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Historical Bibliography Updated: March 1, 2020

Disinfected mail: Historical review and tentative listing of cachets, handstamp markings, wax seals, wafer seals and manuscript certifications alphabetically arranged according to countries, by K.F. Meyer, in collaboration with C. Ravasini ...[et al.].

Publication Details

Holton, KS: The Gossip Printery, Inc., 1962 CE.

From the 15th to near the end of the 19th century attempts were made to decontaminate mail which had been in contact with plague, smallpox, cholera, and other contagious diseases. 

Thematic Classifications

Catalog MetadataReference Information
Entry Number#11850
Permanent Linkhttps://staging.historyofmedicine.com/entry/14054
Author Bio LinkWikipedia ↗
External URLdisinfected-mail-

Geographic Context

Publication place: Holton, KS