Bhutan Post http://www.bhutanpost.bt/
The Postal Service in Bhutan was first launched on 10th
October 1962 with the opening of a post office in Phuentsholing. In the same
year, post offices were also opened in Paro and Thimphu.
Bhutan became a member of the Universal Postal Union (UPU),
the body of the United Nations concerned with postal affairs, in 1969. Although
Bhutan had already established mail exchange with a few other countries, it was
the first time that its presence was felt at an international postal gathering.
In 1983 Bhutan also became a member of the Asian Pacific Postal Union (APPU).
Until 1st October 1996, the Division of Posts and Telegraphs
was a government body. However, as a part of the Royal Government's policy of
granting autonomy to organizations, which have potential to operate
independently, the Division of Posts and Telegraphs was converted to the status
of an autonomous commercial corporation on 1st October 1996 under the trading
name " Bhutan Post ".
Bhutan Post office photo, photo from Brenda Van Lier:
Mailbox in Bhutan, photos from Piyali Bose:
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