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{{Infobox company
{{Infobox company
| name = Isle of Man Post Office
| name = Isle of Man Post Office
| logo = Isle of Man Post.svg
| logo = Isle of Man Post Office logo.png
| caption =
| caption =
| traded_as = Isle of Man Post
| traded_as = Isle of Man Post
| type = [[Government-owned corporation|Government owned]]
| type = [[Government-owned corporation|Government owned]]
| foundation = {{Start date|1973|07|05|df=y}}
| foundation = {{Start date|df=yes|1973|07|05}}
| location_city = [[Douglas, Isle of Man]]
| location_city = [[Douglas, Isle of Man]]
| area_served = Isle of Man, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Worldwide
| area_served = Isle of Man, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Worldwide
| key_people = {{nowrap|[[Graham Cregeen]] [[Member of the House of Keys|MHK]] (Chairman)<br />[[Juan Turner]] [[Legislative Council of the Isle of Man|MLC]] (Vice Chairman)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.iompost.com/about/meet-the-team/ |title=Meet the Team |publisher=Isle of Man Post Office |accessdate=28 June 2014}}</ref>}}
| key_people = Stu Peters [[Member of the House of Keys|MHK]] (Chairman)<br />Diane Kelsey [[Member of Legislative Council|MLC]] (Vice-Chairman)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.iompost.com/about/meet-the-team/ |title=Meet the Team |publisher=Isle of Man Post Office |access-date=28 June 2014}}</ref>
| industry = [[Mail|Postal service]]
| industry = [[Mail|Postal service]]
| services = {{nowrap|Postal/Parcel delivery/Collecting}}
| services = {{nowrap|Postal/Parcel delivery/Collecting}}
| owner = [[Isle of Man Government]]
| owner = [[Isle of Man Government]]
| homepage = {{URL|https://www.iompost.com/}}
| homepage = {{URL|iompost.com/}}
}}
}}
[[File:Isle of Man Post Office at Spring Stampex 2016 01.JPG|thumbnail|The Isle of Man Post Office at [[Stampex|Spring Stampex 2016]].]]
[[File:Isle of Man Post Office at Spring Stampex 2016 01.JPG|thumbnail|The Isle of Man Post Office at [[Stampex|Spring Stampex 2016]].]]
[[File:Isle of Man Post Office staff and penny black stamps.jpg|thumb|An Isle of Man Post Office employee with a sheet of stamps issued to mark the 175th anniversary of the issue of the [[Penny Black]].]]
[[File:Isle of Man Post Office staff and penny black stamps.jpg|thumb|An Isle of Man Post Office employee with a sheet of stamps issued in 2015 to mark the 175th anniversary of the issue of the [[Penny Black]].]]
The '''Isle of Man Post Office''' ({{lang-gv|Oik Postagh Ellan Vannin}}), which formerly used the trading name '''Isle of Man Post''', operates postal collection, ancillary mail services, philatelic goods and delivery services and post office counter services on the [[Isle of Man]].
The '''Isle of Man Post Office''' ({{lang-gv|Oik Postagh Ellan Vannin}}), which formerly used the trading name '''Isle of Man Post''', operates postal collection, ancillary mail services, philatelic goods and delivery services and post office counter services on the [[Isle of Man]].


==History==
==History==
The Isle of Man's postal service was originally operated by the [[United Kingdom]]'s [[General Post Office]], with a daily postal connection with the UK since 1879. In 1966 the UK Government commenced planning to convert the [[General Post Office]] into a public corporation, and as part of this process offered each of the [[Crown Dependencies]] the opportunity to assume control of the operations of the GPO on their territories. On 18 October 1968, [[Tynwald]] decided that they did not wish to take up the offer, but provision was made in the [[Post Office Act 1969]] nonetheless.
The Isle of Man's postal service was originally operated by the United Kingdom's [[General Post Office]], with a daily postal connection with the UK since 1879. In 1966 the UK Government commenced planning to convert the [[General Post Office]] into a public corporation, and as part of this process offered each of the [[Crown Dependencies]] the opportunity to assume control of the operations of the GPO on their territories. On 18 October 1968, [[Tynwald]] decided that they did not wish to take up the offer, but provision was made in the [[Post Office Act 1969]] nonetheless.


In the Channel Islands, the authorities did accept the offer, and postal activities of the GPO were transferred in October 1969 to form [[Jersey Post]] and [[Guernsey Post]]. The GPO had not provided any telecommunications services in the Channel Islands since the 1920s.
In the Channel Islands, the authorities did accept the offer, and postal activities of the GPO were transferred in October 1969 to form [[Jersey Post]] and [[Guernsey Post]]. The GPO had not provided any telecommunications services in the Channel Islands since the 1920s.


