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Dimensions:
Height x Width: 16 3/4 × 21 1/4 in. (42.55 × 53.98 cm)
Type:
Archival Material
Date:
1637
Description:
The Princely House of Thurn and Taxis operated postal systems in western and central Europe for the better part of four centuries. Operations ranged from a monopoly under the auspices of the Holy Roman Empire during the 16th-18th centuries, to a private postal system in competition with government services in the 19th century.
Thurn & Taxis postal announcement by Emperor Ferdinand III.
Topic:
International Postal Operations  Search this
Object number:
0.315703.58
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National Postal Museum Collection
Data Source:
National Postal Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/hm8c2c776ec-0866-4b27-acfd-1cf416097ce6
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npm_0.315703.58