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Post Luxembourg

Overview

POST Luxembourg

type	Government-owned corporation
foundation	20 August 1842 (original) 10 August 1992 (corporatisation)
location	20, rue de Reims, Luxembourg City, Luxembourg
key people	Claude Strasser, Director-General
area served	Luxembourg
industry	Communications
services	Mail, telecommunications, financial services
revenue	€862.0m (2019)‡R1R‡
operating income	€183.0m (2019)‡R1R‡
net income	€38.0m (2019)‡R1R‡
homepage	post.lu

POST Luxembourg, formerly known as Entreprise des Postes et Télécommunications (, "Postal and Telecommunications Company"; ), is a mail and telecommunications company based in Luxembourg.

History

The company is a government-owned corporation, which originated from Luxembourg's state-owned PTT agency founded in 1842 as "Administration des Postes".[2] They issued their first postage stamp in 1852, and became founding members of the Universal Postal Union in 1874.[2]

The first vehicle used for postal delivery went into operation in 1910. An airmail service was introduced in 1928.[3] During the German occupation of Luxembourg during World War II, Luxembourg's postal service was abolished and integrated into Germany's Reichspost.[2]