On March 2, 2020, Liechtenstein Post issued 2 stamps dedicated to ancient post routes as part of the "Europe" series.

In the Middle Ages, a popular postal route passed through the territory of modern Liechtenstein, the name of which can be translated as "Lindauer Bote". It passed through the territory of five countries: Germany, Austria, Liechtenstein, Switzerland and Italy. Couriers began their journey in the Bavarian city of Lindau on Lake Constance, and the final destination of their journey was the Italian city of Milan. From the 14th century until 1826, goods, money, mail and passengers were transported along this route. The journey of 325 kilometers took about 5-6 days. In winter and in bad weather, travel time could increase by several more days. Through Lake Constance from Lindau to Fussach, couriers were ferried by ship, and the whole further journey they made on horseback or in mail carriages.

Therefore, it is not surprising that the artist René Wolfinger chose the equestrian postal courier and the postal carriage as the subject for the stamps. At that time in Europe, these were the most widespread and most famous delivery vehicles in the mail. I would like to note the unusual design of postage stamps. The artist applied the effect of steel engraving, as a result of which the stamps acquired the appearance of an antique engraving.

By the end of the 15th century, traffic along the route became regular. Every week, couriers from Lindau made their difficult journey, first along Lake Constance, then along the Rhine valley, to the Alps. At an altitude of 2113 meters above sea level, they overcame the Splügen Pass, descended from the mountains and continued on their way to Lake Como, and finally reached the capital of Lombardy - Milan. And a few days later they repeated the movement along this route, but in the opposite direction. At that time, Lindau and Milan were large trade centers and were located at the intersection of important trade and transport routes. The route functioned successfully until the first quarter of the 19th century; it ceased to exist in 1826 for political and economic reasons.

The stamps with a denomination of CHF 1.50 were issued in a miniature sheet of 4 stamps. Also, First day covers and Maxicards were issued by post, and on the first day of issue, postage stamps were canceled with a special postmark.

By the way, this is not the first series of postage stamps dedicated to the Linadau-Milan postal route. The German, Swiss and Austrian Post have previously issued stamps associated with this historic postal road.