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Vikram : goes to the post office to buy Postage Supplies and to register professional letters.

Vikram ;(At the  stamps office). I want to buy
 Postage letter forms and 10 Post stamps of Rupees 5 each, please.

Clerk : Counting off twenty Postal letter forms and 10 Post stamps . Here you are.

Vikram :How much 20 Postal letter forms and 10 Post stamps cost?

Clerk :Each Postal letter form is for 5 rupees. post office

So twenty Postal letter forms will be worth rupees hundred. Rs fifty for 10Post stamps.

Vikram :Here are One hundred & fifty rupees . Where do I register professional letters in the post office?

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Postal Offices

Clerk : Please go to our Post Office  counter for Registered letters

Vikarma:(Going up to the Registered letters Counter) I want to send thispadded envelope as registered letter , please.

Clerk :Have you given the complete postal mail address of the addressee and also the sender’s postal address?

Vikram : Yes, Sir.I have written the postal mail address.

Clerk: Right. Now let me weigh the padded envelope to decide the postal charges. (Put the letter envelope on the postage scale) .Value of stampsrequired will be Rs 10.00 . Please go back to the post stamps counter, buy post stamps worth ten, stick it on this envelope and then come back to me.

Vikram goes to buy postal stamps and comes back to the Registered Letterscounter.

Vikram: Here you are. The postal stamp has been affixed. Is the Post Officeopen tomorrow or it is post office holiday?

Clerk: No, the Postal Offices will close for three Post office Holidays.

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Postal Supplies

Clerk :That’s good. Now I’ll give you a payment receipt and paste post stampson your padded envelope There you are, here is your payment receipt.

Vikram:Thank you. What else can we send from the post office here? What other postal service available here? Also tell me what are the office hour of thePost Office.

Clerk :We also have online postal service here. And the postal clerk at the other end of the room sends off telegrams. You can also buy Indian Stamps andfirst day covers. Any one can send money to anyone . You can send money order to any postal addresses.

Vikram : (walking over to the telegrams counter). How do I send a telegram, Sir?

Clerk : You fill out this form. Fill in the name and address of the person to whom you want to send telegram. Then you write message. Finally you write your own name and address.

Vikram: Do I have to put any post stamps on the telegrams ?

Clerk : No. You pay us for every word used in the telegram. The rates per word for ordinary and urgent message are different..

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Vikram : Thank you.

Vikram: goes back to the stamps sale counter in the post office.

Vikram : Excuse me sir, can I write a letter to my pen friend in England on thisInland Letter form?

Clerk : No. For writing a letter to a person who lives outside India, you have to pay more money. If you write a letter enclosed in an envelope, you have to payPostal Price Rs.6.50 for post stamps, . 

Vikram : It seems to be very expensive to write to pen friends.abroad.

Clerk: You could write by sea-mail. That would be cheaper but your letter will take longer to each your friend.

Vikram :I think I’ll write to my friend by sea mail.

Clerk : Certainly. Here you are.

Vikram And I’ll pay you Rs.4.50. What is the postal address of this  post office.

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