1873 (independent agency) 1935 (merger with Landssìmì) Íslandspóstur (Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈistlan(t)sˌpʰoustʏr], lit.

It dates back to the year 1776 when Christian VII, king of Denmark ordered a mail service to be established in the country.

[1] In 1872, the first post office was opened at Austurvöllur square, in a timber structure located where Hotel Borg currently is.

[4] In 1898, the post office was moved to a stone building, previously a school (built in 1882), at Pósthússtræti 3.

It then became the first telephone exchange and headquarters of Iceland Telecom (Síminn) from 1906 to 1931 and from 1935 to 1965 it was a police station.

[15] In 2005, Iceland Post acquired the telegram service from Síminn, having previously been operated jointly before the split.

Telegrams were mostly used at the time for formal and commemorative messages to family (e.g. confirmations, birthdays).

[17] In 2020, Iceland Post announced it would cease issuing new stamps, exiting the philately market.

In some post offices it offers packaging, boxes and stationery for sale, as well as Western Union money transfer services.

Stamps are sold in post offices as well as through some distributors such as service stations, convenience stores and bookstores.