The first Swiss railway mail van went
into operation on the Zurich-Brugg line on 12th October 1857. The picture
postcard (shown hereunder), issued by Swiss Post on 22nd May 1990 shows one of
the oldest mail vans, after a model from PTT Museum in Berne. The design of the
stamp on the back is based on the smart insignia of the Swiss Federal Post used
from about 1880 until after 1920. In those days, they featured prominently on
post coaches and carts, the first postbuses, stamp wending machines and railway
mail vans.
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in Issue No.69 of "ITS Stamp News"
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