03 lipnja, 2020

EUROPE 2020. Former postal routes / Andorra (Spain)

The mountainous orography of the Principality of Andorra has always played a role in external communication. It is an inconvenience made no easier by the harsh winter climate, which can occasionally make communication with the region impossible, and the scattered, isolated homes of its population.
However, its natural features actually provided a means of communication, as the Valira river connects Andorra la Vella with La Seu d’Urgell. On-foot couriers used to travel along this first route with the correspondence on the back of their mules in order to maintain communication between the two towns.

In 1730, La Seu opened its own post office to handle the post  coming into and from Andorra.

As there was no official delivery service, the recipients themselves had to collect their post after receiving word from person responsible in the Consell General (General Council of Andorra)...

Izvor (source) https://www.correos.es

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