Postal Services Department

Nepal Post is considered as one of the oldest governmental service organizations in the country, which started postal services formally through the post offices for the first time in 1878 AD when it was established. It was called Nepal Hulak Ghar (General Post Office) while it was established. It was started from Kathmandu for dealing with letters from the public. After three years of its establishment, Nepal Hulak Ghar had expanded to 43 post offices in different parts of the country. Customers had to pay the postal charges in cash during those days. The cash payment (postage paying) system was replaced in 1881 after three types of postage stamps of one, two, and three Annas (fraction of Rupee) value were published and brought into use. Similarly, from 1887, post cards of two Paisa (0.02 fraction of a Rupee) value were brought into use.