Post tram Hamburg
The Poststraßenbahn Hamburg was a facility in which mail was carried on the Hamburg tram .
history
As of September 1, 1920 were special tram mailbox mounted on the stern of certain tramcars. These were divided into two parts: in the upper part, express letters and telegrams could be posted. The lower part was used to exchange ordinary and registered express mail between post offices. The boxes were only used on lines that passed the relevant distribution post offices. There were a total of 20 routes. The service was used very actively and the post office decided to also use this route to send normal letters and cards. A surcharge was levied for this.
Due to the war , trams were stopped at the latest at the end of July 1943, after the start of Operation Gomorrah . After the war, operations were resumed in 1949. The surcharge, which was levied before the war, as well as the corresponding stamp, were omitted. The tram mailbox was rectangular in shape with a front flap. After 1949, on the flap was the BUNDESPOST tape , underneath the emptying sign “Empty at the main train station from 6 pm to 11 pm”. On April 1, 1958, the service was given up.
Postal specifics
Only in Hamburg was there a special notice, a stamp, that a mail item was being transported by tram.
literature
- Manfred Stephan: You can see numerous boxes hanging - a brief cultural history of German mailboxes. Berlin 1989, ISBN 3-344-00163-9 .