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The first permanent post office in the country was established by the British in Colombo in 1882, when the country was a crown colony. [1] It was housed in several different locations until the construction of the General Post Office building at 17 Kings Street (now known as Janadhipathi Mawatha), Colombo Fort, opposite the-then Governor's residence at King's House (now the President's House ...
Postal codes in Sri Lanka. Postal codes in Sri Lanka are five digit numbers used by Sri Lanka Postal Service, that identifies each postal jurisdiction to sort mail more efficiently. They were first introduced in 1997. [1]
Eight more stamps were issued in year 1857, all featuring the portrait of Queen Victoria. One of the five stamps that were issued on 23 April 1859 is considered to be the most valuable stamp in Sri Lanka: it is a 4 pence with a dark pink colour known as the ' Dull Rose '. [3] 1857 Victoria on 6 pence. 1859 Victoria on 1 sh 9 p - Cert. B.P.A.
Ranjith Ariyaratne. since 14 August 2018. Sri Lanka Post. Formation. 1815. First holder. Egbert Bletterman. The Postmaster General of Sri Lanka is the appointed head of Sri Lanka Post, which is a government department. The current Postmaster General is Ranjith Ariyaratne.
Postal codes in Sri Lanka; Postmaster General of Sri Lanka; S. Sri Lanka Post This page was last edited on 20 December 2023, at 07:25 (UTC). Text is available under ...
Download QR code; Wikidata item; Print/export Download as PDF ... The following is a list of settlements in Sri Lanka with a population over 50,000. Cities. City Image DS
The Department of Posts, functioning under the brand name Sri Lanka Post (Sinhala: ශ්රී ලංකා තැපැල් Shri Lanka Tæpæl), is a government operated postal system in Sri Lanka. The postal headquarters is the General Post Office which is located in Colombo. The department itself comes under the purview of the Ministry ...
Post. Website. Department of Post. Postal museum is a Sri Lanka's national museum of post that located at the Postal Headquarters in Colombo, Sri Lanka. Firstly, the postal museum was functioned at the Central Telegraph Office during 1918–1925, and moved to General Post Office in 1994. Again, a national postal museum was opened on 6 July 2010.