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unusual facts about postal system



Parcel stamp

In philately a parcel stamp is a stamp specifically issued to pay the fee for the transport of a parcel through the postal system and usually marked as such.


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Anselm Franz, 2nd Prince of Thurn and Taxis

In 1725, he was able to lease the postal system of the Austrian Netherlands as a Habsburg fief.

Battle of Ngasaunggyan

In the end of 1277, Yunnan governor's son Naser ad-Din attacked Bhamo again and tried to establish postal system which had already covered Mongol Empire after defeating enemies.

Fred Fish

The Fish Disks (term coined by Perry Kivolowitz at a Jersey Amiga User Group meeting) became the first national rallying point, a sort of early postal system.

General Post Office

For the more recent history of the postal system in the United Kingdom, see the article Royal Mail and Post Office Ltd.

Karl Anselm, 4th Prince of Thurn and Taxis

The Austrian Netherlands and Tyrol were added to the Thurn and Taxis postal system.

Postage stamps and postal history of Malta

A postal system began in Malta in the early 18th century with letters from the Knights of Malta to Rome and other parts of Europe.

Taxis-Bordogna-Valnigra

Bonus von Bordogna worked with his in-laws in the Taxis family's postal system and took over the post office in Trento from his brother-in-law David von Taxis.