pigeon post

Summary

pigeon post is a philatelic term^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of philatelic_term entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (391 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• pigeon post's image is recorded as Pigeon post 4.jpg^[3].
• pigeon post's instance of is recorded as philatelic term^[4].
• pigeon post's GND ID is recorded as 7733163-1^[5].
• pigeon post's subclass of is recorded as use of living beings for transport^[6].
• pigeon post's subclass of is recorded as airmail (since antiquity)^[7].
• pigeon post's Commons category is recorded as Pigeon post^[8].
• pigeon post's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/08w68b^[9].
• pigeon post's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Pigeon post^[10].
• pigeon post's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)^[11].
• pigeon post's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition^[12].
• pigeon post's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)^[13].
• pigeon post's uses is recorded as homing pigeon^[14].
• pigeon post's Google Knowledge Graph ID is recorded as /g/11gd705bqg^[15].
• pigeon post's JSTOR topic ID is recorded as pigeon-post^[16].

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Designation and Status

pigeon post's instance of is recorded as philatelic term^[4].

Why It Matters

pigeon post ranks in the top 2% of philatelic_term entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (391 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[17] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[18]