Thum (DE)

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Thum is a small town (5,146 inhabitants end 2018) in the district of Erzgebirgskreis (since 2008) , northwest of Annaberg-Buchholz, in the Free State of Saxony, Germany. In the 18th and 19th centuries, the textile industry was the main source of income for Thum. In 1886, a narrow gauge railway connected Thum to Wilischthal.

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Postmark in Unified-Germany

Postal code 09419.

Postmark in East Germany

Postmark in German Empire


Postmark in North German Confederation

Since 1 January 1868.

Postmark in Kingdom of Saxony

The THUM postmark exists since 1766. Code 130, District of Annaberg.

Grid 130 on a 1863 issue.