Colored franking
As Buntfrankatur is a special form of mixed postage on postal consignments ( letter or postcard hereinafter) different in two or more stamps value levels or colors of a postage stamp series , in particular a definitive stamp issue were bonded.
While modern brands mostly already have a greater color in the individual values, the often single-colored brands of classic editions gain significantly in charisma in the combination of several values. Correspondingly, the most aesthetically impressive colored frankings come from this period.
A very attractive franking, the Bordeaux-letter represents the each with a red and blue Mauritius among the best known entires part of philately.
Examples of colored franking
Bordeaux letter with a blue and red Mauritius
French letter from Nancy from 1873 with two Cérès stamps
Greek colored franking 1873 with 3 values of the Hermes stamps
Ottoman colored franking from 1898
Letter from St. Petersburg to Trieste 1872 with 3-color franking
