general delivery

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gen′eral deliv′ery, 

1. a postal service that delivers mail to a specific post office where it is held for pickup by the addressee.
2. the postal department that handles such mail.
• 1830–40, American.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

general delivery noun

1. an address on mail indicating that it should be kept at a specified post office until collected by the addressee
2. the mail-delivery service or post-office department that handles mail having this address

Also called (not in the US or Canada): poste restante