点评:The colonial Tudor style two storied structure with an eye-catching clock tower known to be built in 1894 was a bustling spot. Many visitors were seen buying picture postcards and stamps from this historic postal precinct and posting them. It was already a very popular place with the tourists as we observed the place being filled with them out numbering the local patrons. It was catering to many of the tourist needs like selling souvenirs, picture postcards, cards for events, stamps, first day covers, key tags and other paraphernalia while providing postal services. On the day of our visit the weather was bad with some rains and the floor area meant for customers within the post office was wet due to some serious leaks of the roof. With all that mess, still the officers remained very calm and cheerful and went about serving the visitors efficiently. They had somehow managed to keep all that were on display safe from getting wet by the unfortunate conditions. It was obvious that mint stamps would have required protection from the humid conditions.
This iconic centre with its beautiful façade and overall design indeed was a tourist attraction and the heritage building was serving a great service. It was a place to enjoy the old-world charm. Counters which might have undergone modification in later years appeared to be out of place in character to this old interior. A postal museum within this building depicting the early postal services would have been a great asset for the visitors to spend more time and issuing a stamp with the picture of this post office exclusively to be sold at this post office and franking it with a dedicated seal when posting items from there would have been a great memorabilia.
翻译:这座建于1894年的殖民时期都铎风格的两层建筑,矗立着一座引人注目的钟楼,曾经熙熙攘攘。许多游客从这个历史悠久的邮局购买明信片和邮票,然后寄出。这里早已成为游客的热门之地,我们看到这里挤满了游客,甚至超过了当地居民的数量。邮局不仅提供邮政服务,还满足了众多游客的需求,例如出售纪念品、明信片、活动卡片、邮票、首日封、钥匙扣和其他相关物品。我们参观的那天,天气恶劣,下着小雨,由于屋顶严重漏水,邮局内供顾客使用的地面被淋湿了。尽管如此,工作人员仍然保持着冷静和愉快的态度,高效地为游客提供服务。他们设法保护了所有展品,避免在恶劣的天气下被淋湿。显然,崭新的邮票需要防潮措施。
这座标志性中心外观优美,整体设计精美,的确是一处旅游景点,而这座历史建筑也提供了卓越的服务。这里是感受旧世界魅力的绝佳去处。柜台或许是后来经过改造的,与这古老的内部装潢格格不入。如果能在建筑内设立一个展示早期邮政服务的邮政博物馆,吸引游客在此停留更长时间,那将是一项巨大的财富。此外,如果能发行印有该邮局图片的邮票,并在邮局独家销售,并在邮局寄出邮件时盖上专用印章,也将成为一份难忘的纪念品。