In 1972, following negotiations by Tynwald to leave the Island's telephone system with the GPO, it was agreed that the Isle of Man would, after all, take over control of the insular postal administration. As a result, the Isle of Man Post Office Authority was formed and took over the postal assets and functions of the Post Office on 5 July 1973. The monies paid for the assets of the Post Office, £148,624, were recouped within the first year from the surpluses generated by the Authority. It was reconstituted as a Statutory Board and renamed the 'Isle of Man Post Office' under the [[Post Office Act 1993]].
In 1972, following negotiations by Tynwald with the GPO to leave the Island's telephone system, it was agreed that the Isle of Man would, after all, take over control of the insular postal administration. As a result, the Isle of Man Post Office Authority was formed and took over the postal assets and functions of the Post Office on 5 July 1973. The monies paid for the assets of the Post Office, £148,624, were recouped within the first year from the surpluses generated by the Authority. It was reconstituted as a Statutory Board and renamed the 'Isle of Man Post Office' under the [[Post Office Act 1993]].


===Telecommunications===
===Telecommunications===
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==Postal rates==
==Postal rates==
When sending mail to the Island from elsewhere, the Isle of Man is treated as though it were part of the United Kingdom, and mail from the UK continues to be charged at Royal Mail's UK inland rates. However, postcodes were not introduced in the Isle of Man until 1993, when the Island was postcoded as the [[IM postcode area]] as an extension of the [[Postcodes in the United Kingdom|United Kingdom postcode system]].<ref name="newareas">[http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm200203/cmhansrd/vo021217/text/21217w16.htm Written Answer <nowiki>[87341]</nowiki>], House of Commons Hansard, London, 17 December 2002, column 739W.</ref>
When sending mail to the Island from elsewhere, the Isle of Man is treated as though it were part of the United Kingdom, and mail from the UK continues to be charged at Royal Mail's UK inland rates. However, postcodes were not introduced in the Isle of Man until 1993, when the Island was postcoded as the [[IM postcode area]] as an extension of the [[Postcodes in the United Kingdom|United Kingdom postcode system]].<ref name="newareas">[https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm200203/cmhansrd/vo021217/text/21217w16.htm Written Answer <nowiki>[87341]</nowiki>], House of Commons Hansard, London, 17 December 2002, column 739W.</ref>


Mail sent from the Island to the UK is flown across the Irish Sea, and enters the first-class stream of the Royal Mail for next-day delivery.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.iompost.com/for-you/sending-mail/delivery-standards/ |title=Delivery Standards |publisher=Isle of Man Post Office |accessdate=28 June 2014}}</ref>
Mail sent from the Island to the UK is flown across the Irish Sea, and enters the first-class stream of the Royal Mail for next-day delivery.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.iompost.com/for-you/sending-mail/delivery-standards/ |title=Delivery Standards |publisher=Isle of Man Post Office |access-date=28 June 2014}}</ref>


The Isle of Man Post Office is a member of the [[Small European Postal Administration Cooperation]].
The Isle of Man Post Office is a member of the [[Small European Postal Administration Cooperation]].


==Post Offices==
==Post Offices==
[[File:IOM PO vehicles.jpg|thumb|Two delivery vehicles of the Isle of Man Post Office in the Post Office yard at Peel.]]
The Isle of Man Post Office has Crown offices at [[Douglas, Isle of Man|Douglas]] and [[Ramsey, Isle of Man|Ramsey]] as well as a number of sub post offices.
The Isle of Man Post Office has Crown offices at [[Douglas, Isle of Man|Douglas]] and [[Ramsey, Isle of Man|Ramsey]]. There are also post offices in the other principal towns of [[Peel, Isle of Man|Peel]] and [[Castletown, Isle of Man|Castletown]], as well as a number of sub post offices in smaller communities.


==Chairmen==
==Chairs==
*Charles Faragher, 1984–86
*Charles Faragher, 1984–1986
*[[Bernie May]], 1986–88
*[[Bernie May (politician)|Bernie May]], 1986–1988
*[[Norman Butler (politician)|Norman Butler]], 1988–91
*[[Norman Butler (politician)|Norman Butler]], 1988–1991
*[[David Cretney]], 1992–96
*[[David Cretney]], 1992–1996
*[[Alex Downie]], 1997–99
*[[Alex Downie]], 1997–1999
*[[John Shimmin]], 1999–2003
*[[John Shimmin]], 1999–2003
*[[Edgar Quine]], 2003–04
*[[Edgar Quine]], 2003–2004
*[[Pamela Crowe]] [[Legislative Council of the Isle of Man|MLC]], 2004–08
*[[Pamela Crowe]] [[Legislative Council of the Isle of Man|MLC]], 2004–08
*[[Alan Crowe]] MLC, 2008–11
*[[Alan Crowe]] MLC, 2008–2011
*[[Geoff Corkish]] [[Member of the House of Keys|MHK]], 2011–2014
*[[Geoff Corkish]] [[Member of the House of Keys|MHK]], 2011–2014
*[[Graham Cregeen]] MHK, 2014–present
*[[Graham Cregeen]] MHK, 2014–2016
*[[Julie Edge]] MHK, 2017–2022
*Chris Thomas MHK, 2022-2022
*Stu Peters MHK, 2022-present


