"The Danish postal service will deliver its last letter on 30 December, ending a more than 400-year-old tradition. Announcing the decision earlier this year to stop delivering letters, PostNord, formed in 2009 in a merger of the Swedish and Danish postal services, said it would cut 1,500 jobs in Denmark and remove 1,500 red postboxes amid the increasing digitalisation of Danish society."
"It took only three hours for 1,000 of the distinctive postboxes, which have already been dismantled, to be bought up when they went on sale earlier this month with a price tag of 2,000 DKK (235) each for those in good condition and 1,500 DKK (176) for those a little more well-worn. A further 200 will be auctioned in January."
PostNord will stop delivering letters in Denmark, with the last delivery on 30 December, and will instead focus on parcels as letter demand has fallen drastically. The company will cut 1,500 Danish jobs and remove 1,500 red postboxes; 1,000 of the dismantled boxes sold quickly and 200 will be auctioned in January. PostNord will continue letter delivery in Sweden and will refund unused Danish stamps for a limited time. Dao will expand its letter services, requiring customers to use Dao shops or pay for home collection and to purchase postage online or via an app. Letter volumes have dropped over 90% in 25 years, though younger people show renewed interest.
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