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A
prominent
landmark
of
Bengaluru,
this
Government
building
is
560001
:)
the
first
PIN
(Postal
Index
Number)
of
Bengaluru!
Located
close
to
Cubbon
park
and
Vidhan
Soudha,
this
head
Post
office
has
all
the
facilities
that
one
needs
from
a
Postal
service.
After
passing
the
main
gate,
take
the
path
to
the
right
to
reach
main
GPO
building
else
you
will
go
straight
to
the
vehicle
parking
section
of
GPO
employees,
loading
docks,
National
Sorting
Hub,
cafeteria
etc..
As
you
approach
the
entrance,
you
get
a
feeling
of
entering
a
historical
British
era
building.
Nowadays,
even
BBMP
or
other
offices
do
not
have
this
type
of
Grandeur
or
spacious
offices.
Opposite
to
GPO
entrance
is
a
beautiful
Rose
garden..
As
you
enter
the
GPO,
you
see
a
single
long
section
partitioned
by
various
counters
manned
by
employees
offering
different
services
-
Banking,
Speed
Post,
International
post,
Philately,
etc.
They
have
a
separate
counter
for
Philately
(extreme
right
end)
where
Commemorative
Stamps,
Miniature
Sheets
for
collectors
are
sold.
There
is
also
a
Philately
Shoppe
counter
(extreme
left
end)
where
special
post
cards,
catalogues
and
showcase
pieces
are
sold.
Staff
are
friendly
and
helpful.
Please
note
:
Being
a
government
organization,
they
accept
cash
only
payments!
not
even
BHIM
UPI!
For
specific
services,
I
didnt
have
sufficient
cash
and
was
a
bit
frustrated
that
they
dont
have
card
swiping
facility
especially
since
these
are
times
when
COVID-19
virus
is
still
prevalent
and
cash
is
least
preferred
mode
of
payment.
Fortunately,
one
of
the
staff
informed
me
about
an
ATM
at
the
front
gate
and
had
to
walk
back
to
this
ATM
and
got
money
from
here.
Being
a
Head
Post
Office,
facilities
offered
could
be
modernized
-
examples
would
be
having
Government's
BHIM/UPI
digital
payment
options,
Electronic
Help
kiosks,
or
having
atleast
the
ATM
inside
the
office
rather
than
at
main
gate
especially
when
city
of
Bengaluru
is
a
Software
&
Technology
Pioneer.
Parking
for
Visitors
is
free
(
lots
of
space
to
park
bikes
and
cars).
Timings
10AM
-
5PM,
closed
on
Sundays
&
Government
holiday
Holidays
Update:
Dec
2023
For
philatelists
(
Philately
-
hobby
of
stamp
collecting),
whenever
we
go
to
Philately
counter
to
get
recently
issuedCommomerative
stamps
or
Postal
covers,
they
are
not
available!
that
too
being
Main
GPO
in
Karnataka
state.
Many
times,
have
heard
stock
is
available
only
for
people
who
have
philately
account.
Request
Philatelic
Bureau
to
keep
atleast
new
Commomerative
stamps
in
stock.
Karnpex
will
be
held
at
Shree
Kanteerva
Stadium
here
in
Bangalore
for
3
days
from
5th
to
8th
Jan
2024.
We
can
see
great
collections
from
Philatelists
from
different
states.
Children
can
be
inspired
to
start
their
own
collection
which
will
help
in
general
knowledge(History,
Science,
Military
instititions
Personalities,
Wildlife,
Medical,
Religion
etc.)as
a
hobby.
Sometimes,
a
stamp
in
such
collections
can
become
a
valuable
collector
item..
Encourage
all
to
attend
this
exhibition.