Postal Museum
Anita Rao KashiAnita Rao Kashi/Guest Contributor/SIGHTSEEING IN MYSORE/ Updated : May 8, 2017, 14:06 IST
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Located inside the Postal Training Center in Nazarbad, the Postal Museum is one of the most unusual and rare museums in the country. It depicts the country’s over one and half century’s history. On display is an array of paraphern … Read more
Located inside the Postal Training Center in Nazarbad, the Postal Museum is one of the most unusual and rare museums in the country. It depicts the country’s over one and half century’s history. On display is an array of paraphernalia that relate to the postal tradition such as bells and poles used by Post Runners (post carriers who ran from place to place and used bells to attract attention) and leather water bags used to keep water cool. Read less

Located inside the Postal Training Center in Nazarbad, the Postal Museum is one of the most unusual and rare museums in the country. It depicts the country’s over one and half century’s history. On display is an array of paraphernalia that relate to the postal tradition such as bells and poles used by Post Runners (post carriers who ran from place to place and used bells to attract attention) and leather water bags used to keep water cool. There’s a philately section with stamps from various eras. Besides there are badges, spears, shiny red post boxes, Morse code equipment, weights and measures, uniform worn by postmen, collection pouches and sling bags are also on display.
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