Post-harvest handling In agriculture, postharvest handling is the stage of crop production immediately following harvest, including cooling, cleaning, sorting and packing. The instant a crop is removed from the ground, or separated from its parent plant, it begins to deteriorate.
Post-hoc analysis Post-hoc analysis, in the context of design and analysis of experiments, refers to looking in the data--after the experiment has concluded--for patterns that were not specified a priori. It is also known as data dredging to evoke the sense that the more one looks the more likely something will be found.
Post-holocaust Post-holocaust is a sub-genre of science fiction dealing with the aftermath of a catastrophe---usually nuclear war, but not invariably. The first atomic weapon in fiction appeared in Robert Cromie's "The Crack of Doom", published in 1895.
Post-Hartree-Fock In computational chemistry, Post-Hartree-Fock methods are the set of methods developed to improve on the Hartree-Fock (HF), or self-consistent field (SCF) method. They add electron correlation which is a more accurate way of including the repulsions between electrons than in the Hartee-Fock method where repulsions are only averaged.
Post-chemotherapy cognitive impairment In medicine, post-chemotherapy cognitive impairment (also known as chemotherapy-induced cognitive dysfunction or, colloquially, as chemo brain or chemo fog) refers to cognitive problems (with memory, learning and the ability to concentrate) experienced by some patients following chemotherapy. The phenomenon is currently not well understood, and is the ongoing subject of medical research.
Post-industrial (music) "Post-industrial" is a term used to refer to a grouping of music genres related to the original usage of the term Industrial Music by Industrial Records through either influence or direct involvement, such as power noise, power electronics, technoid, types of experimental music and dark ambient. The usage of the term differs to that of alternative electronic as it also includes genres which use traditional instrumentation accompanied by experimental electronic instrumentation such as neofolk and martial music.
Post-industrial economy A post-industrial economy refers to a period of development within an industrialized economy or nation in which the relative importance of manufacturing lessens and that of services, information, and research grows.
Post-infectious glomerulonephritis In nephrology, post-infectious glomerulonephritis, previously known as post-streptococcal glomerulonephritis, is disorder of the glomeruli (glomerulonephritis) following an infection. It was once thought to be caused only by streptococci and was thus called post-streptococcal glomerulonephritis.
Post-invasion Iraq, 2003–present The post-invasion period in Iraq followed the 2003 invasion of Iraq by a multinational coalition led by the United States, which overthrew the Ba'ath Party government of Saddam Hussein. This article covers the period starting May 1, 2003, after American president George W.
Post-it note A Post-it note (or simply Post-it), invented and manufactured by 3M, is a piece of stationery with a readherable strip of adhesive on the back, designed for temporarily attaching notes to documents, computer displays, and so forth. While now available in a wide range of colors, shapes, and sizes, the most common size of Post-it note is a 3-in (7.
Post-Impressionism Post-Impressionism is a term coined by the British artist and art critic Roger Fry in 1914, to describe the development of European art since Monet. John Rewald, one of the first professional art historians to focus on the birth of early modern art, limited the scope to the years between 1886 and 1892 in his pioneering publication on Post-Impressionism: From Van Gogh to Gauguin (1956): Rewald considered it to continue his History of Impressionism (1946), and pointed out that a "subsequent volume dedicated to the second half of the post-impressionist period"John Rewald 1978, p.
Post-Keynesian economics Post-Keynesian economics is a school of thought which is based on the ideas of John Maynard Keynes. It differs from the interpretation of Keynes' ideas offered by mainstream Keynesian economics, such as the new Keynesian economics, emphasising in particular:
Post-materialism The theory of Post-materialism assumes an ongoing transformation of individuals and society which liberates them gradually from the stress of basic acquisitive or materialistic needs. In first place, the term "post-materialism" and the related concept of "the silent revolution" was made rather notorious in political and social sciences by Ronald Inglehart since the beginning of the seventies.
Post-medieval archaeology Post-medieval archaeology is term used in Europe to describe the study of the material past over the last 500 years. In other areas it may be known as Historical archaeology and Industrial archaeology is one of its sub-disciplines.
Post-metal Post-metal is a music genre describable as a mixture between the genres of post-rock and metal, with its roots in progressive rock and industrial music. It is broadly characterized by distorted guitar, heavy atmospherics, gradual evolution of song structure, and a minimal emphasis on vocals.
Post-metallocene catalyst A post-metallocene catalyst is a kind of catalyst for olefin polymerization. "Post-metallocene" refers to the generation of catalysts following Kaminsky catalysts, which are metallocene catalysts discovered in 1980 by Walter Kaminsky, and have been predominant in the olefin polymerization catalyst area for the past quarter century.
