Postman's Day Mexico 2008 – Day of the Postman

Mails from Mexico (formerly Servicio Postal Mexicano (Sepomex) is the national postal service of MexicoA historical look back: on February 17, 1907, the President of Mexico, Porfirio Diaz, founded the “Palacio Postal” (Post Palace), also known as the “Quinta Casa de Correos” (Fifth House of the Post). Mexico had already had a postal service since 1580. Its main task was to be able to communicate with the Viceroy of New Spain.

International Postunion

In 1921, the Mexican government, based in Buenos Aires, participated in Argentina in the formation of the “Union Panamericana de Correos” (Panamerican Postal Union). In 1931, Spain joined the union, and the name changed to “Unión Postal de las Americas y España” (American and Spanish Postal Union). In 1990, Portugal was added to the Union, which again changed its name to “Union Postal de las Americas, España y Portugal” (American, Spanish, and Portuguese Postal Union).

Post and Telegraph

In 1933, by presidential decree, control of the telegraph service was taken over by the postal service in Mexico. At that time, the “Dirección General de Correos y Telegrafos” office was established. In 1942, the chairman separated the activities of the postal and telegraph services into two entities.

Autonomy

In 1986, the government granted the Postal Service autonomy. This was a response to the need to reform the service, which was considered one of the worst in the world and was now facing competition from private companies. To compete with private postal services such as DHL, UPS, FedEx, Multipack, Estafeta, and others, a new entity, “Mexpost,” was created within the postal service. It was more expensive than regular mail but also operated more efficiently as a private enterprise, yet it remains part of the Mexican Postal Service.

Postal transport

The “Postman’s Day” sheet with the eight stamps shows historical means of transport in black and white and contemporary means of transport in color. As a bicycle enthusiast, I find the bicycle the most appealing and closest to our letterbox!