A full mailbox is a happy mailbox! World through postcards, postcrossing and covers

Showing posts with label 1. Post Offices & Mail Box. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 1. Post Offices & Mail Box. Show all posts

Wednesday 4 March 2020

Ngara Tanzania - Mailbox and Post Office

My dear friend Holger Kaufhold visited Ngara Post Office in Tanzania, in January 2020, and he was so kind to make those photos for my blog! Thank you! 

Wiki: Ngara is a small town in Ngara District, Kagera Region, in Tanzania, East Africa..

Ngara town is small with an estimated population of 8,000 to 10,000 people. The international community is small with the Anglican Church of Tanzania, Diocese of Kagera, and four NGOs employing a handful of expatriate staff. Occasionally, there are also visiting staff, consultants and missionaries.






Tuesday 19 February 2019

Tanzania Zanzibar Post Office - Shangani old town area

One of my friends was in his holiday in Zanzibar. And he was so kind to make photos with the post office and mail boxes located in Shangani old town area. That part was designated in 2000 as UNESCO .
More info about Tanzania Post here: https://www.posta.co.tz/

Enjoy (And thank you Marcel!)







Saturday 9 February 2019

Lebanon post office and mailbox

Lebanon Post office in Beirut, photos given by my dear friend Nora Schneider (photos made in February 2019). You can find more information about Lebanon post here: https://www.libanpost.com/english/about-us/overview






Wednesday 9 January 2019

0200 Chisinau View Touristic card with special postcrossing postmark and stamp!

Sent: 02.02.2019
Received 07.01.2019
Travel time:  5 days

Sender Ala Nicoreanu from Moldova.



The postcard shows unusual street statues placed on the streets of Chisinau. More details here:
https://en.publika.md/unusual-statue-on-streets-of-chisinau-photos_2629397.html

What is really amazing is the postmark dedicated - for one entire year - to postcrossing and for postcrossers. The postmark is valid starting January 2nd, 2019, till 2019, Decembeer 31st. Can be used for postcards only in Main Post Office - Posta Centrala - in Chisinau, rep Moldova.
(Bd Stefan Cel Mare si Sfand nr 134)



Monday 7 January 2019

0196 Largest post office Istanbul Turkey touristic card

Sent 19.12.2018
Received 07.01.2018
Travel time 18 days

Sender Elif, via postcrossing, teşekkür ederim, dear lady! 

Is my 1000 registered card on postcrossing!!!  :) 




Wiki: The Istanbul Grand Post Office, aka Istanbul Main Post Office, (Turkish: Büyük Postane) is an office building for postal services located at Sirkeci quarter of Fatih district in Istanbul, Turkey. It was designed by architect Vedat Tek in First Turkish National architectural style and was constructed between 1905 and 1909. The four-story building houses a post office, the Sirkeci Post Office (Turkish: Sirkeci PTT Merkezi), office space for regional administration and also since 2000 the Istanbul Postal Museum (Turkish: PTT İstanbul Müzesi). It is Turkey's largest post office building.

Initially planned for use as the building of Ministry of Post and Telegraph (Ottoman Turkish: Posta ve Telgraf Nezareti‎) in the Ottoman Empire, its construction began in 1905, and was completed in 1909. An inscription in Ottoman Turkish alphabet on the tiled panel above the main entrance denotes "Ministry of Post and Telegraph". The building was renamed "New Post Office" (Turkish: Yeni Postane) in the 1930s, some time after the establishment of the Turkish Republic, and then "Grand Post Office" (Turkish: Büyük Postane).

In the early years of the Republic, between 1927 and 1936, the building temporarily housed Istanbul Radio. From 1958 on, it was used solely for postal and telegraphy services. Today, the ground floor is the Sirkeci Post Office, the first floor is occupied by its directorate while the second and third floors are offices for the regional post directorate of Istanbul's European side.

On May 6, 2000, part of the building was converted into Istanbul Postal Museum occupying four stories. The museum informs visitors about the history of communication and telecommunication services in the country that officially began on October 23, 1840. The museum consists of four sections for post, telegraph, telephone and postage stamps.

