Postage stamps from 1889 issued by the Deutsche Reichspost

The 1889 postage stamps issued by the Deutsche Reichspost comprised six definitive stamps from the “Krone / Adler” series .

These were the first new motifs after the 1880 edition. They were not changed in the following ten years until 1899. There is no reliable information on the number of copies. The next reissue took place in January 1900. The stamps could be used for franking from 1889 to January 31, 1902.

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) . One mark would correspond to today's purchasing power of 6.96 euros.

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 (1889)	Date of Expiry	Edition	draft	MiNr.
	Definitive series: Krone / Adler Numeral in the oval under the crown	3	October 1	January 31, 1902		Shilling	45
	Numeral in the oval under the crown	5	October 1	January 31, 1902		Shilling	46
	Imperial eagle in a circle	10	October 1	January 31, 1902		Shilling	47
	Imperial eagle in a circle	20th	October 1	January 31, 1902		Shilling	48
	Imperial eagle in a circle	25th	October 1	January 31, 1902		Shilling	49
	Imperial eagle in a circle	50	October 1	January 31, 1902		Shilling	50

MiNr. 52

Another value of this series with the value of 2 Pfennig was issued on March 29, 1900, after the first issues of the new Germania definitive stamp series had already been issued.

literature

• Michel catalog

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Michel Germany Special 1999, p. 320
2. ↑ The following number 51 is now listed under number 50

Web links

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