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
image	description	Values in pennies	Date of Expiry	Edition	draft	MiNr.
	Definitive series: number / eagle Numeral in oval with crown	3	January 31, 1891		Shilling	39
	Numeral in oval with crown	5	January 31, 1891		Shilling	40
	embossed eagle in oval	10	January 31, 1891		Shilling	41
	embossed eagle in oval	20th	January 31, 1891		Shilling	42
	embossed eagle in oval	25th	January 31, 1891		Shilling	43
	embossed eagle in oval	50	January 31, 1891		Shilling	44