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MaltaPost

January 01, 1970

MaltaPost p.l.c. is the postal service company in Malta. The public limited company took over the postal services previously carried out by Posta Limited, and started operating on 1 May 1998.[1]

MaltaPost p.l.c.
MaltaPost Head Office at Marsa
Company typePublic limited company
MSE: MTP
IndustryPostal service
PredecessorPosta Limited
Founded16 April 1998 (1998-04-16)
Headquarters
Marsa
,
Malta
Area served
Malta
Websitewww.maltapost.com

History edit

MaltaPost p.l.c. was registered with the Malta Registry of Companies as a public limited company on 16 April 1998. It took over from Posta Limited on 1 May of that year. On 31 January 2002, MaltaPost was partially privatized when the government sold 35% to Transcend Worldwide Ltd, a subsidiary company of New Zealand Post Ltd. In September 2007 the government sold 25% of its shareholding in MaltaPost to Lombard Bank plc, which effectively became the majority shareholder in the company with 60% shareholding. The other 40% were sold to the public in January 2008.[2]

In 2011 MaltaPost carried out a series of reforms, including adopting a new logo.[3]

MaltaPost inaugurated the Malta Postal Museum in June 2016.[4]

Stamps edit

Main article: Postage stamps and postal history of Malta § Postage stamps

MaltaPost issued its first stamps on 27 May 1998, and the issue consisted of a set of 4 commemorating the International Year of the Ocean. Less than a year after MaltaPost took over, in early 1999, the German company Bundesdruckerei began printing Maltese stamps instead of the local company Printex Limited. MaltaPost's first definitive was issued between 1999 and 2003, and it showed Maltese flowers. In 2004, Printex began printing Maltese stamps once again. Since then, the number of sets per year has increased and photography began to be used more often on stamps, especially in 2008–2009. Many recent issues are based on paintings or photos or graphic designs designed by MaltaPost itself. Many stamps are based on local topics, and English is the predominant language on stamps. MaltaPost takes part in various stamp issuing programmes including EUROPA and SEPAC.

Since 2022 there have been a lot of sets with high values when standard local postage is €0.37.

Outlets edit

 
Birżebbuġa Branch Post Office
 
Colonial pillar box in Senglea.
 
Modern post box in Mellieħa.
 
MaltaPost Fiat Doblò Mk2 van in St. Julian's.

Postal hubs edit

There are 4 hubs in Malta and 1 in Gozo, each locality in Malta and Gozo is under one of these hubs.

Name Address Locality
Central 1 Hub Qormi Road Marsa
Central 2 Hub Mensija Road San Ġwann
South Hub Our Lady of Sorrows Street Żejtun
North Hub St Paul's Street San Pawl il-Bahar
Gozo Hub Saint Elizabeth Street Xewkija, Gozo

Post offices edit

 
Post box in Sliema with royal monogram of Queen Elizabeth II.

A code starting with "R" indicates a Branch Post Office (BPO), and one with "S" indicates a Sub Post Office (SPO). The latter are usually located in shops such as stationers. Currently (September 2015) MaltaPost operates 35 BPOs (including 5 in Gozo) and 28 SPOs (including 3 in Gozo).[5]

Code Address Locality
R01 Qormi Road Marsa
R02 Victory Street Qormi
R03 Dun Ġulju Muscat Street Luqa
R04 Malta International Airport Luqa
R05 Saint Catherine Street Żurrieq
R06 Sciortino Street Żebbuġ
R07 Parish Square Rabat
R08 Main Street Balzan
R09 Valley Road Birkirkara
R10 21 September Avenue Naxxar
R11 Constitution Street Mosta
R12 New Windmill Street Mellieħa
R13 Wax Alley San Pawl il-Baħar
R14 Dolmen Street Buġibba
R15 Naxxar Street San Ġwann
R16 Paceville Street San Ġiljan
R17 Manwel Dimech Street Sliema
R18 Meme' Scicluna Square Gżira
R19 Gwardamanġa Hill Pietà
R20 Ferrovija Street Ħamrun
R21 Castille Square Valletta
R22 Old Bakery Street Valletta
R23 Antoine de Paule Square Paola
R24 Fuq San Pawl Bormla
R25 Convent Street Żabbar
R26 Saint Lucian Street Żejtun
R27 Żarenu Dalli Street Birżebbuġa
R28 Visitation Street Għarb, Gozo
R29 Republic Street Victoria, Gozo
R30 Racecourse Street Xagħra, Gozo
R31 North Street Nadur, Gozo
R32 J. F. de Chambray Street Għajnsielem, Gozo
R33 University Campus Msida
R34 Sir Adrian Dingli Street Sliema
R35 G. Bessiera Street Swieqi
S01 Saint Nicholas Square Siġġiewi
S02 Parish Street Mqabba
S04 Eroj Swatar Square Birkirkara
S06 Marina Street Marsaskala
S07 Victory Square Birgu
S08 Archbishop Gonzi Square Kalkara
S09 Saint Thomas Street Fgura
S10 Market Square Tarxien
S12 Frenċ Abela Square Dingli
S14 Ġorġ Borg Olivier Street Mellieħa
S15 Kananea Street Attard
S16 Mannarino Street Birkirkara
S17 L. Casolani Street Birkirkara
S20 Saint Bartholomeo Street Għargħur
S21 Feliċ Borġ Street San Ġwann
S22 Ċensu Xerri Street Sliema
S23 Testaferrata Street Ta' Xbiex
S26 Our Lady of Sorrows Street San Lawrenz
S29 Victory Street Birkirkara
S30 Kaħli Street San Pawl il-Baħar
S31 Orvieto Street Kerċem, Gozo
S32 Manoel de Vilhena Street Gżira
S33 Wesgħa Bir Id-Deheb Għaxaq
S35 Marfa Road Mellieħa
S36 Fleur-de-Lys Street Santa Venera
S37 Glormu Cassar Street Mosta
S38 Dun Karm Caruana Street Għasri, Gozo
S39 Imhazen Street Floriana

