With Letter and Seal – Discover Hamburg's Postal History - From Post Coach to Postage Stamp – Hamburg's Hidden History

Description

This special city tour takes you on the trail of messengers, merchants, and horse-drawn mail coaches through the Hanseatic city. Discover how letters and messages found their way long before telephone and internet into the great trading metropolis. At historic sites, learn how Hamburg became an important hub of international communication – from the first post stations through secret messages to optical telegraphs and pneumatic post. A special highlight: the development of the postage stamp is vividly narrated – a fascinating insight for philatelists and all who are passionate about postal history. Look forward to exciting stories, surprising anecdotes, and fascinating insights into several centuries of communication history. An entertaining time travel that shows Hamburg from a completely new perspective. When: Friday 1:00 PM from 01.05. to 30.10.
Start: In front of the Oberpostdirektion at Stephansplatz (U1)
End: Deichstraße
Duration: approx. 2 hours

Highlights

• City tour through Hamburg's postal history
• From the post coach to the postage stamp
• Every Friday at 1:00 PM from 01.05. to 30.10.

General Information

The city tour guides you through the history of communication in Hamburg. Participants learn at historic sites how letters and messages found their way before modern technologies. The tour lasts about two hours and starts in front of the Oberpostdirektion at Stephansplatz.

Location

Stephansplatz 5, 20354 Hamburg, Germany

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