Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1875-01-20
Postal Cards i'm Europe.

The idea Of postal cards is attributed 10
DR. Emanuel Hermann. professor in the
Vienna Military Academy. They were
Introduced INFO England in 1870, at th,.
price If one half-pcnnv tone ccnt). the let
ter postage being one penny. The ;ivera re
circulation there of these postal cards has
risen to a million and Il half a week More
rhln seventy five millions were sent in
1>7l. and this number was exceeded in
l>72. The number of letters mtilc.l. :"
f,r from diminishing in consequence of
the introduction of the cheaper postal card.
Il has been predicted. has actually i'll
crr;~ed in place Of s6:i million, Of LEI
tcr> carried in 1870. 9l5 millions wer,.
transported in 1871. an increase of >.
millions. This enormous increase raises
the mean percentage uf ihe annual pro-
rrc~>ion which. for the i've previous Years
from lei6 To 1870. had been four per cent
up to SIX per cent.
In Germany. the introduction of card
cnrlc>pond,-nce was dccrrcd in June. 1870.
anI it b-~ln prac;icAlva a month Later
The adlanlar,s offered by il caused it Ia
he rapidly extended. although the prize,
had been fixed N that time :.t one .ro>rh,I
ttwo .nd one-half cents. the same :ls let
.cr p,>'a.c. On the fir-t Il AZ of july
l>e2. tlti> price MAS re iuc,'d 10 one half u
-.r,,>rhrn cone and onc-fnurih cenls) letter
postage remaining A. before. Here il>o
the Introduction OF the postal card has nol
incrtcred with the number of letters
mailed. which in place of 2oj mill rs il
1870. became 2fp millions in ISL. \
mo>t valuable addition to the postal ear,
system, moreover. has been adop ed il
Germany. and has extended to Holland, t,
5cI, ium and 10 >,,:tNe; ;ii,, ;;f,t- IA; "a;
simple postal card, u double one is AIS
issued. having Il prepaid card attached fo
he answer. The two cards co.rrspun,
n size. each bears the stamp, and they n,
sold Ut a double price.
In Switzerland. the postal card .v~t. N
W. adopted in 1870. the price bcin. tiv,
crntimc> Cone cent?. In 1871. l.7I3.1l,
cards Were sent. The letters matted IN
,rcl-rd from 2O.41..>fi in 1870. TO -
.lG i.:'jl in 1871. Belgium adopted po>ta
cards July |. l>7l. TIL price being fiyt
ccn,imc> cone cent?. At first the system
KS loctl. bat il h since become general
The number of letters sent has. ;i> in othcl
countries steadily increased On the ii is
of January. 1875. the Minister of Publ,
Works. under who's, direction are all po>-
al ana tclc@rlphic arrangements. "rdcre,
the issue of double postal cards having
1 prepaid card for the answer.
Norway has had postal card correspond
cncc since January l. l>12. the p ice =.
first being that of ordinary letter -pp>ta@e
. >hilin@> G. cents } 1t has since beer
lclu, /, > >hilling> within the same pos
al district. The results generally Y are re
wlrl,,l "a satisfactory.
In Sweden. the price of ;he postal car'
at first fixed 1t l. ore Olrec and one hal
c,nt>) has been reduced 10 ten ore O.
ccnt~.)
In Denmark. the system was adopte
April l. ISL. The general card costs
~chillin-~ G. / ccnt~) ana the district car
> >,-hillin~> (l cents.
In Russia. postal cards We're intro luce
January |. le12 The general card i
furnished at > kopcck> q cenis) and tn
district card At ) kopeck> GA ccnts.) Il
Austria. the postal card costs , kreulzcr
cone cent?. The system was adopted il
October. 1862 and the first wear cigll
millions of cards were sold.
Spain has decided upon postal cards
Greece and Portugal are about To i>su
them: and in alv the same course ha
has been resolved upon. Turkey ilon
has failed to see the advantages of tn
postal ~y>tcm and TO adopt it--,Iotrnal Q
Frduhin institute.