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Bergedorf issued only five stamps between 1861 and 1867. Bergedorf is the smallest field of German stamp collecting. == Historical development == Due to its good geographic location, Bergedorf had already received postal services from the Hanseatic league early on. The city's postal connections to Hamburg were especially well developed at an early stage. Since 1420, Bergedorf had belonged to both of the Hanseatic cities of Hamburg and Lübeck. Because Bergedorf belonged to both cities, the curious condition arose where Bergedorf's post could not be administered by either Hamburg or Lübeck. Therefore, Bergedorf formed its own tiny autonomous postal jurisdiction. Several other principalities also established postal departments in Bergedorf. In 1746, Hannover set up its own postal department in Bergedorf, which lasted until 1846. In 1785, the dynasty of Thurn und Taxis succeeded Hannover and established its own postal department, which was not closed until 1851. In 1839, Prussia finally opened a postal department in Bergedorf as well. From 1806 to 1813, Bergedorf was occupied by the French during the Napoleonic Wars. During this time, the postal system was taken over by the Imperial French Post. Finally in 1847, the ''Lübeck-Hamburgerische Postamt'' (Postal Department of Lübeck and Hamburg) emerged from the Prussian postal department. In the following years, this arrangement was extended and its region of influence enlarged. In 1856, further departments in Geesthacht and Kirchwerder were established. From 1855 to 1856, Bergedorf signed several postal agreements modeled on the German-Austrian Postal Treaty, including agreements with Prussia and Mecklenburg-Schwerin. After Hamburg and Lübeck had already issued their first stamps in 1859, Bergedorf followed in 1861. However, Hamburg's stamps were officially sold beside those from Bergedorf at the post office counters. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Postage stamps and postal history of Bergedorf」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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