Brane & Nina: 175 years of Post of Serbia

Saturday, May 23, 2015

175 years of Post of Serbia

Pošta Srbije (Serbian Cyrillic: ЈП Пошта Србије Београд) is the national postal service of Serbia, based in Belgrade. Public postal service was first introduced in Serbia in 1840. The first stamp was printed in 1866. In 1874 it founded the Universal Postal Union together with 21 other countries.

    1840 – First public postal service introduced in Serbia.
    1866 – The first Postal Law was passed and the first postal stamp was issued.
    1874 – Serbia among 21 founding members of Universal Postal Union in Bern, Switzerland.
    1945 – Serbian Post becomes state-owned enterprise.
    1989 – Serbian post restructured as public enterprise PTT Saobraćaja Srbija.
    1997 – PTT Saobraćaja Srbija transformed into holding company (Telekom Srbija founded).
    2001 – Serbia re-entered the Universal Postal Union.
    2003 – Rail transport of postal items discontinued.
    2005 – New Postal Services Law enacted.
    2010 – Law on Postal Services amended and implementation of several by-laws.
    2010 – Pošta Srbije transfers all rights and shares of Telekom Srbija to government of Serbia.
    2011 – Pošta Srbije increases shares in Poštanska štedionica to 49%.