Other edit

There are an additional 431 authorized stamp vendors in Malta and Gozo. Letterboxes are also found in practically every locality.

Postal codes edit

Main article: Postal codes in Malta

MaltaPost initially continued to use postal codes as they were in the 1990s. In 2007 they changed the postcodes of all addresses in the Maltese Islands. Each code consist of three letters, that differ by locality, and four numbers, for example MTP 1001 (the postcode of MaltaPost's main complex in Marsa).

See also edit

 
Wikimedia Commons has media related to MaltaPost.

References edit

  1. ^ The Company. MaltaPost p.l.c. Retrieved 7 July 2014.
  2. ^ Maltapost privatisation latest red-letter day in postal history. Times of Malta, 21 January 2008. Retrieved 7 July 2014.
  3. ^ Maltapost rebrands and offers new service. Times of Malta, 26 March 2011. Retrieved 7 July 2014.
  4. ^ . MaltaPost. 17 June 2016. Archived from the original on 21 June 2016.
  5. ^ Search Letter Box and Outlets. MaltaPost p.l.c. Retrieved 18 September 2015.

External links edit

  • Official website
  • Philatelic Bureau

January 01, 1970
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MaltaPost p l c is the postal service company in Malta The public limited company took over the postal services previously carried out by Posta Limited and started operating on 1 May 1998 1 MaltaPost p l c MaltaPost Head Office at MarsaCompany typePublic limited companyTraded asMSE MTPIndustryPostal servicePredecessorPosta LimitedFounded16 April 1998 1998 04 16 HeadquartersMarsa MaltaArea servedMaltaWebsitewww maltapost com Contents 1 History 2 Stamps 3 Outlets 3 1 Postal hubs 3 2 Post offices 3 3 Other 4 Postal codes 5 See also 6 References 7 External linksHistory editMaltaPost p l c was registered with the Malta Registry of Companies as a public limited company on 16 April 1998 It took over from Posta Limited on 1 May of that year On 31 January 2002 MaltaPost was partially privatized when the government sold 35 to Transcend Worldwide Ltd a subsidiary company of New Zealand Post Ltd In September 2007 the government sold 25 of its shareholding in MaltaPost to Lombard Bank plc which effectively became the majority shareholder in the company with 60 shareholding The other 40 were sold to the public in January 2008 2 In 2011 MaltaPost carried out a series of reforms including adopting a new logo 3 MaltaPost inaugurated the Malta Postal Museum in June 2016 4 Stamps editMain article Postage stamps and postal history of Malta Postage stamps MaltaPost issued its first stamps on 27 May 1998 and the issue consisted of a set of 4 commemorating the International Year of the Ocean Less than a year after MaltaPost took over in early 1999 the German company Bundesdruckerei began printing Maltese stamps instead of the local company Printex Limited MaltaPost s first definitive was issued between 1999 and 2003 and it showed Maltese flowers In 2004 Printex began printing Maltese stamps once again Since then the number of sets per year has increased and photography began to be used more often on stamps especially in 2008 2009 Many recent issues are based on paintings or photos or graphic designs designed by MaltaPost itself Many stamps are based on local topics and English is the predominant language on stamps MaltaPost takes part in various stamp issuing programmes including EUROPA and SEPAC Since 2022 there have been a lot of sets with high values when standard local postage is 0 37 Outlets edit nbsp Birzebbuġa Branch Post Office nbsp Colonial pillar box in Senglea nbsp Modern post box in Mellieħa nbsp MaltaPost Fiat Doblo Mk2 van in St Julian s Postal hubs edit There are 4 hubs in Malta and 1 in Gozo each locality in Malta and Gozo is under one of these hubs Name Address Locality Central 1 Hub Qormi Road Marsa