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'''General Post Office, Shimla''' is located in the centre of the [[Shimla]] thoroughfare, where Scandal Point meets [[Mall Road, Shimla|The Mall]].<ref></ref> The building was constructed in 1882, for the Director- General of the Post Office for whole [[Presidencies and provinces of British India|British India]]. The building also provided the space for the [[Postmaster General]] of [[Punjab Province (British India)|Punjab]]. The building of the Shimla GPO is a timber framed structure which is an eclectic mix of different styles similar to the other British era buildings in Shimla.
The mix of the styles includes the part-[[Swiss chalet style|Alpine]], part-[[Gothic architecture|Gothic]] and the part-[[Tudor architecture|Tudor]] which has been described by a writer as the Wild West Swiss. The building is mainly a structure of [[Lumber|timber]], which has a tin-roof. It is a fine example of English hill architecture with the design, which comprises the hollow larges pillars constructed from stone. It also includes the bricks which transverse the height
[[File:Shimla_GPO_stamp.jpg|link=Special:FilePath/Shimla_GPO_stamp.jpg|frame|Shimla GPO stamp]]
On 21 September, 1972 the first floor of the building was gutted by the fire in which most of old records were burnt. The govt. renovated the building with the intact architectural features. In 1992, the Shimla GPO was declared as one of the six heritage Post office building in India.<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 1, expected 2)</ref> On this occasion the [[Government of India|Govt. of India]] commissioned a set of commemorative postage stamps, which included the Shimla GPO.<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 1, expected 2)</ref> The price of each stamp in this set is Rupee five. These postal stamps were released in [[London]].
The oldest post office in [[North India|Northern India]], Shimla GPO was constructed in 1882 when it was known as the ''Conny Cottage''. It was purchased from a Mr. Peterson. The first Post Master of this post office was Mr. F. Dalton and Mr. L. G. Pigott was the last Post Master who retired at December 1946 before Indian Independence. After India became Independent in 1947, Mr.A. K, Hazari had the distinction of being the first Indian Post Master of Shimla GPO.
The mail was sent through a special dak gari from [[Kalka]] to [[Ambala]], before the establishment of the roads or rail link. The postal employees transported the mail by using elephants, ponies and horses. The mail was distributed to the people by using tonga mail delivery. Today, also the post office has continued this tradition.
== Controversy ==
Since, its construction the colors of the building included the green and white livery. The old timers of Shimla had strongly objected with the [[India Post|Department of Posts]] when last year the age old colour scheme of Simla GPO was changed to the universal red and white format adopted by the department in a central government decision lately. All post offices in the summer capital of Raj are painted in red and white much to the displeasure of environment activists and old residents. The Chief Postmaster General office here did not reverse the central decision despite registration of protests by the local citizens and media.
== References ==
'''General Post Office, Shimla''' is located in the centre of the [[Shimla]] thoroughfare, where Scandal Point meets [[Mall Road, Shimla|The Mall]].<ref></ref> The building was constructed in 1882, for the Director- General of the Post Office for whole [[Presidencies and provinces of British India|British India]]. The building also provided the space for the [[Postmaster General]] of [[Punjab Province (British India)|Punjab]]. The building of the Shimla GPO is a timber framed structure which is an eclectic mix of different styles similar to the other British era buildings in Shimla.
The mix of the styles includes the part-[[Swiss chalet style|Alpine]], part-[[Gothic architecture|Gothic]] and the part-[[Tudor architecture|Tudor]] which has been described by a writer as the Wild West Swiss. The building is mainly a structure of [[Lumber|timber]], which has a tin-roof. It is a fine example of English hill architecture with the design, which comprises the hollow larges pillars constructed from stone. It also includes the bricks which transverse the height
[[File:Shimla_GPO_stamp.jpg|link=Special:FilePath/Shimla_GPO_stamp.jpg|frame|Shimla GPO stamp]]
On 21 September, 1972 the first floor of the building was gutted by the fire in which most of old records were burnt. The govt. renovated the building with the intact architectural features. In 1992, the Shimla GPO was declared as one of the six heritage Post office building in India.<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 1, expected 2)</ref> On this occasion the [[Government of India|Govt. of India]] commissioned a set of commemorative postage stamps, which included the Shimla GPO.<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 1, expected 2)</ref> The price of each stamp in this set is Rupee five. These postal stamps were released in [[London]].
The oldest post office in [[North India|Northern India]], Shimla GPO was constructed in 1882 when it was known as the ''Conny Cottage''. It was purchased from a Mr. Peterson. The first Post Master of this post office was Mr. F. Dalton and Mr. L. G. Pigott was the last Post Master who retired at December 1946 before Indian Independence. After India became Independent in 1947, Mr.A. K, Hazari had the distinction of being the first Indian Post Master of Shimla GPO.
The mail was sent through a special dak gari from [[Kalka]] to [[Ambala]], before the establishment of the roads or rail link. The postal employees transported the mail by using elephants, ponies and horses. The mail was distributed to the people by using tonga mail delivery. Today, also the post office has continued this tradition.
== Controversy ==
Since, its construction the colors of the building included the green and white livery. The old timers of Shimla had strongly objected with the [[India Post|Department of Posts]] when last year the age old colour scheme of Simla GPO was changed to the universal red and white format adopted by the department in a central government decision lately. All post offices in the summer capital of Raj are painted in red and white much to the displeasure of environment activists and old residents. The Chief Postmaster General office here did not reverse the central decision despite registration of protests by the local citizens and media.
== References ==
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