When his father died, Anselm Franz was appointed Postmaster General by Charles VI in 1715, and returned to the family's home in Brussels, but the city now had no significance for the Reichspost.

On May 21, 1738, a decision of the next Bourbon King Louis XV and his minister of finance, Cardinal Fleury brought a sudden and unexpected end to the French Postal Company.

In 1867, 129 years later, the State of Prussia brought an end to the Thurn & Taxis Post, but unlike Louis XV, a significant compensation payment of 3.000.000 Thaler had to be made.

Attracted by the unusual Telecom history major Technology Corporations like Amazon [8] or Microsoft [9] are now coming to organise brand expos or product launches.

As a reminder of PTT history, Anselm Franz von Thurn und Taxis his Posthorn and the Eiffel Tower are part of the Logo of the Whitepages of over 50 different countries,[10][11][12] all edited from the old Postal Building in Paris.

The Postmasters Legacy is still very present in Paris where he is featured among many contemporary Brands and Inventors coming to the former Postal Mansion / Hotel de Villeroy Bourbon [13]