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Establishment of Postvæsenet

When: 1624
Where: Denmark
Part of: Establishment of mail service in Denmark

The governmental department Postvæsenet was established in 1624. Post Danmark later took over its mail delivery concession.

In 1624, the Danish government created the department Postvæsenet. This institution held the mail delivery concession, or befordringspligt, which was subsequently taken over by its successor, Post Danmark.

Sources

Post Danmark Wikipedia, revision of 2026-06-16

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