<Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> This article needs additional citations for verification . Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . Unsourced material may be challenged and removed . (August 2012) (Learn how and when to remove this template message) </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> This article needs additional citations for verification . Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . Unsourced material may be challenged and removed . (August 2012) (Learn how and when to remove this template message) </Td> </Tr> <P> A postal order is a financial instrument usually intended for sending money through the mail . It is purchased at a post office and is payable at another post office to the named recipient . A small fee for the service, known as poundage, is paid by the purchaser . In the United States, this is known as a postal money order . Postal orders are not legal tender, but a type of promissory note, similar to a cheque . </P> <P> The postal order is a direct descendent of the money order, which had been established by a private company in 1792 . During World War I and World War II, British postal orders were temporarily declared legal tender to save paper and labour . Postal orders can be bought and redeemed at post offices in the UK, although a crossed postal order must be paid into a bank account . Until April 2006 they came in fixed denominations but due to increased popularity they were redesigned to make them more flexible and secure . They now have the payee and value added at the time of purchase, making them more like a cheque . The fee for using this form of payment falls into one of three bands - details are available on the Post Office website . The maximum value of postal order available is £ 250.00 with the fee capped at £ 12.50 . </P>

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