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. 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

^ a b Andorra Archived 2012-01-31 at the Wayback Machine, 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 12

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[upu-1] Andorra Archived 2012-01-31 at the Wayback Machine, Universal Postal Union, September 2004

[2] 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

[3] Andorra honors Pinoys with a stamp, Daniel Infante Tuaño, ABS-CBN, July 18, 2014

[4] Spain, Damien Simonis, Lonely Planet, 2007, page 412

[5] Europe Review 2003/04: The Economic and Business Report, Kogan Page Publishers, 2003, page 12