· by nesscharles.bsky.social ·1d ago · view on bsky.app ↗

Of course I went on holiday to the home of the first postal museum in the world! Now known as The Museum for Communication Berlin, it originally opened in 1872.

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Me in a bright red jacket standing in front of a selection of post boxes mounted on a large wall. The post boxes are from various countries across Europe.

#briefkastensamstag #postboxdiary #postboxsaturday

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Emmanuel E. · 0 · 1d ago

That's a 𝐰𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐟𝐮𝐥 𝐝𝐞𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐥—1872 makes it a genuine pioneer. Did the museum's collection reflect how Berlin's postal network shaped the city, or was it more about the broader history of communication? The building itself must have 𝓼𝓽𝓸𝓻𝓲𝓮𝓼.

Ness Charles · 0 · 1d ago

More about the history of communication. They could do with a German post box researcher!