Waterfront Post Office

History

(From the Mauritius Post Web site news)

The GPO was built between 1865 and 1870. Although the inscription on the front side of the building shows the date of 1868 A.D, it was officially inaugurated in December 1870 by Governor Gordon and was functional on 21 December 1870.
Cessation of postal business. The GPO building had to be vacated to allow the start of preliminary works leading to the conversion of the building into the Nelson Mandela Centre for African Culture. Postal activities ceased at the close of business on Saturday 29 May 2004 and were transferred to 3 Dumas Street, Port Louis which is now the General Post Office.
To mark the re-opening of counter services at the ex-General Post Office with effect from 25 January 2006 under the new name of Waterfront Post Office, the Mauritius Post is issuing an official special cover affixed with two postage stamps of Rs2 and Rs7 denominations of the Postal Services series.

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