Postal history of Eschershausen
The postal history of Eschershausen describes the historical development of the postal system in Eschershausen since the 17th century.
history
For Eschershausen, a post office of the Imperial Post Office operated by Thurn and Taxis is reported for the first time in 1686 , which is said to have existed until 1790. A post office set up in 1743 from Braunschweig to Holzminden via Seesen, Gandersheim and Eschershausen was used to supply mail, even for places without a post office. Since 1804, before the Westphalian occupation (1808-1813), there was a post office in Eschershausen. Here the letters were collected and given to the mail that passed through. Around 1810 the one-liner "Eschershausen" was used.
The post office was converted into a postal administration in 1838, a postal expedition in 1855 and a postal administration again in 1856. From January 1, 1866, the personal mail between Eschershausen and Vorwohle - train station - was canceled and a local personal mail between Eschershausen and Stadtoldendorf was set up in its place. From Eschershausen, rural mail carriers have been supplying Holtensen, Scharfoldendorf, Lüerdissen, Dielmissen, Westerbraak, Kirchbraak and Oelkassen as well as Breitenkamp and Heinrichshagen since June 1867. During the time of the North German Federal Post Office, the Eschershausen postal administration was converted into a postal expedition in 1868.
In addition to the early handwritten place notes, a one-liner "Eschershausen" is known from 1809, another one from 1821. Both stamps appear on letters up to 1848. Since 1823 the date has mostly been handwritten. In 1849 Eschershausen received a two-circle stamp with a date line, the date also had to be entered here by hand. A rectangular stamp with the date in digits was delivered in 1853. In addition to this stamp, a two-circle stamp with date, year and time was added in 1862. In order to cancel the postage stamps, Eschershausen received the rust grid stamp with the number 12 in 1856 .
References to a post office can be found in the general circular of the Braunschweigische Post. Since 1854, the country mail carriers have been listed who delivered mail to surrounding rural towns without a post office. The Braunschweigische advertisements reported on December 28th, 1866 that “from January 1st the personal mail between Eschershausen and Vorwohle - train station - was canceled and a local personal mail between Eschershausen and Stadtoldendorf was set up in its place”.
On June 18, 1867, the Braunschweigische advertisements wrote: " From Eschershausen the country mail carriers deliver to Holtensen, Scharfoldendorf, Lüerdissen, Dielmissen, Westerbraak, Kirchbraak and Oelcassen as well as to Breitenkamp and Heinrichshagen" .
Literature on postal history
- Henri Bade: 333 years of Braunschweigische Post, 1535–1867 . Karl Pfankuch & CO, Braunschweig 1960 (This is where the stamp images come from).
- Hans-Joachim Anderson: The designation of the postmark forms. An introduction to the terminology used in postmarking (New series of the Poststempelgilde; Vol. 145). 2nd increased edition Poststempelgilde, Soest 1996 (The attempt by the Federation of German Philatelists to achieve uniformity in the stamp descriptions)
- Werner Steven: overview of the postal relevant Braunschweigischen Ciculare, laws and ordinances from 1807 to 1867 (circular of the working group Braunschweig and Hannover in the Briefmarken-Club Hannover from 1886; No. 58). April 2004.
- Werner Steven: Directory of post offices and their staff in the area of the Duchy of Braunschweig, 1811-1916 . In: Postgeschichtliche Blätter , Issue 14 (1992), ISSN 0343-0561