German mail coach model

National Postal Museum

Object Details

Description
Robert Liebzcher of Dresden, Germany, crafted this model of a four-wheeled Kaiser Deutsche Post, German mail coach in the late nineteenth century. This style mail coach would be pulled by a team of four horses. It accommodated up to twelve passengers who traveled along the post roads in addition to several sacks of mail. German mail vehicles and mailboxes have long sported the distinctive yellow coloring used to designate the nation's postal system.
Reference:
R. F. D. News. November 14, 1914. p. 11.
1870-1890
Object number
0.052985.267
Type
Transportation Equipment & Models
Place
Germany (German empire)
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Record ID
npm_0.052985.267
Metadata Usage (text)
CC0
GUID (Link to Original Record)
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/hm8cbbc4bd1-fbae-4b03-b957-508213663635
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