Post-Marxism Post-Marxism has two related but different uses. Post-marxism can be used to refer to the situation in Eastern Europe and the Soviet Union after the fall of communism, or it can be used to represent the theoretical work of philosophers and social theorists who have built their theories upon those of Karl Marx and Marxists but exceeded the limits of those theories in ways that puts them outside of Marxism.
Post-nominal letters Post-nominal letters also called "post-nominal initials" or "post-nominal titles" are letters placed after the name of an individual to indicate that that individual holds a position, educational degree, accreditation, office, or honour.
Post-normal science Post-Normal Science is a concept developed by Silvio Funtowicz and Jerome Ravetz, attempting to characterise a methodology of inquiry that is appropriate for contemporary conditions. The typical case is when "facts are uncertain, values in dispute, stakes high and decisions urgent".
Post-Newsweek Stations Post-Newsweek Stations is the official name of the broadcasting division of the Washington Post Company and is a self-contained corporation within that company. The company is headquartered in Detroit, Michigan in headquarters shared with Post-Newsweek's station in that market, NBC affiliate WDIV-TV and is headed by president and chief executive officer Alan Frank, formerly general manager of WDIV.
Post-Newtonian expansion Post-Newtonian expansions in general relativity are used for finding an approximate solution of the Einstein equations for the metric tensor that represents a multi-component, tensor gravitational field potential instead of a single, scalar gravitational potential in the Newtonian gravity. The post-Newtonian approximations are done with respect to a small parameter of the theory which is the ratio of the velocity of matter, forming the gravitational field, to the fundamental speed of gravity.
Post-One year war This article is a fictional universe timeline of the period following the One Year War of the Gundam anime metaseries. It covers the events in Gundam: The 08th MS Team, Gundam 0080: War in the Pocket and Gundam 0083: Stardust Memory until the events which lead to the beginning of the Gryps Conflict.
Post-Orbital Constriction In Physical Anthropology, Post-Orbital Constriction is a narrowing of the cranium (skull) just behind the eye sockets (the orbits, hence the name), in primates — including primitive hominids. This constriction is very noticeable in nonhuman primates, slightly less so in Australopithecines, even less in Homo erectus and the most primitive Homo sapiens.
Post-painterly Abstraction Post-painterly Abstraction is a term created by art critic, Clement Greenberg as the title for an exhibit he curated for the Los Angeles County Museum of Art in 1964, which subsequently travelled to the Walker Art Center and the Art Gallery of Toronto.
Post-perovskite Post-perovskite is a high-pressure phase of MgSiO3, is composed of the prime oxide constituents of the Earth's rocky mantle (MgO and SiO2), and its pressure and temperature for stability imply that it is likely to occur in portions of the lowermost few hundred km of Earth's mantle. MgSiO3 has the same crystal structure as the synthetic solid compound CaIrO3, and is often referred to as the "CaIrO3-type phase of MgSiO3" in the literature.
Post-polio syndrome Post-polio syndrome (PPS) is a condition that frequently affects survivors of poliomyelitis, a viral infection of the nervous system, after recovery from an initial paralytic attack of the virus. Typically the symptoms appear 20-40 years after the original infection, at an age of 35 to 60.
Post-processual archaeology Postprocessual archaeology is a form of archaeological theory which is related to the broader development of postmodernism during the 1980s. Postprocessualism, as a movement in archaeology, was sometimes loose and discursive, at other times full of clear-headed polemic and rhetoric.
Post-production Post-production occurs in the making of audio recordings, films/movies, videos and television programmes. It is the general term for all stages of production occurring after the actual recording and ending with the completed record, film or video.
Post-punk Post-punk was a popular musical movement beginning at the end of the 1970s, following on the heels of the initial punk rock "explosion" of the mid 1970s. For the more recent "post-punk" movement in rock music, see post-punk revival.
Post-punk revival The post-punk revival is a movement in modern rock music consisting of Indie Rock, Punk Rock, Goth Rock, and Electronic bands that draw from the conventions of the original Post-Punk sound of the early 1980s, as well as the early 90's Britpop, 80's New Wave and 60's Garage rock movements. Yet is also an extension of and reaction to the Pop-punk, and Alternative Rock music of the 1990s.
Post-purchase rationalization It is a common phenomenon after people have invested a lot of time, money, or effort in something to convince themselves that it must have been worth it. Many decisions are made emotionally, and so are often rationalized retrospectively in an attempt to justify the choice.
Post-Parlo Post-Parlo is an Austin, Texas based independent record label known for their Home Series, which has featured a split EP with Andrew Kenny (of The American Analog Set) and Benjamin Gibbard (of Death Cab for Cutie and The Postal Service) as well as a one from Bright Eyes and Spoon's Britt Daniel.
