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O′zbekiston Pochtasi

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O′zbekiston Pochtasi
Company typeOpen joint-stock company
ISINUZ7005280001 Edit this on Wikidata
IndustryPostal services, courier
Founded1991
HeadquartersTashkent,
Tashkent
,
Uzbekistan
Area served
Uzbekistan, Worldwide
ServicesLetter post, parcel service, EMS, delivery, Financial services
OwnerGovernment of Uzbekistan
Websiteuz.post

Uzbekistan Post (Uzbek: "O‘zbekiston pochtasi" ochiq aksiyadorlik jamiyati, Russian: ОАО «Узбекистон почтаси»), UZPOST, is the company responsible for postal service in Uzbekistan and was established in 1991 after the collapse of the USSR. Since 2014, the company is an open joint stock company.[1][2]

Universal Postal Union

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O′zbekiston Pochtasi has joined the Universal Postal Union as the "Post of Uzbekistan" on 24 February 1994.[3]

Branches

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The Post operates the following 16 branch offices:[4][5][6][needs update?]

  • Karakalpak branch
  • Andijan branch
  • Bukhara branch
  • Dzhizakh branch
  • Kashkadarye branch
  • Navoiy branch
  • Namangan branch
  • Samarkand branch
  • Syrdarya branch
  • Surkhandarye branch
  • Fergana branch
  • Khoresm branch
  • Tashkent branch
  • "Tashkent pochtamti" branch
  • "Halqaro pochtamti" branch
  • "O'zbekiston markasi" PA

History

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The first stamps of Uzbekistan were issued on 7 May 1992.[7] Before then, Uzbekistan used stamps of the Soviet Union. In 1993 and 1995, the Uzbekistan Post Office resorted to overprinting stamps of the Soviet Union as supplies of the new Uzbeki stamps ran low.[8]

References

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  1. ^ "ВНИМАНИЮ АКЦИОНЕРОВ ОАО «УЗБЕКИСТОН ПОЧТАСИ»" [To the attention of Shareholders of Uzbekistan Postal Service OJSC]. pochta.uz (in Russian).{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. ^ "Вниманию Акционеров ОАО «Узбекистон Почтаси»" [To the attention of Shareholders of Uzbekistan Postal Service OJSC]. pochta.uz (in Russian). June 9, 2014. Archived from the original on 2023-06-08.
  3. ^ "Member Countries: Uzbekistan". Universal Postal Union.
  4. ^ "Post offices in Uzbekistan | GoldenPages". www.goldenpages.uz. Retrieved 2024-06-17.
  5. ^ "Post office in the region of In Uzbekistan". Yellow Pages Uzbekistan. Retrieved 2024-06-17.
  6. ^ "Branches". www.pochta.uz. Archived from the original on 2022-05-03. Retrieved 2022-04-25.
  7. ^ Stanley Gibbons Stamp Catalogue Part 10 Russia. 6th edition. London: Stanley Gibbons, 2008, p.618. ISBN 0-85259-652-9
  8. ^ Miller, Rick (August 12, 2002). "Overprinted Soviet stamps: quest or quagmire?". Linn's Stamp News. Archived from the original on 2023-12-06. Retrieved 2024-06-17.
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