==See also==
==See also==
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==References==
==References==
{{reflist}}
{{Reflist}}


==External links==
==External links==
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{{Commons category|Isle of Man Post Office}}
*{{official website|https://www.iompost.com/}}
*{{Official website|https://www.iompost.com/}}


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{{Postal administrations of Europe}}
{{Authority control}}


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[[Category:Communications in the Isle of Man]]
[[Category:Communications in the Isle of Man]]
[[Category:Postal organisations]]
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Revision as of 20:26, 22 January 2023

Isle of Man Post Office
Company typeGovernment owned
Isle of Man Post
IndustryPostal service
Founded5 July 1973 (1973-07-05)
Headquarters
Douglas, Isle of Man
Area served
Isle of Man, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Worldwide
Key people
Stu Peters MHK (Chairman)
Diane Kelsey MLC (Vice-Chairman)[1]
ServicesPostal/Parcel delivery/Collecting
OwnerIsle of Man Government
Websiteiompost.com
The Isle of Man Post Office at Spring Stampex 2016.
An Isle of Man Post Office employee with a sheet of stamps issued in 2015 to mark the 175th anniversary of the issue of the Penny Black.

The Isle of Man Post Office (Manx: Oik Postagh Ellan Vannin), which formerly used the trading name Isle of Man Post, operates postal collection, ancillary mail services, philatelic goods and delivery services and post office counter services on the Isle of Man.

History

The Isle of Man's postal service was originally operated by the United Kingdom's General Post Office, with a daily postal connection with the UK since 1879. In 1966 the UK Government commenced planning to convert the General Post Office into a public corporation, and as part of this process offered each of the Crown Dependencies the opportunity to assume control of the operations of the GPO on their territories. On 18 October 1968, Tynwald decided that they did not wish to take up the offer, but provision was made in the Post Office Act 1969 nonetheless.

In the Channel Islands, the authorities did accept the offer, and postal activities of the GPO were transferred in October 1969 to form Jersey Post and Guernsey Post. The GPO had not provided any telecommunications services in the Channel Islands since the 1920s.

In 1972, following negotiations by Tynwald with the GPO to leave the Island's telephone system, it was agreed that the Isle of Man would, after all, take over control of the insular postal administration. As a result, the Isle of Man Post Office Authority was formed and took over the postal assets and functions of the Post Office on 5 July 1973. The monies paid for the assets of the Post Office, £148,624, were recouped within the first year from the surpluses generated by the Authority. It was reconstituted as a Statutory Board and renamed the 'Isle of Man Post Office' under the Post Office Act 1993.

Telecommunications

Telecommunications remained the responsibility of the British Post Office until 1981, when British Telecom was created. In 1987, telecommunications were transferred to the local company Manx Telecom, which was initially a wholly owned subsidiary of BT, but became a subsidiary of O2.

Stamps

Main article: Postage stamps and postal history of the Isle of Man

Stamps marked with the name of the Isle of Man were first issued in 1971; the first issue was a variant of the 'Machin' design. Since 1973 only Manx stamps have been valid on the island, and Manx stamps are not valid for postage in the UK or elsewhere. Isle of Man stamps have since become popular with philatelists.

Postal rates

When sending mail to the Island from elsewhere, the Isle of Man is treated as though it were part of the United Kingdom, and mail from the UK continues to be charged at Royal Mail's UK inland rates. However, postcodes were not introduced in the Isle of Man until 1993, when the Island was postcoded as the IM postcode area as an extension of the United Kingdom postcode system.[2]

Mail sent from the Island to the UK is flown across the Irish Sea, and enters the first-class stream of the Royal Mail for next-day delivery.[3]

The Isle of Man Post Office is a member of the Small European Postal Administration Cooperation.

Post Offices

Two delivery vehicles of the Isle of Man Post Office in the Post Office yard at Peel.

The Isle of Man Post Office has Crown offices at Douglas and Ramsey. There are also post offices in the other principal towns of Peel and Castletown, as well as a number of sub post offices in smaller communities.

Chairs

See also

References

  1. ^ "Meet the Team". Isle of Man Post Office. Retrieved 28 June 2014.
  2. ^ Written Answer [87341], House of Commons Hansard, London, 17 December 2002, column 739W.
  3. ^ "Delivery Standards". Isle of Man Post Office. Retrieved 28 June 2014.

External links

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