Clapper Post Explained

Clapper Post, or de|Klapperpost|label=none 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]}

External links

• • Web site: Clapper Post . Glossary of Stamp Collecting Terms . AskPhil; Collectors Club of Chicago . 2009-08-14 . dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20090308123051/http://askphil.org/b25c.htm . 2009-03-08 .
• Web site: Wiener Klapperpost. Philapedia. Das Lexikon der Philatelie. Philapedia.de; Philatus, Briefmarken Peter Schapler. 2009-08-10. German. https://web.archive.org/web/20091012005110/http://www.philapedia.de/mediawiki/index.php?title=Wiener_Klapperpost. 2009-10-12. dead.
• Web site: Österreichisches Postgeschichte – Dr R Wurth with articles by Dr Christine Kainz. The APS Library. Austrian Philatelic Society (APS). 2009-08-10. German. 2011-07-03. https://web.archive.org/web/20110703120148/http://www.austrianphilately.com/library/wurth.htm. dead.
• Web site: Austro-Hungarian Empire. Stamp Atlas. Sandafayre Stamp Auctions. 2009-08-11.
• Web site: 2007-01-26. Exhibit: Austria 1783 – «Lesser» or «Clapper» Post from Prague. EXPONET. Virtual International Philatelic Exhibition. Japhila; Břetislav Janík. 2009-08-14. Exhibitor: The Prague Postal Museum, Czech Republic
• Web site: The Victorian police rattle mystery . 2009-02-05 . Constabulary.com . dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20100218043036/http://www.constabulary.com/mystery/rattle.htm . 2010-02-18 . Photos of similar rattles are given that were used by English police in the 19th century

Notes and References

1. Book: Ilma, V.. Funk & Wagnalls Guide to the World of Stamp Collecting: The Joys of Stamp Collecting for the Beginning and Advanced Philatelist. November 1978. 1st. Funk & Wagnalls. New York, USA. 0308103300. 71.
2. Book: ''Календарь филателиста на 1973 год''. 10–16 сентября. 1972. Связь. М.. Russian.