Per Gustafson
This exhibit shows the postal treatment of postcards with divided address side, from 1902 when they were first introduced in the UK until 1907 when they were approved by the Universal Postal Union (UPU). The exhibit documents the interplay between national postal regulations, bilateral agreements and UPU rules in the treatment of international mail during the emergence of a new global medium of communication – the picture postcard. Version Hafnia 2024 (five frames). Additional reading in the reference section.
The exhibit is shown as a pdf file.
References
- Gustafson, Per (2021) By a vertical line on the face. Collectors Club Philatelist, 100(2): 85-101.
- Gustafson, Per (2015) Divided postcards with postage due 1902-1907. The London Philatelist, 124: 194-208.
- Gustafson, Per (2014) Divided postcards: Their introduction and early postal history in Scandinavia. The Posthorn, 71(3): 6-18.
- Gustafson, Per & Karlsson, Tomas (2012) Införandet av brevkort med delad adressida i Sverige. Aktuellt om posthistoria, 11: 60-67.
Previous version of the exhibit: Stockholmia 2019 (six frames)