Post-rock Post-rock is a music genre characterized by non-traditional use of rock instruments and high musical density. Although firmly rooted in the indie scene, post-rock's style bears little resemblance musically to that of indie rock.
Post-romanticism Post-romanticism or Postromanticism is the postmodern expression of passion in art, and refers to the re-enactment of romantic themes and motifs. As an emerging trend, inspired by romanticism, and emphasizing the expression of passion and beauty in contemporary art, the cultural movement has been officially founded by artist Leonardo Pereznieto and writer Claudia Moscovici.
Post-secondary education in New Jersey A large number of post-secondary education options are available in the State of New Jersey. Currently, 31 four-year colleges and universities, and nineteen county colleges offering two-year programs are located in New Jersey.
Post-ship Post-ship was a designation used in the Royal Navy during the age of sail to describe an unrated ship (see rating system of the Royal Navy) which was, for whatever reason, and usually temporarily, commanded by a post-captain instead of a lieutenant or commander. When a post-captain took command of an unrated vessel she would instantly transform from a brig or sloop-of-war to a "post-ship".
Post-structuralism Post-structuralism is a broad historical description of intellectual developments in Continental Philosophy and Critical Theory originating in France in the 1960s. The prefix "post" refers to the fact that many contributors such as Jacques Derrida, Michel Foucault, and Julia Kristeva were highly critical of structuralism.
Post-structuralist narrative theory Post-structuralist narrative theory basically attempts to focus on the essential "incompleteness" of narratives. This approach endorses the possibility of having indetermined, forever continued reader-centred narratives.
Post-surrealism Post-surrealism is a movement that arose in Southern California in 1934 when Helen Lundeberg and Lorser Feitelson wrote a manifesto explaining their desire to use art to convey the relationship between the perceptual and the conceptual.
Post-symbolic communication Post-symbolic communication refers to various speculative scenarios of future human communication methods that bypass the standard symbolic communication used today, as exemplified by spoken languages, the written word, and other non-standard symbolic languages such as Braille (tactile symbols) and American Sign Language. Post-symbolic communication has been most vociferously supported and written about by Jaron Lanier, Marshall McLuhan, Terence McKenna and others.
Post-Super Bowl Television Shows One of the most watched television programs in the United States during the year is the program coming on immediately after the Super Bowl. When the game moved into a later time slot in 1983, the game and its associated post-game programming would be scheduled until 10 p.
Post-thrombotic syndrome Post-thrombotic syndrome refers to the long-term effects that can occur after venous thrombosis. It is characterized by chronic pain, swelling, heaviness and other signs in the affected limb and in severe cases, venous ulcers may develop.
Post-transcriptional modification Post transcriptional modification is a genetic process in cell biology by which, in eukaryotic cells precursor messenger RNA is converted into mature messenger RNA (mRNA) during the larger process of protein synthesis so ultimately there will be resulting functional proteins. This process is vital for the efficient and correct translation of the genome by ribosomes, the next step of protein synthesis, and for the export of the mRNA from the nucleus for translation.
Post-Tribune The Post-Tribune of Northwest Indiana (formerly the Gary Post-Tribune) is a daily newspaper headquartered in Merrillville, Indiana, United States. It is one of the largest that serves the Northwest Indiana region, and is owned by the Sun-Times Media Group.
Post-Turing machine A Post-Turing machine is a "program formulation" of an especially simple type of Turing machine, comprising a variant of Emil Post's Turing-equivalent model of computation described below. (Post's model and Turing's model, though very similar to one another, were developed independently.
Post-war Post-war is the period of time immediately following the end of a war and enduring as long as war does not resume. A post-war period can become an interwar period or interbellum when a war between the same parties resumes at a later date (e.
Post-war consensus The post-war consensus, or collective consensus, was an era in British political history which lasted from the end of World War II to the election of Margaret Thatcher as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom in 1979.
Post-war Singapore Post-war Singapore refers to a period in the history of Singapore from 1945 when the Empire of Japan surrendered to the Allies at the end of World War II till 1955 when Singapore gained partial internal self-governance.
Post-World War II baby boom As is often the case with a large war, the elation of victory and large numbers of males returning to their country triggered a baby boom after the end of World War II in many countries around the globe, notably those of Europe, Asia, North America, and Australasia.
Post-Zionism Post-Zionism refers to the views of some Israeli and diaspora Jews, particularly in academia, that Zionism fulfilled its ideological mission with the creation of modern State of Israel in 1948 and that the ideology should therefore be considered to be at an end. The term is also used by right-wing Jews to refer to the left-wing of Israeli politics in light of the Oslo Accords.