Friday 4 January 2019

Post office and mailboxes in Hammamet Yasmine, Tunisia

Post office and Mail boxes (old and new) in Hammamet Yasmine, Tunisia. Photos sent by Anne, from Luxembourg, from her trip there in January 2019. (Thank you) 






No English available information on official site: http://www.poste.tn/
Wiki: The Tunisian Post (Arabic : البريد التونسي) is the company responsible for postal service in Tunisia. It also operates banking services within Tunisia as well. The company was founded in 1847, and was admitted to the Universal Post Union in 1878. The Tunisian Post opened the Caisse d'Épargne Nationale Tunisienne (Tunisian National Savings Bank) in 1956.

Wednesday 2 January 2019

Post Office in Kemer, Turkey


Post Office in Kemer, Antalya, Turkey. Photo made by my friend Veerlem from Belgium, during her trip in December in Turkey. (Thank you!) 




Wiki:

Ptt, an abbreviation for Posta ve Telgraf Teşkilatı, is the national post and telegraph directorate of Turkey. Formerly, the organization was named Posta Telgraf Telefon. After the privatization of the telephone telecommunications service business, the directorate was renamed, keeping its acronym. It is headquartered in Ankara, and is known as TURKISH POST internationally

Official site: http://en.ptt.gov.tr/ptten#portal

Monday 31 December 2018

Post Office in Male, Maldives

Post office in Male, Maldives, photo made in 2018, December 23, and sent to me by my friend Carlos Armendariz (from Mexico) - from his travel in Maldives.






Maldives Post Limited is a 100% government owned company with a network of 14 Atoll Post offices and 170 agency post offices across the nation providing access to postal service in all inhibited islands.

Since the establishment of postal service in the country, over the course of 109 years of service, postal services witnessed different phases of development. Postal services have played a vital role as a basic communication medium in the country for many years. Today, Maldives Post Limited plays the role of National Postal Operator in the country as mandated by the Postal Law. The company operates in a competitive market facing great many challenges owing to the rapid changes being taken place in the communication market. This is mainly due to technological advancements and improvement in mobile communication. Maldives Post Limited is a privileged member of Universal Postal Union (UPU) since 1967 and is also a member of Asia Pacific Postal Union (APPU).

Maldives Post intend to provide customers innovative solutions through structural and operational enhancements based on our expertise and experience in managing complex postal networks. Maldives Post is indeed very keen on utilizing the latest technologies related to the product line to increase convenience.

Mail represents the core business for Maldives Post. Apart from the traditional mail services rendered, Maldives Post is widely engaged in the provision of financial services and other agency services. Much of our focus has been on improving and expanding the portfolio of our products and services in line with the changing needs of customers so as to form a platform for future growth.

Thursday 1 March 2018

France La Poste Mailbox


Info from wikipedia.; the original site don't offer also English version. 

La Poste is a postal service company in France, operating in Metropolitan France as well as in the five French overseas departments and the overseas collectivity of Saint Pierre and Miquelon. Because of bilateral agreements, La Poste also has the responsibility of mail services in Monaco through La Poste Monaco and in Andorra alongside the Spanish company Correos.

The company was created in 1991 following the split of the French PTT, a government department responsible for mail, telegraph and telephone services in France. The PTT, founded in 1879, were then divided between La Poste, which became responsible for postal service, and France Télécom (nowadays Orange) for the telecommunication services. France Télécom was immediately privatised but La Poste has remained a public company. However, because of EU directives requiring member states to introduce competition in their postal service, the French government allowed private postal service companies in 2005 and transformed La Poste into a public-owned company limited by shares in 2010. 

