Title
View of the General Post Office
Year/Period
Late 19th century
Region
Singapore
Object Type
Material
Dimension
Image size: 21.6 x 27.6 cm
Accession No.
1993-00285-009
Collection of
The General Post Office was built in 1874 in Commercial Square or what is known today as Raffles Place. Its function was mainly to facilitate the mailing transactions of the business community. Later, a savings bank was added for the general public as the majority of the population living in Singapore only had the corner exchange shop or pawnshop to rely upon in times of difficulty.
