1884 | First post office opens in Manama under the India Post’s management. |
1933 | First set of stamps with Bahrain’s name issued and bearing the image of British Monarch King George V. |
1946 | Second post office opens in Muharraq. |
1948 | English Post assumes responsibility for managing postal services and operations and issues British stamps with Bahrain’s name. |
1950 | An independent post office for BAPCO opens in Awali. |
1953 | First collection of local Bahraini stamps with a 1.5 anna denomination and bearing the picture of His Highness the late Amir Shaikh Salman bin Hamad Al-Khalifa, the ruler of Bahrain. |
1966 | Bahrain assumes responsibility for managing postal services and operations. |
1968 | Bahrain becomes a member of the Arab Postal Union and a founding member of the Gulf Postal Organisation. |
1973 | Bahrain becomes a member of the Universal Postal Union. |
1977 | Bahrain becomes a member to the GCC Post Authority. |
2002 | First collection of stamps issued with the name ‘Kingdom of Bahrain’. |
2005 | Bahrain Post develops launches new brand identity and logo. |
2023 | Bahrain Post successfully passes the external audit and renews its ISO certificate (ISO 900:2015) |
2023 | Obtaining the Golden Shield at (Muharraq Post Office) for the Government Service Centers Award, and (Isa Town Post Office) obtaining the Silver Shield (rating 4) |