Photo made in May 2017 in Paris Banlieue


Friday 12 January 2018

Austria Post Mail Box

Austrian Post (www.post.at)
Austrian Post is the leading logistics and postal services provider in Austria. Its main business activities include the transport and delivery of letters, direct mail items, print media and parcels. The branch network of Austrian Post ranks among the largest private customer networks in the country, offering high-quality postal, banking and telecommunications products and services to its customers throughout Austria. The company makes an important contribution to safeguarding the nation’s communications and logistics infrastructure based on its nationwide and reliable supply of high quality postal services on behalf of the Austrian population and economy. Moreover, Austrian Post is also represented by subsidiaries in twelve European markets, particularly in the parcel and logistics segment as well as in unaddressed direct mail items..at )


Austrian Post is the leading logistics and postal services provider in Austria. Its main business activities include the transport and delivery of letters, direct mail items, print media and parcels. The branch network of Austrian Post ranks among the largest private customer networks in the country, offering high-quality postal, banking and telecommunications products and services to its customers throughout Austria. The company makes an important contribution to safeguarding the nation’s communications and logistics infrastructure based on its nationwide and reliable supply of high quality postal services on behalf of the Austrian population and economy. Moreover, Austrian Post is also represented by subsidiaries in twelve European markets, particularly in the parcel and logistics segment as well as in unaddressed direct mail items.

An interesting site hosting a great collection of old postcard from worldwide (over 75.000 !) is made by Austrian Public Library here http://akon.onb.ac.at/
Mailbox photo made by me in Vienna Airport:


Sunday 7 January 2018

SMOM - Sobrano Militare Ordine di Malta Post Office and mailbox

SMOM - Sovrano Militare Ordine di Malta Poste Magistrali and Mailbox


The postal administration of the order, known as the Poste Magistrali, was instituted on 20 May 1966 under a Decree of the Grand Master of the order and the first stamps were issued on 15 November 1966. Until recently the stamps were denominated in the currency of the order which was Scudi, Grani and Tari, which roughly equated to the currency of Malta before it joined the Eurozone; 1 scudo = 12 tari = 240 grani = 12 Maltese cents. Since 1 January 2005 the stamps have been denominated in euros.
The stamps are inscribed Poste Magistrali and bear one or more small Maltese Crosses. Early issues were printed by De La Rue, but today a variety of Maltese and Italian printers are used. As well as postage stamps, the Order has produced aerogrammes, maximum cards, first day covers, miniature sheets, postage due stamps and postcards with imprinted stamps.
Each year, one stamp issue is devoted to St. John the Baptist, who is the Order's Patron Saint, and one to the celebration of Christmas.
The SMOM is not a member of the Universal Postal Union.
The post office is located in Italy, Rome, on street Via dei Condotti 68.

Photos are made by me, during my trip in Italy in July 2016




Mailbox photos are from internet:





Vatican Post Office and Mailbox


Vatican Post is an organization responsible for postal service in Vatican City. The organization is part of the Post and Telegraphy Service.
Vatican Post consists of the Philatelic and Numismatic Office of the Vatican City State. Vatican Post started operations on 1 August 1929 and operates four branch offices, and is member of UPU. (Union Postale Universelle  www.upu.int )

Photos made by me during my trip in Italy, in July 2016.



Italy Mailbox

Poste Italiane ( https://www.posteitaliane.it )

Poste Italiane is Italy's largest service provider and has the most employees of any company in the country. Our group, an important partner to Italian families and businesses for over 150 years, has succeeded in keeping pace with changing times and innovating without compromising its values. We provide post and logistics services and we are also among the main players in the financial services and insurance market in Italy.


Our network of nearly 13,000 post offices – unparalleled in Italy in terms of its size and reach - and our 30,000 delivery personnel make us a key component of Italian society. The strength of our network allows us to serve local communities and offer equal opportunities to all Italians: we provide our 30 million customers (individuals, companies and the government) with a wide range of simple, transparent, easy-to-use and innovative services designed to improve the lives of citizens and make companies more competitive.

Mailbox in Italy photo by me, in Rome - during my trip in July 2016


Friday 5 January 2018

Burundi Post Office and Mail Box


Burundi Post http://www.poste.bi/

Burundi Postal Administration was created under the decree no. 100/021 of March 7th, 1991 and is operating since January 1st, 1992. Erected as a personalized administration and as a legal entity with autonomous management, Burundi Postal Administration is under the authority of the Minister of Transport, Posts and Telecommunications.
A Board of Directors, appointed upon proposal of the Minister, establishes the policy of the Postal Administration and decides on any issue submitted by the Management.



Photos with Deo Niyongeso posting cards and covers from Bujumbura Central Post Office: 









Thursday 4 January 2018

Bhutan Post Office and Mailbox



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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