National Postal Policy GLOSSARY “Courier Service” “Letter” “Philatelic item” “Post” “Post Office” “Postal Operator: “Postal Services” “Universal Postal Service” “Subordinate post office” means specialized services for the speedy collection, conveyance and delivery of postal articles other than letters; means any form of written communication in the nature of current and personal correspondence and includes postcards; means postage stamps produced by the public postal operator and sold either in mint form or fixed to special envelopes to stamp collectors. means a system for the collection, dispatch, conveying and delivery of postal articles by or through public postal licensee. means any building, house, room, vehicles or place where postal articles are received, processed, delivered or dispatched by a public postal operator. means an operator licensed to provide postal services. means any service by a licensed postal operator. means the basic postal service which includes the acceptance, conveyance and delivery of letters up to 500 grammes, parcels and packets of up to 10 kg, and financial services delivered at tariffs approved by the Regulator. a post office operated on agency basis to provide a limited range of services. Ministry of Communications and Transport 14