Description
Eisenbeiß, W., Bavarian Post and Letter Science, Letters and Documents on Bavarian Postal History, 1957, 175 pages with 74 illustrations, only self-published at the time, linen. Deals in particular with early postal history before the introduction of the first stamps. Linen, slight signs of age and wear. Edited from archive documents in the Princely Central Archive in Regensburg, the Bavarian State Archive and the Secret State Archive in Munich. Contains chapters on postal history in Bavaria, messenger services, postal rates, postage and franking documents, postage exemptions, official letters, Thurn and Taxis postage exemptions, registered mail, express and relay letters and the stamps. In the appendix there are reproductions of various important original postal documents. #35402