Postage stamps from 1880 issued by the Deutsche Reichspost
The 1880 postage stamps issued by the Deutsche Reichspost comprised six definitive stamps from the “Numbers / Eagle in Oval” series . This was already published from 1875 with the inscription "PFENNIGE" - replaced from 1880 by "PFENNIG".
There is no reliable information on the date of first issue or the number of copies of the stamps. The next reissues of stamps did not take place until 1889; the stamps were also valid until January 31, 1891. The volume of mail items rose from 808 million items in 1880 to 1,583 million in 1890.
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 |
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image | description |
Values in pennies |
Date of Expiry | Edition | draft | MiNr. | |
Definitive series: number / eagle
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3 | January 31, 1891 | Shilling | 39 | |||
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5 | January 31, 1891 | Shilling | 40 | |||
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10 | January 31, 1891 | Shilling | 41 | |||
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20th | January 31, 1891 | Shilling | 42 | |||
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25th | January 31, 1891 | Shilling | 43 | |||
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50 | January 31, 1891 | Shilling | 44 |
Comparison: "Pfennige - Pfennig"
Issue 1875, pfennigs |
Comparison using the example of the 10 Pf |
Issue 1880, pfennig |
literature
- Michel catalog
- Oberpostrat a. D. Richard Maetz; Figures of the Deutsche Reichspost (1871 to 1945) ; Ed .: Federal Ministry for the Post and Telecommunications ; Federal Printing Office ; 1957
Individual evidence
Web links
Commons : Germany's postage stamps from 1880 - Collection of images, videos and audio files