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Fonopost

Fonopost, or Phonopost, was an experimental postal service in Argentina to record a person's voice and deliver the resulting recording by mail. The service was demonstrated at the Postal Union Congress in Buenos Aires in 1939 and later the Argentine Post Office issued three stamps to mail the records.² Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1939Founded¹

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Argentina 1939 Fonopost stamp — Photo: Argentine Post Office, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons³

Fonopost, or Phonopost, was an experimental postal service in Argentina to record a person's voice and deliver the resulting recording by mail.²

Timeline

1939Founded Founded¹

Links

WikipediaFonopost
WikidataQ4038865

Sources

The numbers on this page point here. Each one links to the record it came from.

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WikidataFonopost on Wikidata
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WikipediaFonopost on Wikipedia
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Wikimedia CommonsFonopost photo by Argentine Post Office, Public domain