Postal Museum (Liechtenstein)

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The Post Museum in the Engländerbau in Vaduz

The Postal Museum of the Principality of Liechtenstein exhibits documents from the philately and postal history of the Principality of Liechtenstein . The museum is affiliated with the Liechtenstein National Museum . It is located in the center of Vaduz in the so-called Engländerbau - the first steel frame structure in the country.

history

The museum was founded in 1930 to collect the stamp issues and other important documents of the country's philately and postal history and make them accessible to the public. The museum opened in 1936.

After the museum was housed in different rooms, it has been in the English building since 2002 .

exhibition

Showroom

The focus of the exhibition is on the postage stamps issued by the Principality of Liechtenstein since 1912. The museum also presents the most important drafts, proofs and stitch plates as well as other important documents from postal history and historical postal equipment. In addition to the permanent exhibitions, changing exhibitions are held periodically.

Postage stamps in the pedestrian zone

Since May 2011, a selection of oversized Liechtenstein stamps has been issued in the Städtle - the pedestrian zone of Vaduz. The 25 stamp reproductions function here as pavement slabs.

Web links

Commons : Postmuseum (Liechtenstein)  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Postal Museum on the website of the Liechtenstein National Museum ( Memento of May 14, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) (accessed on August 3, 2011)
  2. ↑ Postage stamps in the city of Vaduz on the Liechtenstein Post website (accessed on August 6, 2011)

Coordinates: 47 ° 8 '20.3 ​​"  N , 9 ° 31' 21.9"  E ; CH1903:  seven hundred and fifty-eight thousand and eighty-one  /  222 988