from wiki,
Thurn is a municipality in the district of Lienz in the Austrian state of Tyrol.
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However, I think that it refers to the area overseen by the nobility of that name who established their own postal service.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thurn_und_ ... .
Thurn und Taxis was not really a German state as such, but especially in the context you are interested in, a private postal company operated by the Thurn und Taxis family. They took care of the mail service in many German states between 1806 and 1867. The main seat of the postal service was Frankfurt am Main, even though the family had its palace in Regensburg.
More can be found here: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thurn-und-Taxis_Post
The capital of the county of Thurn and Taxis is Regensburg, which is in Eastern Bavaria.
T&T did the mail for the following States:
North (Groschen)
Kurhessen
Sachsen-Weimar
Sachsen-Meinigen
Sachsen-Coburg-Gotha
Schwarzburg-Sondershausen
Reuß Jüngere Linie
Reuß Ältere Linie
Freie Stadt Hamburg
Freie Stadt Bremen
Freie Stadt Lübeck
Lippe-Detmold
Schaumburg-Lippe
South (Kreuzer)
Hohenzollern-Hechingen and Hohenzollern Sigmaringen
Hessen-Darmstadt
Hessen-Nassau
Hessen-Homburg
Freie Stadt Frankfurt am Main
Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt
Thanks for the info. I read the wiki sites that had info on the family and postal service link but was still looking for the geographical “districts”.
This really clarifies things.
Thanks, Dave.
You will find that most of the area serviced by Thurn und Taxis is in what is currently Hessen and Thuringia.
Also,read the thread of HockeyNut "Germany/German States" 14 January 2021.
"T&T did the mail for the following States: ... "
Some links from the First Issues Collectors Club
http://www.firstissues.org/countries/thu ...
http://www.firstissues.org/countries/thu ...
Al
This has been incredibly educational. And probably explains why I have 20 T&T stamps but none from Lubeck, Bremen, etc
Dave
Stamps were issued for both the Northern and Southern Districts of Thurn and Taxis.
But after an hour Googling this all I can come up with are images of the stamps, and information on the T&T family and their history in developing the postal system.
Nothing anywhere that I can find on where these regions are/were located!!!
If anyone has info, or better yet a link to the location and history of these districts it would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks, Dave.
re: Where on Earth (Actually Germany) is Thurn and Taxis
from wiki,
Thurn is a municipality in the district of Lienz in the Austrian state of Tyrol.
Edit to add
However, I think that it refers to the area overseen by the nobility of that name who established their own postal service.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thurn_und_ ... .
re: Where on Earth (Actually Germany) is Thurn and Taxis
Thurn und Taxis was not really a German state as such, but especially in the context you are interested in, a private postal company operated by the Thurn und Taxis family. They took care of the mail service in many German states between 1806 and 1867. The main seat of the postal service was Frankfurt am Main, even though the family had its palace in Regensburg.
More can be found here: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thurn-und-Taxis_Post
re: Where on Earth (Actually Germany) is Thurn and Taxis
The capital of the county of Thurn and Taxis is Regensburg, which is in Eastern Bavaria.
re: Where on Earth (Actually Germany) is Thurn and Taxis
T&T did the mail for the following States:
North (Groschen)
Kurhessen
Sachsen-Weimar
Sachsen-Meinigen
Sachsen-Coburg-Gotha
Schwarzburg-Sondershausen
Reuß Jüngere Linie
Reuß Ältere Linie
Freie Stadt Hamburg
Freie Stadt Bremen
Freie Stadt Lübeck
Lippe-Detmold
Schaumburg-Lippe
South (Kreuzer)
Hohenzollern-Hechingen and Hohenzollern Sigmaringen
Hessen-Darmstadt
Hessen-Nassau
Hessen-Homburg
Freie Stadt Frankfurt am Main
Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt
re: Where on Earth (Actually Germany) is Thurn and Taxis
Thanks for the info. I read the wiki sites that had info on the family and postal service link but was still looking for the geographical “districts”.
This really clarifies things.
Thanks, Dave.
re: Where on Earth (Actually Germany) is Thurn and Taxis
You will find that most of the area serviced by Thurn und Taxis is in what is currently Hessen and Thuringia.
re: Where on Earth (Actually Germany) is Thurn and Taxis
Also,read the thread of HockeyNut "Germany/German States" 14 January 2021.
re: Where on Earth (Actually Germany) is Thurn and Taxis
"T&T did the mail for the following States: ... "
re: Where on Earth (Actually Germany) is Thurn and Taxis
Some links from the First Issues Collectors Club
http://www.firstissues.org/countries/thu ...
http://www.firstissues.org/countries/thu ...
Al
re: Where on Earth (Actually Germany) is Thurn and Taxis
This has been incredibly educational. And probably explains why I have 20 T&T stamps but none from Lubeck, Bremen, etc
Dave