Automotive transportation of postal mail, in the world, held since the end of the 19th century. In our country, in areas under the Austro-Hungarian Empire, it was noted that since in 1899, used motor tricycles for emptying the bag, and the cars of the early 20 century.
published July 21st, 2013
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The Mail Cart
The extension of rural deliveries to each household completed in 1897 saw the need for horsed mail carts as these communities were often not conveniently served by rail to allow mail from Head and Salaried Post Offices to be transported there.
published June 22nd, 2013
published June 9th, 2013
The motif for this year’s EUROPA stamps is environmentally friendly postal vehicles – the bicycle and the electrical car.
published June 7th, 2013
Ukrposhta has issued its official Europa 2013 stamps.
This years Europa theme is “Postal Vehicles”!!
published May 30th, 2013
With the new “Postal Vehicles” Europa stamps, Swiss Post is positioning itself as a forward-looking
published May 21st, 2013
A loyal Japanese member of the postal service The strangest thing is that the writer of these words is the same age as a long-standing and loyal Japanese member of the Faroese postal service. The Japanese referred to here is a “Suzuki”. Anyone with the slightest knowledge of cars knows that Suzuki is a Japanese car manufacturer.
published May 19th, 2013
Each year PostEurop, the Association of European Postal Operators, offers its members the opportunity of issuing EUROPA stamps on a common topic.
published May 18th, 2013
The 2013 Europa theme is Postal vehicles. We have chosen to feature a Toyota Auris Hybrid delivery car. Being a silent-running model with no combustion when standing, this eco-friendly car offers several advantages for the environment.
published May 17th, 2013
On May 2, 2013, An Post issued two stamps as its contribution to the 2013 Europa stamp issue. The theme of the issue was ‘Postal Vehicles’, with the emphasis on vehicles used to deliver mail.
published May 14th, 2013
In 1993, PostEurop took over the management of the Europa issues and has been organised the annual competition of the “Best Europa stamp” since 2002.
published April 2nd, 2013
