Swedish feather letter
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Object Details
- Description
- "Feather letters" like this one appeared in Sweden from the mid-1700s to mid-1800s. The feather indicated that the letter needed to be delivered quickly, and the squiggly line is a kind of shorthand for Sweden's national symbol: three crowns. It directed that the letter be sent through the royal mail.
- c. 1808
- Object number
- 2011.2005.688
- Type
- Covers & Associated Letters
- Medium
- paper; ink
- Dimensions
- Height x Width: 5 3/4 x 4 3/4 in. (14.6 x 12 cm)
- Place
- SWEDEN (constitutional monarchy)
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- National Postal Museum Collection
- On View
- Currently on exhibit at the National Postal Museum
- National Postal Museum
- Topic
- Covers & Letters
- International Stamps & Mail
- Record ID
- npm_2011.2005.688
- Metadata Usage (text)
- CC0
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/hm8e7239ddf-8381-45e2-8c0c-7e1bc9a7a93a
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