Iceland Post ( Isl. Íslandspóstur ) is an Icelandic postal operator providing postal services. The company belongs to the Ministry of Communications of Iceland and is a monopolist in the field of transportation and delivery of mail on the island. It has a network of 120 post offices .
| Íslandspóstur | |
|---|---|
| Type of | state limited company |
| Base | December 27, 1997 |
| Location |  Iceland : Reykjavik |
| Industry | postal service ( ISIC :5310 ) |
| Products | post services |
| Turnover | 4 964 256 million ISK ( 2005 ) |
| Number of employees | 1100 |
| Parent company | Ministry of Communications of Iceland |
| Site | postur.is |
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History
The history of mail in Iceland dates back to May 13, 1776, when King Christian VII , King of Denmark and, at the same time, Iceland, ordered the creation of a postal service in the country. According to the king’s order, 18 district postal administrations were formed on the island and the post of chief postmaster in Bessastadir , the residence of the Danish governor, was established [1] . Two years later, in 1778, postal ships began to run regularly between Reykjavik and Copenhagen once a year. In 1851, the number of flights was increased to three, and in 1858 to six (between April and November). Later, a postal service was established between Reykjavik and Liverpool, and since 1870, Danish postal ships began to call in the Faroe and Shetland Islands and in the northern ports of Scotland [2] .
Domestic transportation of correspondence began in 1782. Since 1831, mail was delivered eight times a year to residents of the west coast. Since 1837, this system has spread to the east coast, and since 1849 - to the southeast [2] .
On February 26, 1872, a decree was issued in Iceland on the issue of own brands. The first Icelandic postage stamps came into circulation on January 1, 1873, and at the same time, the first post offices began to open on the island. The first issue consisted of five stamps with a pattern identical to that of the Danish stamps of 1870 (crowned face value in the oval), with the name of the country “Island”.
The postal ship Laura, delivering mail from Denmark to the Faroe Islands and to Iceland. 1898]
Postage stamp Iceland from the second issue (1876) ( Mi # 11A)
Postage stamp on a file with an overprint of a new face value (1897) ( Mi # 18)
Postage stamp with the overprint "Í GILDI / '02 —'03" (1902) ( Mi # 31B)
A postman at the head of a horse caravan of horses, 1909
Mail carts depart from Hlemmur Square, 1915
In 1935, the postal service of Iceland and the national telephone company of Iceland were merged into a single state-owned postal and telephone company ( fig . Póstur-og-Sími letters. "Mail and Phone"). At the end of December 1997, this company was divided into two separate companies - telephone ( Isl. Landssími ) and postal ( Isl. Íslandspóstur ).
Modernity
For 2016, the post office of Iceland is one of Iceland's largest employers, with more than 1,200 employees. A large number of post offices have been opened across the country, and in order to optimize the speed of delivery and improve the quality of services, it is planned to further expand the network of offices.
The company operates in three areas:
- post services;
- Logistics and logistics support services;
- customs brokerage services.
Iceland Post offers the following services:
- Internal mail (using airplanes and cars, sometimes shipping on ships and boats is also used);
- International mail (using airplanes, ships are sometimes used);
Headquarters
The head office of the company is located in Reykjavik , at :
Stórhöfða 29, 110 Reykjavík, Ísland
Gallery
Post Office in Isafjordur
Main Post Office Building in Reykjvik
Post office in Styhkisholmur
Rural mailbox
Mailbox at the main post office
Sample Icelandic Post Stamp
See also
- History of Post and Postage Stamps of Iceland
- Postal Codes in Iceland
Notes
- ↑ Akhmetyev M. The first stamps of Iceland and their anniversaries (Russian) // Philately of the USSR: journal. - 1979. - No. 1 . - S. 47-51 .
- ↑ 1 2 Iceland (Republic of Iceland) // Philatelic geography. European foreign countries / N. I. Vladinets. - M .: Radio and communications, 1981. - 160 p. (Retrieved October 5, 2010)
Literature
- Skipting Pósts og síma hf. samþykkt // Morgunblaðið. - 1997. - August 30. - S. 4 .
- Íslandspóstur hf. nýtt hlutafélag um póstþjónustu // Morgunblaðið. - 1997. - December 28. - S. 14 .
- Skipting Pósts og síma hf. samþykkt // Morgunblaðið. - 1997. - August 30. - S. 6B .
Links
- Rekstrarleyfi Íslandspósts hf. . Post og fjarskiptastofnun.
- Tap hjá Íslandspósti . Gagnasafn Morgunblaðsins.
- Ný póstmiðstöð Íslandspósts . Gagnasafn Morgunblaðsins.
- Ný póstmiðstöð Íslandspósts . Gagnasafn Morgunblaðsins.
- Tilraun með heimakstur ábyrgðarbréfa . Gagnasafn Morgunblaðsins.
- Nýr angi af póstversluninni . Gagnasafn Morgunblaðsins.
- Nær til 90% þjóðarinnar unopened . Gagnasafn Morgunblaðsins.
- Ný póstafgreiðsla í Staðarskála . Gagnasafn Morgunblaðsins.
- Teljum Netið gullið tækifæri en ekki nema takmarkaða ógn unspecified . Gagnasafn Morgunblaðsins.
- Breytingar á pósthúsi og pósti . Gagnasafn Morgunblaðsins.
- Aukin þjónusta TNT Hraðflutninga . Gagnasafn Morgunblaðsins.
- Offset kaupir e-póstdeild Íslandspósts . Gagnasafn Morgunblaðsins.
- Íslandspóstur kaupir tvíorkubíla . Gagnasafn Morgunblaðsins.
- Skrifstofur Íslandspósts flytja . Gagnasafn Morgunblaðsins.
- Íslandspóstur opnar frímerkjasölu . Gagnasafn Morgunblaðsins.
- Beðinn að dreifa ösku látinnar konu . Gagnasafn Morgunblaðsins.
- Íslandspóstur kaupir Samskipti ehf. . Gagnasafn Morgunblaðsins.
- Íslandspóstur kaupir skeytaþjónustu Símans . Gagnasafn Morgunblaðsins.
- Hyggst stofna nýtt póstdreifingarfyrirtæki með Frétt hf. . Gagnasafn Morgunblaðsins.
- Póstkassar á brott . Gagnasafn Morgunblaðsins.
- Framkvæmdir hefjast við nýtt pósthús á Húsavík unopened . Gagnasafn Morgunblaðsins.