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Early in 1869 the stamps were issued with perforations, the previous issues having been rouletted. On 1 March, 10 gr and 30 gr values were issued, notable for being printed on goldbeater's skin, a scheme to prevent reuse of these high-value stamps. Confederation stamps were superseded on 1 January 1872 by the first issues of the German Empire.
Bavaria Scott #1, the first German stamp, 1849. This is a survey of the postage stamps and postal history of Germany and philatelically related areas. The main modern providers of service were the Reichspost (1871–1945), the Deutsche Post under Allied control (1945–1949), the Deutsche Post of the GDR (1949–1990), the Deutsche Bundespost (1949–1995), along with the Deutsche Bundespost ...
In 1866, another two values with a different octagonal frame design were issued; and on 5 May 1867, another one with the design of the first stamps. Hamburg's stamps were only valid until the end of 1867, since as of 1 January 1868, only the stamps of the North German Postal District were valid.
Three things seem certain to happen in life: death, taxes and the prices of stamps going up.
The DP invented the practice of producing a specific stamp in a set at an intentionally low number – called a Sperrwert (limited issue stamp) – to artificially increase the value of the stamp and the set. [6] The first Sperrwert was the Mi #464. An example of a Sperrwert is the 25 Pfennig stamp of the 1981 postal set Mi #2587. The other ...
On July 9, the price of a first-class stamp will rise to 66 cents from 63 cents. In January, the price of first-class stamps rose from 60 cents to 63 cents. ... The final increase in 1988 raised ...
A German stamp surcharged 10 pesa in 1893 for use in German East Africa, with cancellation mark from "Tanga". This is a survey of postage stamps and postal history of the German colonies and part of the postage stamps and postal history of Germany, as well as those of the individual countries and territories concerned.
The U.S. Postal Service has proposed a 5-cent price increase for stamps, which would go into effect on July 14. ... A 5.7% average price increase for bound printed matter flats.