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Law number 7768, of April 24, 1998, transformed the institution into what is now known as
Correos de Costa Rica S.A., a public company structured as a for-profit enterprise, not dependent on the central government.
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The first emission of postage stamps was done in 1862. A year later Costa Rica attended the Postal
Congress in Paris, the only Latin-American country to attend the event. In August 1883 Costa Rica subscribed to the
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was built in 1917. It was built by The
English Construction C.O. Ltda. It was declared as a Valuable Historical Building on October 14, 1980. It also houses the Museo Filatélico de Costa Rica (Philatelic Museum).
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service "Box-Correos" which assists Costa Ricans who wish to shop online with a virtual US address. It also facilitates various government services such as delivery of passports and property certifications.
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In the year 2018 the operation of the smart locker system known as API was started. The network has 173 locations in the metropolitan area of Costa Rica.
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634:Intelligent Mail barcode
587:Surface Air Lifted (SAL)
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377:Mail and postal systems
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920:British Virgin Islands
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79:Mauricio Rojas Cartin
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806:Philately portal
546:Variable value stamp
436:Envelope for mailing
166:Jesús Jiménez Zamora
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1111:Antigua and Barbuda
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204:Edificio de Correos
111:Number of employees
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258:. Retrieved
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96:Express Mail
60:Headquarters
34:Company type
1378:Puerto Rico
1305:territories
1251:Saint Lucia
1186:El Salvador
1023:Saint Lucia
955:El Salvador
536:Postal code
516:Post office
491:Meter stamp
256:. La NaciĂłn
206:in San Jose
186:teleprinter
1474:Categories
1373:Montserrat
1368:Martinique
1363:Guadeloupe
1161:Costa Rica
995:Montserrat
935:Costa Rica
750:catalogues
649:Mail cover
627:Processing
613:Postmaster
577:Registered
476:Letter box
444:Components
303:2010-01-11
260:2016-10-12
235:References
182:Puntarenas
142:Costa Rica
104:Technology
100:e-commerce
75:Key people
68:Costa Rica
1446:Caribbean
1358:Greenland
1281:Venezuela
1226:Nicaragua
1196:Guatemala
1116:Argentina
1101:Sovereign
1008:Nicaragua
970:Guatemala
960:Greenland
728:Philately
511:Relay box
456:Bulk mail
1313:Anguilla
1261:Suriname
1236:Paraguay
1211:Honduras
1171:Dominica
1156:Colombia
1126:Barbados
980:Honduras
950:Dominica
905:Barbados
885:Anguilla
818:Category
555:Delivery
486:Mail bag
461:Envelope
192:system.
178:Alajuela
84:Products
64:San José
42:Industry
1343:Curaçao
1328:Bonaire
1323:Bermuda
1276:Uruguay
1216:Jamaica
1191:Grenada
1181:Ecuador
1136:Bolivia
1121:Bahamas
985:Jamaica
965:Grenada
945:Curaçao
915:Bermuda
900:Bahamas
830:Commons
723:Courier
716:Related
669:POSTNET
582:Surface
567:Express
562:Airmail
466:Indicia
385:History
174:Heredia
170:Cartago
148:History
125:correos
120:Website
52:Founded
46:Courier
1231:Panama
1221:Mexico
1201:Guyana
1146:Canada
1141:Brazil
1131:Belize
1103:states
1013:Panama
990:Mexico
925:Canada
910:Belize
664:PLANET
496:Parcel
1318:Aruba
1206:Haiti
1151:Chile
975:Haiti
895:Aruba
596:Staff
297:(PDF)
286:(PDF)
190:Telex
1383:Saba
1303:and
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1166:Cuba
940:Cuba
481:Mail
210:The
180:and
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780:F–L
775:A–E
188:or
129:.cr
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