Isle of Man Post

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Isle of Man Post (Manx: Post Ellan Vannin), formerly the Isle of Man Post Office, operates postal delivery and post office counter services on the Isle of Man.

The Isle of Man's postal service was originally a part of the United Kingdom's Royal Mail, but has been independent since 5 July 1973, following the divestiture of the postal authorities in the Channel Islands in 1969 to form Jersey Post and Guernsey Post.

Stamps with unique Isle of Man designs were first issued in 1971 as a variant of the 'Machin' design, and since 1973 they have been the only valid stamps on the island, and also not valid for postage in the UK or elsewhere. Isle of Man stamps have since become popular with philatelists throughout the world.

Isle of Man Post is constituted under the Post Office Act 1993 as a Statutory Board of Tynwald.

When sending mail to the Island from elsewhere, the Isle of Man is treated as though it were part of the United Kingdom, and mail from the UK continus to be charged at Royal Mail's UK inland rates. However, postcodes were not introduced in the Isle of Man until 1993, when the Island became the IM postcode area.

Mail sent from the Island to the UK is flown across the Irish Sea, and enters the first-class stream of the Royal Mail for next-day delivery.[1]

Isle of Man Post is a member of the Small European Postal Administration Cooperation.

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[edit] Post Offices

[edit] Chairmen

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[edit] References

  1. ^ Delivery Standards - Isle of Man Post Office Website

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