Of course it was, and I knew that, or at least used to. Not quite sure what brain was thinking. :)
Royal Mail goes back to Henry VIII or Elizabeth's time, perhaps further, but it was royal mail only then, not for the mere public yet. I think that might have come before the Civil War, and before post offices. Don't know what happened to Royal Mail during Cromwell's time. Given the start date of the GPO, post might simply be one of the many things that had legislation between Civil War and restoration. All those were thrown out and re-legislated or forgotten.
Yeah, I got the feeling it was a brain fart, so I hope starting with "BTW" made it come off as a friendly note.
I know, I know, this is the internet so I should have coughed up a bolus of lava, skewering your entire claim based on a trivial misstatement, and claiming that your motivation was to support that political party I detest.. I apologise for letting society down.
Royal Mail goes back to Henry VIII or Elizabeth's time, perhaps further, but it was royal mail only then, not for the mere public yet. I think that might have come before the Civil War, and before post offices. Don't know what happened to Royal Mail during Cromwell's time. Given the start date of the GPO, post might simply be one of the many things that had legislation between Civil War and restoration. All those were thrown out and re-legislated or forgotten.