Municipality of Sihanoukville
Sihanoukville is also known as Kampong Som. There are two (2) post offices in the centre of the Municipality of Sihanoukville: the main post office (that uses the Sihanoukville postmark) and a much small post office near the central market (that uses the 'Psar Leu' postmark).
1. Main Post Office, Sihanoukville
The newly constructed main post office of Sihanoukville located just outside the main town on National Road No. 4 that leads to the Cambodian capital, Phnom Penh.
The sign at the entrance to the newly built main post office for the Municipality of Sihanoukville in S.W. Cambodia.
An example of each of postmarks available at the main post office of Sihanoukville: the one to the left, from 2005, gives the month in abbreviated letters (SEP), whereas the 2009 postmark (above, right) gives the same in numbers (11); the year is shown in full (2005) in the older postmark whereas the year is abbreviated (09) in the newer postmark; in addition, the name of the Municipality in the older postmark includes a space between 'SIHANOUK' and 'VILLE', with the newer postmark providing no space. Further differences are the inclusion of the postcode in the older version (18000) but none in the new postmark and the country name in English on the older postmark (CAMBODIA) and in French (CAMBODGE) in the newer postmark.
The interior of the newly constructed main post office of the Municipality of Sihanoukville.
The entrance to the newly built main post office (above, left) in the centre of the Municipality of Sihanoukville; one of two posting boxes (above, right) at each side of the entrance to the main post office of Sihanoukville; the only other known examples of this type of posting box is that at Boeung Pralit District Post Office in the Municipality of Phnom Penh.
The golden crest at each side of the entrance to the main post office in Sihanoukville.
The post office boxes (above, left) available for rent inside the new main post office of Sihanoukville, as seen above; small P.O. Boxes are numbered from 9437 to 9544 and the larger sized P.O. Boxes are numbered 9545 up to 9624.
The old main post office in central Sihanoukville (left) now replaced with the much larger structure as shown above.
Inside the old central post office of Sihanoukville (in 2005) showing the red posting box and the iCom transceiver radio on the table infront of the post office staff member; to the left of the desk is a bench. This rudimentary office has now been replaced with the large building shown at the top of this page.
2. Psar Leu Post Office, central Sihanoukville town, Municipality of Sihanoukville
The small Psar Leu post office (above, left) in the centre of Sihanoukville town and its postmark (above, right) with the 18200 postcode.
A view on entering the town of Sihanoukville, the centre of the Municipality of the same name, located on the Gulf of Thailand in Southwestern Cambodia, almost 300km's from the Cambodian capital, Phnom Penh.
The refurbished Psar Leu market in the centre of Sihanoukville town.
A wide selection of fresh fruit for sale next to the Psar Leu post office in the centre of Sihanoukville town.
3. Veal Renh District Post Office, Municipality of Sihanoukville
A District Post Office is located at Veal Renh at the point where National Road No. 3 joins National Road No. 4 that runs between Phnom Penh and Sihanoukville.
Veal Renh District postmark with the 18102 postcode; note the country name written in English rather than French.
Related Sites:
Tourism of Cambodia Travel Guide to Sihanoukville: http://www.tourismcambodia.com/travelguides/provinces/?ProId=22