Editing Local post (section)

{{Short description|Mail service operating within a limited geographical area}}
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[[File:DBSR local post stamp.JPG|right|thumb|An 1865 local stamp of the ''Danube and Black Sea Railway Kustendje Harbour Company Limited'']]
[[File:Shchigry Zemstvo Stamp.jpg|right|thumb|An 1882 [[Zemstvo]] stamp]]
[[File:Liannos-Local-Ottoman-Post.JPG|thumb|Local stamps of the 1865 ''Liannos et Cie'' post in [[Constantinople]]]]
[[File:Hamburg 1863 local stamp one Sch.jpg|thumb|upright|Private local postage stamp of [[Hamburg]], issued 1863]]
[[File:Stamp of Finland - 1955 - Colnect 577813 - Helsinki Harbour.jpeg|thumb|upright|Local postage stamp of [[Helsinki]], issued 1955]]
[[File:Rattlesnake Island local post cover 31 December 1966.jpg|thumbnail|upright|A [[Rattlesnake Island (Lake Erie)|Rattlesnake Island]] local post [[cover (philately)|cover]] of 31 December 1966]]
[[File:StampThule1935Michel3.jpg|thumb|upright|A local post stamp of [[Thule]], Greenland]]

A '''local post''' is a [[mail]] service that operates only within a limited geographical area, typically a [[city]] or a single transportation route. Historically, some local posts have been operated by governments, while others, known as '''private local posts''' have been for-profit companies. Today, many [[stamp collectors]] operate '''hobbyists' local posts''', issuing their own postal stamps known as "locals" or "[[Cinderella stamp|cinderellas]]" for other collectors but rarely carrying any mail.