Noam Post

Noam Post (Noamese: Hо'ам Шуудан, Riadicised: Noam Shüüdan /'noʊ ɑːm 'ʃʊ dʌn/), officially designated Noam Postal Services Agency, but colloquially called simply the Post (Шуудан/Shüüdan), is the national postal service of Noam. It operates under the auspices of the Directorate of Transportation and Communication, within the Imperial Ministry of the Interior.

The Agency is responsible for all postal services within Noam, including letter mail, parcel post, express delivery, and the printing and issuing of postage stamps. Noam Post also offers financial services to the public, including the Postal Savings System and the Postal Life Insurance Program. These services are especially important in rural areas, which are underserved by the more conventional banks and insurers.

History

Noam Post was founded in 1870, in the early years of the Mandal Restoration, as the Imperial Mail Service, operating between Samlazaz and Dalaideer, with service extended to Tengerleg and Ankhiluun by 1873. Prior to that time, several western countries, including the Agnomain, Bréifne, Érevon, and Vilandriault, maintained foreign post offices in Samlazaz. With the establishment of the Imperial Mail Service, all foreign post offices were banned, the last closing in Ricullan 1874.

Initially utilizing intrepid messengers on horseback, in the tradition of the old Örtöö Riders, the Imperial Mail Service quickly took advantage of the growing Noamese rail network, fully integrating with the new Imperial Rail Service by 1889. In 1901, it was the first postal service in the world to institute an Air Mail system, utilizing the newly-developed dirigible airships of the Noam Airship Transportation Co. to provide regular service between Samlazaz and seven major cities.

In 1908, as part of the major restructuring and modernization of the Noamese Government instituted by Qaghan Mandal III, the Imperial Mail Service was reorganized and renamed the Noam Postal Services Agency. It was moved from the Ministry of Imperial Defense to the Ministry of the Interior, under the newly-established Directorate of Transportation and Communication, itself the merged successor to the former Bureau of Transportation and former Office of Public Information.

Current Operations

In addition to its headquarters, located within the Imperial City in Samlazaz, Noam Post operates 68,185 post offices throughout the country. It is the Qaghanate’s largest single employer, with over 430,700 employees handling more than 90,000,000 letters and packages daily. Noam Post also operates the world’s largest postal savings system, with household asset holdings exceeding ₮936 billions (§12 billions). Its life insurance services currently hold ₮546 billions (§6 billions) in cash reserves. Total gross revenue generated from all operations was ₮109.98 billions (§1.41 billions) in 1983.

Noam Post

Hо'ам Шуудан

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NATIONAL POSTAL SERVICE

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Noamese Postage Stamps

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Stamps, by the Author, via Wombo Dream.}