The Underwater postoffice is now put to sea. We've hade several local sponsors and partners helping out making it all possible

 

Risør Underwater Postoffice Season 2007 opening 9 june 2007 at 1:00Pm - Dampskipsbrygga

 

Risør Undervannsklubb came up with a crazy idea in 2004 to make an Underwater PostOffice in Risør. Thor Walther Eriksen had the idea , CRAZY everybody said, but with help from clubmembers and positive feedback - especially from the norwegian postal service - we all got it started.

Since the construction is on public property, a proper building application was sent. Drawings, technical calculations was made for bouyancy and dimensions - how much shoud the postal value be ?..

The Underwater postoffice was first launched in 5 june 2004, and have since processed more than 8000 mailitems - postcards, letters, bills, bottles, packages. We've even had a big wolffish in the postoffice! At 4.5m depth the postoffice is not for freedivers (the air gets spent) - but for a scuba equipped postmaster.

Risør underwater postoffice was made. With Risør Akvarium as a desk, when no divers servicing, visitors can deliver mail to the mailbox and processed later under water in the postoffice

The Underwater postmaster (scubadiver) will periodically empty the mailbox and stamp letters and postcards for mailhandling.

Risør Undervannsklubb wants to show that diving can be a bit different and more than just diving. Also give Risør as another side to it varied cultural town - and not the least give stampcollectors a special treat!.

Local companyes who contributet making this :

• Posten (Norwegian mail)
• Risør Plast (the post office)
• Lindahl hus (Concrete mooring)
• Norbetong (mooring)
• Risør aluminium (ladder)
• Risør Akvarium for desk and "post in aquarium".

Risør Undervannsklubb sells a limited print of numbered envelopes with stamps and postcardset (underwaterphotograph Lars Askevold m.fl) with firstday stamp, supporting the clubs activities

 

Program for friday 8 june 2007, Dampskipsbrygga, Risør

• 15:00 Undervannspostkontoret sjøsettes
  

Program for saturday 9 juni 2007, Dampskipsbrygga, Risør

• 13:00 Offisiell åpning av Risør Undervannspostkontor

• 13:00 Undervannspostbetjenten tar med seg første ladning med post for stempling.

Contact:

Håkon Sandvik, Risør Undervannsklubb / +4746948586
post@risorundervannsklubb.no / www.risorundervannsklubb.no
Tore Barstad Risør Akvarium, mail@risorakvarium.no www.risorakvarium
Eivind Rossen, Posten , Eivind.rossen@posten.no www.posten.no

Program for 2007 season, Dampskipsbrygga, Risør

The season starts 1 june, and ends 1 september.

The mailbox is emptied every saturday in june and august, in july on wednesdays as well.

Postcards/Letters will be sidestamped with special stamp

 

See picture gallery of the launch

• Pictures of the different stamps