MaltaPost
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 MaltaPost Head Office at Marsa | |
| Company type | Public limited company |
|---|---|
| MSE: MTP | |
| Industry | Postal service |
| Predecessor | Posta Limited |
| Founded | 16 April 1998 |
| Headquarters | , |
Area served | Malta |
| Website | www.maltapost.com |
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]
History
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
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
Postal hubs
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
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
There are an additional 431 authorized stamp vendors in Malta and Gozo. Letterboxes are also found in practically every locality.
Postal codes
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
References
- ^ 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.