A piece of history from organized postal traffic in Lika

Mali Halan post office and a letter sent in 1873

Abstract

The history of organized postal traffic in Lika; as well as in the Lovinac region; is closely related to the Vojna krajina, as post offices were primarily established according to military needs. This paper presents rare philatelic objects from the postal history of the Vojna krajina region (Military Frontier) in the 19th century. The first post offices used for both military and civilian postal services in the Lovinac area were Mali Halan and Sveti Rok, both of which were closed more than 125 years ago, meaning that the rare written traces of their existence not only provide an insight into certain social processes, but also show the way the post functioned at that time.