Central 2 Hub Mensija Road San Ġwann South Hub Our Lady of Sorrows Street Zejtun North Hub St Paul s Street San Pawl il Bahar Gozo Hub Saint Elizabeth Street Xewkija Gozo Post offices edit nbsp Post box in Sliema with royal monogram of Queen Elizabeth II A code starting with R indicates a Branch Post Office BPO and one with S indicates a Sub Post Office SPO The latter are usually located in shops such as stationers Currently September 2015 MaltaPost operates 35 BPOs including 5 in Gozo and 28 SPOs including 3 in Gozo 5 Code Address Locality R01 Qormi Road Marsa R02 Victory Street Qormi R03 Dun Ġulju Muscat Street Luqa R04 Malta International Airport Luqa R05 Saint Catherine Street Zurrieq R06 Sciortino Street Zebbuġ R07 Parish Square Rabat R08 Main Street Balzan R09 Valley Road Birkirkara R10 21 September Avenue Naxxar R11 Constitution Street Mosta R12 New Windmill Street Mellieħa R13 Wax Alley San Pawl il Baħar R14 Dolmen Street Buġibba R15 Naxxar Street San Ġwann R16 Paceville Street San Ġiljan R17 Manwel Dimech Street Sliema R18 Meme Scicluna Square Gzira R19 Gwardamanġa Hill Pieta R20 Ferrovija Street Ħamrun R21 Castille Square Valletta R22 Old Bakery Street Valletta R23 Antoine de Paule Square Paola R24 Fuq San Pawl Bormla R25 Convent Street Zabbar R26 Saint Lucian Street Zejtun R27 Zarenu Dalli Street Birzebbuġa R28 Visitation Street Għarb Gozo R29 Republic Street Victoria Gozo R30 Racecourse Street Xagħra Gozo R31 North Street Nadur Gozo R32 J F de Chambray Street Għajnsielem Gozo R33 University Campus Msida R34 Sir Adrian Dingli Street Sliema R35 G Bessiera Street Swieqi S01 Saint Nicholas Square Siġġiewi S02 Parish Street Mqabba S04 Eroj Swatar Square Birkirkara S06 Marina Street Marsaskala S07 Victory Square Birgu S08 Archbishop Gonzi Square Kalkara S09 Saint Thomas Street Fgura S10 Market Square Tarxien S12 Frenċ Abela Square Dingli S14 Ġorġ Borg Olivier Street Mellieħa S15 Kananea Street Attard S16 Mannarino Street Birkirkara S17 L Casolani Street Birkirkara S20 Saint Bartholomeo Street Għargħur S21 Feliċ Borġ Street San Ġwann S22 Ċensu Xerri Street Sliema S23 Testaferrata Street Ta Xbiex S26 Our Lady of Sorrows Street San Lawrenz S29 Victory Street Birkirkara S30 Kaħli Street San Pawl il Baħar S31 Orvieto Street Kerċem Gozo S32 Manoel de Vilhena Street Gzira S33 Wesgħa Bir Id Deheb Għaxaq S35 Marfa Road Mellieħa S36 Fleur de Lys Street Santa Venera S37 Glormu Cassar Street Mosta S38 Dun Karm Caruana Street Għasri Gozo S39 Imhazen Street Floriana Other edit There are an additional 431 authorized stamp vendors in Malta and Gozo Letterboxes are also found in practically every locality Postal codes editMain article Postal codes in Malta MaltaPost initially continued to use postal codes as they were in the 1990s In 2007 they changed the postcodes of all addresses in the Maltese Islands Each code consist of three letters that differ by locality and four numbers for example MTP 1001 the postcode of MaltaPost s main complex in Marsa See also edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to MaltaPost Postage stamps and postal history of MaltaReferences edit The Company MaltaPost p l c Retrieved 7 July 2014 Maltapost privatisation latest red letter day in postal history Times of Malta 21 January 2008 Retrieved 7 July 2014 Maltapost rebrands and offers new service Times of Malta 26 March 2011 Retrieved 7 July 2014 MaltaPost launches the Malta Postal Museum MaltaPost 17 June 2016 Archived from the original on 21 June 2016 Search Letter Box and Outlets MaltaPost p l c Retrieved 18 September 2015 External links editOfficial website Philatelic Bureau Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title MaltaPost amp oldid 1186501783, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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