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Clapper Post

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A seller and a clapper mailman (Vienna types around 1820)

Clapper Post, or Klapperpost in German, was an urban postal service in Vienna, the capital of Austria, and in some of the country's other cities, that began in 1772. Its name refers to a clapper (a type of rattle) with which mail carriers announced their arrival. In Vienna, it existed for more than ten years.[1][2]

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  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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