Poste restante
Postlagernd is the German name for the commonly used in international postal traffic term " poste restante ". It refers to the ability to deliver mail to the mail recipient is not personally or to lodge in his house mailbox, but rather to store a post office until they are picked up by the mail recipient.
Availability of service
The ability to post something in stock to ship is, in principle, possible for all post offices in all member countries of the Universal Postal Union. Previously, this was the common way for travelers to seek to get their mail, if no exact address was known on the itinerary.
Postlagernd in Germany
DHL or German Post AG post camped until August 2012 only letters, but no parcels of German senders. Instead, there are in larger cities, the packing stations, but that only take of DHL. Since September 2012 parcels can have it delivered to selected post offices also. Because of the membership of the UPU postal enables the storage of letters and parcels from abroad. A storage is possible only in selected stores.
Labeling
The caption of the address field according to the following pattern:
John Doe poste restante 12345 city model country
The postal code is not the post office where the letter can be picked up later, but a special zip code, which can be determined via a website of Deutsche Post.
History
The " poste restante " broadcasts were first called in Prussia in 1824. At these times, it was customary to pick up the letters at the post office, where they were up to 3 ½ months. After 14 days she was entered in a list and publicly posted for 3 months.
1875 was the official term: " poste restante " in changed " poste restante ". In the address of the destination and the addressee had to be called is determined so that any uncertainty was avoided. This was also true for those with postlagernd designated objects for which the post-warranty had to be paid. For other objects marked " poste restante " could be used instead of the name of the addressee, an indication of letters or digits, and later small sentences. Shipments marked " poste restante " remained lie three months and have been sent back to the sender. In 1878 the program was stored for one month. If it was only 7 days to get a post office box shipment with Post delivery. 1892 extended to consignments of live animals, which fell at the latest after 2 days.
The retention period was since 1900 a) consignments of live animals 2 times 24 hours b ) for programs in post- delivery 7 days, and c) for other mail items 14 days from the day after the arrival expected.
Since December 12, 1908 were issued on request by the post offices Post ID cards, against a writing fee of 50 Pf, which were considered ID required at all post offices. They were followed on June 1, 1910 Postlager cards that have been issued at the request against a writing fee of 25 Pf. Postlager cards entitle the holder to take delivery of ordinary letters, which were received without personal address using the number on the map. Condition for the use of post restante she was not.
Between 6 May 1920 and 30 November 1923, surcharge for the carriage fee was charged. From 1 January 1922 to 30 November 1923, fee if you wanted to pick up his post office box shipment outside of business hours, or inquired after such.
Since 1929, a charge was, among other things, for poste restante packets collected by 1 March 1963., You will only appear again on 1 July 1974 as providing entertainment fee, in the amount of Paketzustellgebühr. You could be vorausentrichtet by the sender. Postlager cards were not allowed in the Soviet occupation zone.
On 1 June 1991, the postal depot card has been abolished by the German Federal Post Office.