The postal history of Italy during the process of unification is either a headache or a pleasure depending on my mood. If I am looking for an opportunity to work with nice neat boxes and categories, this isn't it. On the other hand, if I take a long view that I enjoy complex puzzles and learning different histories in ways that go beyond the surface description, I can't ask for much better.
Thank you very much for this very detailed analysis! Some postal departments seem to touch lightly, like Viterbo and Perugia in 1st distanze, and and Camerino and Ascoli in the 2nd distanze. Do you think these should be considered as "non-contiguous" in this conceptualization?
Thank you very much for this very detailed analysis! Some postal departments seem to touch lightly, like Viterbo and Perugia in 1st distanze, and and Camerino and Ascoli in the 2nd distanze. Do you think these should be considered as "non-contiguous" in this conceptualization?