Post Office Turned Into A Home.

I almost had a heart attach when the first picture came up. This is a exact replica of my hometown post office which I could not believe closed. Turns out just the same floor plan. It is a really neat idea.

http://www.thisoldhouse.com/toh/pho...2847,00.html

That is sooooo brilliant. What a beautiful home and amazing use of a historical building. And I'm sure any of us would have loved to help with the renovation, just for the chance to snoop around in an old PO.

After posting my earlier query about the year of issue for two cancelled DDR stamps, I had a related afterthought. Back in 1954 the German Democratic Republic (GDR) issued reprints of existing standard stamps but "x'ed" out the previous value (say, 16 pfennigs)and printed a new value (in this case 15 pfennigs)on the stamp. Thus standard DDR mail that year featured a bonus in the "workers' paradise" -- a cost reduction! Or so it appears. Is it possible that this postal move simply reduced the cost of "old" stamps but may actually have increased the cost of mailing a letter, thus cancelling out the saving? I'd enjoy responses from some who may have lived through that period in the DDR and can provide some factual background on this. Thanks in advance.

Lyn Shepard

Nymagee post office (third picture in the top row) is also a post office which has been turned into a home.

http://www.ramblinsound.com.au/phot...nymagee.html

And another picture

http://bonzle.com/c/a?a=col&mo=3973...&fn=ekampipf

That is almost identical to my home town AND my current towns Post Office!

Great article. I'm esp envious of the library!

Isn't a post office turned into a home is a much better idea than a post office turned into a "Bar and Grill" as in this example? I understand this photo is from Fulton, Missouri: