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Folded letter from Brescia to Venice
Object Details
- Description
- Addressed to medieval Venice’s powerful Council of Ten, this letter is marked with two gallows, five stirrups, and the word “cito” repeated five times. The gallows threaten death by hanging to anyone interfering with the mail, while the stirrups indicate that the letter should travel on horseback. “Cito” means “haste.”
- Data Source
- National Postal Museum
- Date
- 1502
- Object number
- 0.205561.4
- Type
- Covers & Associated Letters
- Medium
- paper; ink
- Dimensions
- Height x Width: 4 5/16 x 2 11/16 in. (11 x 6.8 cm)
- Place
- Italian States
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- National Postal Museum Collection
- Topic
- International Stamps & Mail
- Record ID
- npm_0.205561.4
- Usage
- CC0
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