Postal services in Andorra
Postal services in Andorra are unique in that they are not operated by the country itself, but by its two larger neighbouring countries, Spain and France.[1] This is a legacy of the centuries of de facto control exercised by those two countries over Andorra. Correos of Spain and La Poste of France operate side by side; Spanish post boxes are red and French ones are yellow. However the postal code system, introduced in July 2004,[2] has a different format from those of either Spain or France, consisting of the letters "AD", followed by three digits.[1]
Both postal administrations issue their own postage stamps for use in Andorra featuring unique designs,[3] as those of Spain and France are not valid.[4] These are used for international correspondence, as postal service within Andorra is free.[5]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Andorra, Universal Postal Union, September 2004
- ↑ Muhamad Amin, Sara and Wilson, David (2014) Designing a Postcode System for Arbil City, Iraq., International Journal of Computer and Communication Engineering, V3 (5) page 381. ISSN 2010-3743
- ↑ Andorra honors Pinoys with a stamp, Daniel Infante Tuaño, ABS-CBN, July 18, 2014
- ↑ Spain, Damien Simonis, Lonely Planet, 2007, page 412
- ↑ Europe Review 2003/04: The Economic and Business Report, Kogan Page Publishers, 2003, page 11
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