Postage stamps from 1875 issued by the Deutsche Reichspost

The postage stamp year 1875 of the Deutsche Reichspost contained seven definitive stamps from the series “Numbers / Eagle in Oval” with the value in “PFENNIGE”, as well as a stamp for the office staff. There is no reliable information on the circulation of the stamps.

From January 1, 1875, the German Reich began to replace the two previous currencies, the taler / groschen and the guilder / kreuzer, with the currency marks and pennies .

Notes: The fees for the mail between January 1, 1875 and June 30, 1906 were:

Postcards: 5 pfennigs
Long-distance letters: 10 pfennigs (up to 20 g) and 20 pfennigs (up to 250 g)
Registered mail: 20 pfennigs
Return receipt: 20 pfennigs

For the classification of the remaining purchasing power at that time, see article: Mark (1871) .

List of issues and motives

Legend

Image: An edited image of the brand mentioned. The ratio of the size of the stamps to each other is shown approximately to scale in this article.
Description: A brief description of the motif and / or the reason for the issue. In the case of issued series or blocks , the descriptions that belong together are indented with a marker.
Value: The face value of the individual stamp in pfennigs . A "+" means that it is an additional stamp (= postage value + donation).
Issue Date: The date this stamp was first sold.
Valid To: The date on which the validity ended.
Edition: As far as known, the number of this edition offered for sale is given here.
Design: As far as is known, it is stated here who designed this brand.
Mi.-No .: This stamp is listed in the Michel catalog under the corresponding number.

Definitive stamps
image	description	Values in pennies	Issue date (1875)	Date of Expiry	Edition	draft	MiNr.
	Definitive series: digit / eagle in oval Numeral, crown above the oval	3	January 1st	January 31, 1891		Shilling	31
	Numeral, crown above the oval	5	January 1st	January 31, 1891		Shilling	32
	Eagle with a crown in an oval	10	January 1st	January 31, 1891		Shilling	33
	Eagle with a crown in an oval	20th	January 1st	January 31, 1891		Shilling	34
	Eagle with a crown in an oval	25th	January 1st	January 31, 1891		Shilling	35
	Eagle with a crown in an oval	50	January 1st	January 31, 1891		Shilling	36
	For the back office 2 marks in the horizontal oval	2 marks	January 1st	May 31, 1900		Shilling	37