Mauritius Post Celebrates 240 Years

12 years, 2 months ago - February 15, 2012

This year, the Mauritius Post celebrates 240 years of the advent of postal services in Mauritius. To mark this event, a series of activities will be organized throughout the year.

It's been 240 years since Maurice has postal services. It all started in 1772, at the time of the French colony.Nicholas Lambert, director of the Royal Printing opens a post office for the distribution of the island's first newspaper ads, posters and Announcements.

This service then evolved further exchange of letters with the other French. The post will expand more in 1810 under the British colony with a direct link between North and South, Port Louis to Mahebourg.

This year's theme is: 240 Years of Communications ... from history to modernity ... It traces the development of this sector and is committed to return to current generations. The Mauritius Post oversees several activities such as publishing a book, launching a competition for pupils and students, exhibitions postage stamp and photographs at the Postal Museum in Port Louis, in schools and in post offices. Mauritian philatelists will also be invited to present their collections of stamps.

In addition, open houses will be held in August. And for the World Post Day in October, the Mauritius Post Ltd is planning another major exhibition of stamps. A First Day Cover of around 240 years of the post will also be issued December 12, 2012.

During the presentation of these activities Godère Arnaud, President of the Board of the Mauritius Post Ltd said it is important to mark the event so that " the public discovered the role of the post and know its contribution in life of all individuals and Mauritian companies , "he says.

This Tuesday, February 14, he was also an opportunity for Giandev Moteea, the director of the Mauritius Post Ltd to discuss major projects such as the Post Rengineering Coding and Addressing System, courier service and postal financial services as new e-commerce and online payment, the Electronic Money Transfer and consolidation of services PostAssurances.

The activities will end on December 21 with the opening of the gallery Nicolas Lambert Postal Museum to pay tribute to that through which the position of Mauritius has emerged.

Text by lexpress.mu

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