Roma, il Museo della Posta

The halls of the Museo Storico delle Poste e delle Telecomunicazioni of Rome, display exhibits of every kind on the history of communications, and of which this issue offers the first illustrated, annotated guide.

Diego Vega and Enzo Diena narrate the history of postal organization and telecommunications, of the worldwide fascination with the postage stamp, while the past is reflected in the contributions selected by Charles Dickens e by the analysis of the stormy relations between Italian writers and the postal service: Marinetti, Foscolo, Salgari, Leopardi Giordani...