Historic mailboxes - Germany / German Democratic Republic 1985 - 20 Pfennig

Historical mailboxes With the illustrations of historical mailboxes, the Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications of the German Democratic Republic publishes four multicolored special postage stamps, one after the other, and in co-printing. Special postage stamps from February 5 to April 4 Historical letterboxes The forerunners of the mailbox are from the period around 1600 traditional postmarks that served the seafaring merchants, as at the Cape of Good Hope and St. Helena, as a letter tray. After the production and installation of mailboxes made of cast iron and iron sheet the suspicion of the public against the safety reduced and with the use of stamps and postal stationery envelopes the deposit of every ordinary letter mail had become possible, this device became more and more important. The mailboxes made of metal carried as technical improvement the letter insert on the side. In addition to meaningful symbols and the lettering "Mailbox" or "Postbriefkasten" the exact emptying time was specified. Around 1850, this new letterbox form is represented. With minor modifications in the details, a post box dating back to around 1860 is known, as seen on the 20-pfennig value. The emptying by replacing the boxes was cumbersome and required a lot of effort.