Postilion
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https://term.museum-digital.de/md-de/tag/47017
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- "A postilion or postillion guides a horse-drawn coach or post chaise mounted on the horse or one of a pair of horses. By contrast, a coachman controls the horses from the vehicle itself.
Originally the English name for a guide or forerunner for the post (mail) or a messenger, it became transferred to the actual mail carrier or messenger and also to a person who rides a (hired) post horse. The same persons made themselves available as a less expensive alternative to hiring a coachman, particularly for light, fast vehicles.
Postilions draw ceremonial vehicles on occasions of national importance such as state funerals." - (en.wikipedia.org 17.12.2019)
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Postillonshut der preußischen Fahrpost (um 1850)
Postillonshut in...
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Image: Museumsverband des Landes Brandenburg e.V. - CC BY-NC-SA -
Preußisches Postabzeichen (1. H. 19. Jh.)
Hutzier oder Brustzeichen...
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Image: Albert-Heyde-Stiftung - CC BY-NC-SA -
Genrebild „Abfahrt der Post“
Innenansicht einer...
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Image: Albert-Heyde-Stiftung - CC BY-NC-SA -
Zweiwindiges Posthorn mit Gravur
Das Posthorn war das...
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Image: Alte Posthalterei - Museum Beelitz - CC BY-NC-SA
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