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04.12.2018
On the eve of the First Advent the special Latvijas Pasts post office at the Christmas market of the Dome Square - the Greeting House - will open its doors for customers and will operate until the very end of the year. It will be possible to post the festive greetings and presents from the Greeting House by stamping them with the colourful Christmas stamps, and the special Greeting House seal. We encourage the little residents of Latvia to send out a letter to Father Christmas in good time.
The Greeting House at the Christmas market of the Dome Square will be welcoming its customers from the 1st of December 2018 till the end of the year - i.e. the 31st of December. It will operate on Sundays - Thursdays from 10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m., on Fridays and Saturdays from 10:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m., but on the last day of the year, December 31st, the special post office will be open from 10:00 a.m. till 1:00 p.m.
A greeting sent from the festive market will be especially warm and hearty to anyone, adorned by the gorgeous Christmas stamps issued by Latvijas Pasts that have been designed by the artist Elita Viliama. The mail can be stamped with a special Greeting House seal and sent to the addressee right from the Dome Square.
One will be able to buy different Christmas postcards, presents, and souvenirs at the Greeting House. It will also be possible to send the presents purchased in the Dome Square market from this special post office, as well as receive information on Latvijas Pasts services. But after December 5, the Greeting House will be selling special stamp sets - one will include the 2018 postage stamps of Latvijas Pasts, the other one - the Christmas stamps and special festivity covers.
Latvijas Pasts specifically urges the little residents of Latvia not to forget to send a letter to Father Christmas; meanwhile, parents are kindly asked to make sure that the correct Father Christmas’ address is indicated on the letter and a stamp with a relevant face value is affixed.
All letters sent by children to Father Christmas will be delivered by Latvijas Pasts to the letter-box of Father Christmas’ office. Whereas if the recipient indicated on the letter is Santa Claus or Grandfather Frost, the item will go to Finland or Russia, respectively. It is essential to indicate the correct address of the Father Christmas' letter-box for the letter to reach him successfully, as well as affix the stamp with a suitable face value. A regular Class A letter to Father Christmas in Latvia can be sent using a stamp with a face value of € 0.50, to Santa Claus in Finland – with a face value of € 0.71 and to Grandfather Frost in Russia – with a face value of € 0.85.
Father Christmas’ address:
Ziemassvētku vecītis Rūķupē
Ziemupes pasts
Vērgales pagasts
Pāvilostas novads
LV-3463
Latvija
Santa Claus’ address:
Santa Claus
Tähtikuja 1
96930
Rovaniemi
Finland
Grandfather Frost’s address:
162390
Россия
Вологодская область
Город Великий Устюг
Дом Деда Мороза
Latvijas Pasts wishes everyone a delightful and warm Advent season and reminds that the latest shipment delivery date before Christmas is December 21, 2018. To ensure that Christmas greetings reach their recipients on time we urge everyone to send them out in due time.
About SJSC Latvijas Pasts
Latvijas Pasts ensures the widest availability of postal services throughout Latvia by maintaining more than 600 post offices. The primary function of the company is provision of the universal postal service; Latvijas Pasts also provides commercial transport, express mail, payment, press subscription, retail and philatelic services. Latvijas Pasts is a wholly State-owned company with around 4,000 employees. The quality measurements of Latvijas Pasts domestic mail deliveries are regularly conducted by Kantar TNS, one of the leading market, social and media research agencies in Latvia. In turn, the quality measurements of the cross-border deliveries are provided within the framework of the International Post Corporation through the intermediary of the research companies Kantar TNS, Ipsos and Quotas.
Additional information:
Vineta Danielsone | Senior Public Relations Project Manager
Phone: +371 67608504
E-mail: pr@pasts.lv; vineta.danielsone@pasts.lv
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