Since 1624, the Danish postal and telegraph service has been delivering mail to the Danes. On new years the last mail boxes are removed as the service ends after 401 years of service.
Denmark is one of the most digitized countries in the world, and today all public mail to citizens are received through an encrypted digital mail box.
The Danes will still be able to send and receive mail, because private companies deliver packages, and the company DAO has a new service which accepts letters.
@randahl Bit disappointing for people who collect Danish stamps though.
Although that may mean that the number and waves set of 1905 and the three lions set of 1946 are FINALLY finished. It can get a bit irritating, writing up a page in the collection just to have the post office turn around and say "but wait, there's more!"
@randahl What I don't understand is why they don't just do away with this arbitrary distinction between letters and packages and say "We will still deliver letters, we just treat everything like a package now".
If I send my letter as a package, will Postnord refuse to deliver it?
@stveje I think it is a question of price. We used to send letters for a low price, because one postman could carry 100 letters on a bike.
Packages are allowed to weigh something and therefore requires cars, and maybe that is why they want more for a package.
I appreciate the transition to digital mail and generally think it’s a good idea.
I’m curious as to how individuals communicate with each other for things like Christmas cards and family letters and the like? It just doesn’t feel like the impact of a physical card, or am I wrong?
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