Clapper Post

Clapper Post (German: Klapperpost) was an urban postal service which existed in Vienna, the capital of Austria, from 1772 and in other cities of that country. Its name refers to an instrument, a clapper (a type of rattle), which a mailman used to signify his arrival. In Vienna, the Clapper Post existed for more than ten years.^[1]^[2]

Clapper mailman (engraving; late 18th century)
A unique money letter with 50 florins in the form of banknotes from Prague to the town councillors of Ungarisch Skalitz (today's Skalica, Slovak Republic; 1783)

References

^ Ilma, V. (November 1978). Funk & Wagnalls Guide to the World of Stamp Collecting: The Joys of Stamp Collecting for the Beginning and Advanced Philatelist (1st ed.). New York, USA: Funk & Wagnalls. pp. 71. ISBN 0308103300.
^ Календарь филателиста на 1973 год (1972). 10–16 сентября (in Russian). М.: Связь.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)

External links

Media related to Clapper Post at Wikimedia Commons
"Clapper Post". Glossary of Stamp Collecting Terms. AskPhil; Collectors Club of Chicago. Archived from the original on 2009-03-08. Retrieved 2009-08-14.
"Wiener Klapperpost". Philapedia. Das Lexikon der Philatelie (in German). Philapedia.de; Philatus, Briefmarken Peter Schapler. Archived from the original on 2009-10-12. Retrieved 2009-08-10.
"Österreichisches Postgeschichte – Dr R Wurth with articles by Dr Christine Kainz". The APS Library (in German). Austrian Philatelic Society (APS). Retrieved 2009-08-10.
"Austro-Hungarian Empire". Stamp Atlas. Sandafayre Stamp Auctions. Retrieved 2009-08-11.
"Exhibit: Austria 1783 – «Lesser» or «Clapper» Post from Prague. Exhibitor: The Postal Museum, Prague, Czech". EXPONET. Virtual International Philatelic Exhibition. Japhila; Břetislav Janík. 2007-01-26. Retrieved 2009-08-14.
"The Victorian police rattle mystery". Constabulary.com. Archived from the original on 2010-02-18. Retrieved 2009-02-05. Photos of similar rattles are given that were used by English police in the 19th century

[1] Ilma, V. (November 1978). Funk & Wagnalls Guide to the World of Stamp Collecting: The Joys of Stamp Collecting for the Beginning and Advanced Philatelist (1st ed.). New York, USA: Funk & Wagnalls. pp. 71. ISBN 0308103300.

[2] Календарь филателиста на 1973 год (1972). 10–16 сентября (in Russian). М.: Связь.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)

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