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Letter from the ambassador of the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies
Direct letter to Chur
Postal Horn
Letter to the rectors of the Council of Ten
Letter from the ambassador of the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies
Letter franked with Penny Black
The real guide for travelers
Letter from the ambassador of the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies
Health Association of Health of Bergamo
Four in Hand
Writing set
US postal balance
IBM rotating heads for electronic typewriter
Olivetti personal computer
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Letter to the rectors of the Council of Ten

Anonymous

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Museum of Tasso and Postal History

Museum of Tasso and Postal History

Via Cornello, 22, Camerata Cornello

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The letter you see has a peculiarity. On the right side, three writings are visible one below the other joined by a parenthesis. In modern times the superscripts or the overcoats bore signs that constituted a sort of visual summary or symbols of the type of communication. They were symbols rich in political, economic and social content. In this envelope, for example, on the right, we find the word cito repeated 3 times: it is the reinforcement of "citissime" (from the Latin "citius") and is nothing more than an incitement to run to go fast or "flying ".
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Title: Letter to the rectors of the Council of Ten

Author: Anonymous

Date: 13 January 1542

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Displayed in: Museum of Tasso and Postal History

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