Hello everybody
In 1859 parcels to the Netherlands from Hamburg had to be posted at the Hanover Office in Hamburg. The connection operated by the Stadtpost was by horse-back, and heavy stuff could not be carried by the post-rider.
I'm asking for help on these questions:
1. Was the parcel transported by the train or by horse and wagon?
2. Where was the border office in the Netherlands and which German Office was the border office?
3. What is the exact text, which describes the content
Looking forward to hear from you
Parcel Post from Hamburg (Hanover office) to the Netherlands
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Here is the scan
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Hello Grenz-NL,
should have been Emmerich:
http://www.ieg-maps.uni-mainz.de/gif/e859d_a4.htm
Yours,
bayern klassisch -
Thank you for the prompt reply. Of cause the parcel was sent by railway making Emmerich and Arnhem vis-a-vis border offices or more detailed: the German border Office was the TPO of the train Oberhausen-Emmerich and the Netherlands Border Office was the TPO (since 1856) on the railway Emmerich-Amsterdam (The N.R.SPOORWEG). When this train made halt in Arnhem the parcel was dropped.