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General Post Office, Mumbai

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The General Post Office, Mumbai, is the central post office of the city of Mumbai, India. The post office handles most of the city's inbound and outbound mail and parcels. Situated in the vicinity of Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus, the Mumbai General Post Office (GPO) is a paradigm of Indo-Saracenic architecture. Mumbai GPO is one of the five Philatelic Bureaus in the country (others being Chennai GPO, Kolkata GPO, Parliament Street, and New Delhi GPO) that are authorised to sell the United Nations stamps.

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General Post Office, Mumbai
Walchand Hirachand Road (Fort Street), Mumbai A Ward (Zone 1)

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Mumbai General Post Office (GPO)

Walchand Hirachand Road (Fort Street)
400001 Mumbai, A Ward (Zone 1)
Maharashtra, India
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