Project Gutenberg 2014-03-09 Public domain in the USA. 992 Clarke, Geoffrey 1950 Clarke, Geoffrey Rothe 96911890 The Post Office of India and Its Story Produced by Adrian Mastronardi, Moti Ben-Ari, the Philatelic Digital Library Project at http://www.tpdlp.net and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/Canadian Libraries) "The Post Office of India and Its Story" by Geoffrey Clarke is a historical account likely written in the early 20th century. The book examines the establishment and evolution of the Indian postal system, detailing its development from a disorganized collection of services to an extensive, imperial department. The narrative tracks significant milestones, including the introduction of postage stamps, postal regulations, and the system's adaptation to the needs of a diverse population. At the start of this work, Clarke provides an overview of the early structure and function of the Post Office in India, illustrating the chaotic state of postal services prior to 1854 and the subsequent reforms initiated through the Post Office Act. He highlights the establishment of a central authority under a Director-General and the introduction of standardized postage rates and stamps, emphasizing how these changes transformed communication across the vast subcontinent. The text sets the stage for a deeper exploration of postal regulations and operations in subsequent chapters. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/45092/45092-h/images/cover.jpg Reading ease score: 51.3 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en Postal service -- India HE Text Category: History - Other 554512 2025-08-18T09:33:11.456768 text/html 507759 2024-10-24T03:49:28 text/html 1593856 2025-08-18T09:33:20.717767 application/epub+zip 1598338 2025-08-18T09:33:13.405789 application/epub+zip 233798 2025-08-18T09:33:12.285809 application/epub+zip 1758004 2025-08-18T09:33:25.687706 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1702373 2025-08-18T09:33:19.473736 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 340604 2022-09-20T15:09:09.718427 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 437216 2025-08-18T09:33:10.266809 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 417226 2024-10-24T03:49:28 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 15991 2025-08-18T09:33:25.868696 application/rdf+xml 13418 2025-08-18T09:33:12.434765 image/jpeg 2071 2025-08-18T09:33:12.350785 image/jpeg 1539570 2025-08-18T09:33:11.535816 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia