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Generally there is a fee for this service; however very small amounts and single email letters may be free of charge depending on the service provider and generally fees are much lower than cost incurred in sending the mail directly or by using a franking machine. Research shows that in the UK, for a simple enclosed letter, posted 2nd class ...
A free frank was a mark applied by means of a hand-stamp to parliamentary mail in Britain to indicate that the mailed item did not require postage. The privilege of free franking was granted to four different classes: Members of Parliament; peers sitting in the House of Lords; office-holders, largely as stipulated by Acts of Parliament; and to archbishops and bishops sitting in the House of Lords.
German letter box with an old post horn logo with flashes from the Deutsche Bundespost; above, the new stylised post horn logo from Deutsche Post AG. In the first post office reform implemented on 1 July 1989, the Bundespost was divided into three divisions (also called public enterprises): [3] Deutsche Bundespost Postdienst – postal service
1840 (UK) Postally franked German Air Mail cover (Berlin-Buenos Aires via D-LZ127 Graf Zeppelin (1934)) "Postage" franking is the physical application and presence of postage stamps, or any other markings recognized and accepted by the postal system or systems providing service, which indicate the payment of sufficient fees for the class of service which the item of mail is to be or had been ...
' German Post ') is a brand of the DHL Group [4] (listed as "Deutsche Post AG" [5] [4]), used for its domestic mail services in Germany. [2] The services offered under the brand are those of a traditional mail service, making the brand the successor of the former state-owned mail monopoly, Deutsche Bundespost .
The word Post is derived from Old French poste, which ultimately stems from the past participle of the Latin verb ponere 'to lay down or place'. [3] So in the U.K., the Royal Mail delivers the post, while in North America both the U.S. Postal Service and Canada Post deliver the mail. The term email, short for "electronic mail", first appeared ...
A postage meter or franking machine is a mechanical device used to create and apply physical evidence of postage (or franking) to mailed items. Postage meters are regulated by a country's postal authority. A postage meter imprints an amount of postage, functioning as a postage stamp, a cancellation and a dated postmark all in one.
In September 2008, 30% of Postbank was sold to Deutsche Bank for €2.8 billion. [5] In October 2010, Postbank put its Indian finance business up for sale. [6] Deutsche Bank gained a majority stake in the firm through a tender offer completed in December 2010, [7] and exercised its option [5] to acquire the remainder of Deutsche Post's holding ...