Posta Posta, situated on the right bank of the river Elbe, has since 1922 formed part of the town of Pirna in the Sächsische Schweiz (Saxon Switzerland) district of the Free State of Saxony, Germany. It consists of Nieder- (Lower) and Oberposta (Upper Posta).
Postage due Postage due is the term used for mail sent with insufficient postage. While the problem of what to do about letters not paying the full correct fee had existed since the creation of regular postal systems, it was greatly heightened by the advent of postage stamps, since customers were now making their own decisions about the right amount to pay, without the assistance of a presumably-knowledgeable postal clerk.
Postage meter A postage meter is an electro-mechanical device for producing evidence of postage (see mail). Postage meters are regulated by a country's postal authority; for example, in the United States, the United States Postal Service specifies the rules for the creation, support, and use of postage meters.
Postage stamp A postage stamp is evidence of pre-paying a fee for postal services. Usually a small paper rectangle that is attached to an envelope, the postage stamp signifies that the person sending the letter or package may have either fully, or perhaps partly, pre-paid for delivery.
Postage stamp block In philately, a block is a group of postage stamps still attached to each other. Blocks are of interest not only because they are rarer than individual stamps, but they also preserve relative positions of stamps as they were originally printed, information that is crucial to understanding how the stamps were produced.
Postage stamp booklet A postage stamp booklet is a set of one or more small panes of postage stamps, usually totalling about 10-20 stamps, folded over and placed in a cardboard cover. Smaller and easier to handle than a whole sheet of stamps, in many countries booklets have become a favored way to purchase stamps.
Postage stamp color The colors of postage stamps are at once obvious, and among the most difficult areas of philately. Different denominations of stamps have been printed in different colors since the very beginning; as with their successors, postal clerks could distinguish the Penny Black and Twopence Blue more quickly by color than by reading the value, and the practice generally continues today.
Postage stamp demonetization The demonetization of postage and revenue stamps is the process by which the stamps are rendered no longer valid. In general, stamp demonetization is a rare event, since any unused stamp is effectively equivalent to its face value, and there is no financial disadvantage if postal customers use old stamps on their mail.
Postage stamp design Postage stamp design is the activity of graphic design as applied to postage stamps. Many thousands of designs have been created since a profile bust of Queen Victoria was adopted for the Penny Black in 1840; some considered very successful, others
Postage stamp design error A postage stamp design error is a mistake made during the design phase of the postage stamp production process. Design errors most commonly occur as minor mistakes, such as a missing letter in the binomial name of an organism depicted on the stamp, but some have been major gaffes, such as a map appearing to lay claim to another country's territory, or the depiction of the wrong person on the stamp.
Postage stamp error A postage stamp error is any of several types of failure in the stamp printing process that results in stamps not having the intended appearance. Errors include use of the wrong colors, wrong denominations, missing parts of the design, misplaced or inverted design elements, etc.
Postage stamp gum In philately, gum is the substance applied to the back of a postage stamp to enable it to adhere to a letter or other mailed item. The term is generic, and applies both to traditional types such as gum arabic and to synthetic modern formulations.
Postage stamps and postal history of Ascension Island Ascension Island is an island in the South Atlantic Ocean, a dependency of the British overseas territory of Saint Helena. Like other British territories, it issues it own postage stamps, which provide a source of income for the islands from sale to overseas collectors, as well as for domestic postage uses.
Postage stamps and postal history of Bangkok The earliest recorded mail from Bangkok dates back only to 1836 when American missionary Dan Beach Bradley sent a letter to his father in a stampless cover. The British Consular Post Office in Bangkok was established by Great Britain in 1858 as a consequence of a treaty signed between Great Britain and Siam (now known as Thailand) on 1855-04-18, and in response to a demand by expatriate merchants and missionaries.
Postage stamps and postal history of Epirus From 1912 to 1916, the northern part of Epirus (southern Albania) was run by a provisional Greek government, opposing its cession to newly-founded Albania, which ran its own postal service and issued postage stamps for a period during 1914.
Postage stamps and postal history of Fiume After World War I, the city of Fiume (now Rijeka) was claimed by both Yugoslavia and Italy. While its status was unresolved, its postal system was operated by a variety of occupation forces and local governments.
Postage stamps and postal history of India This is a survey of the postage stamps and postal history of India. As the Portuguese, Dutch, French, Danish and British displaced the Mughals, their postal systems existed alongside those of nominally independent states.
Postage stamps and postal history of Kuwait The postal history of Kuwait begins around 1775, when the East India Company began an overland desert camel service from the head of the Persian Gulf to Aleppo and Constantinople, as an alternative to slower sea travel around the Arabian Peninsula. This operated until 1795.

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