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In 1898, the post office was moved to a stone building, previously a school (built in 1882), at Pósthússtræti 3. It then became the first telephone exchange and headquarters of Iceland Telecom from 1906 to 1931 and from 1935 to 1965 it was a police station. The building was returned to Iceland Post in 1965. [5]
After independence, Iceland pursued a relatively restrained stamp-issuing policy, bringing out about 20 new stamps each year. There were annual Christmas and Europa issues, and sets depicting local scenery, flora, and fauna, as well as heritage and the works of local artists. Iceland Post announced in 2020 that it would cease issuing stamps. [4]
2-digit postal code areas in Iceland (defined through the first two postal code digits). Postal codes in Iceland are made up of three digits and were introduced in 1977. [1] The codes are followed by the name of the place where the post is being distributed, which is either a municipality, the nearest city, town or village.
Reykjavík is the capital, and in fact Iceland's only city, and as such, it plays a vital role in all cultural life in the country. The city is home to Iceland's main cultural institutions, boasts a flourishing arts scene and is renowned as a creative city with a diverse range of cultural happenings and dynamic grassroots activities.
The divisions of Iceland for the purposes of health care and district courts diverge more from the commonly used eight region model. The postal code system also roughly corresponds with the regions with the first digit of the three digit codes usually being the same as on the map below.
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The Icelandic Ministry of Communications (Icelandic: Samgönguráðuneytið) was a cabinet-level ministry responsible for transport by land, sea and air, as well as telecommunications and postal services.
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