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GERMANY OFFICIAL STAMPS

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1903 Inscription 'FREI DURCH ABLOSUNG NR 21' (for Prussia)

  2 p grey
  3 p brown
  5 p green
  10 p red
  20 p blue
  25 p orange and black on yellow
  40 p red and black
  50 p violet and black

These stamps have perforation 14.
Value of the stamps
vc = very common c = common * = not so common ** = uncommon
*** = very uncommon R = rare RR = very rare RRR = extremely rare
Value Unused Used Remarks
2 p c c
3 p c c
5 p vc c
10 p vc vc
20 p vc vc
25 p c c
40 p c c
50 p c c

1905 Inscription 'FREI DURCH ABLOSUNG Nr 16' (for Baden)

  2 p grey
  3 p brown
  5 p green
  10 p red
  20 p blue
  25 p orange and black on yellow

Value of the stamps
vc = very common c = common * = not so common ** = uncommon		*** = very uncommon R = rare RR = very rare RRR = extremely rare
Value	Unused	Used	Remarks
2 p	***	***
3 p	*	*
5 p	*	*
10 p	c	c
20 p	c	c
25 p	***	***

1920 Numbers, inscription 'DIENSTMARKE'

With number '21' in the corners (for Prussia)

  5 p green
  10 p red
  15 p brown
  20 p blue
  30 p red on yellow
  50 p lilac
  1 M red

These stamps have perforation 14 and watermark 'Lozenges' ('Rauten').
Value of the stamps
vc = very common c = common * = not so common ** = uncommon
*** = very uncommon R = rare RR = very rare RRR = extremely rare
Value Unused Used Remarks
5 p vc vc
10 p c c
15 p vc vc
20 p c vc
30 p c vc
50 p c vc
1 M * c

Without number in the corners

  5 p green
  10 p red
  10 p orange
  15 p brown
  20 p blue
  30 p red on yellow
  40 p red
  50 p lilac
  60 p red
  75 p blue
  1 M red
  1.25 M blue on yellow
  2 M blue
  3 M brown on red
  5 M brown on yellow
  10 M green on red
  20 M blue on red
  50 M violet on red
  100 M red on red

These stamps have perforation 14 and watermark 'Lozenges' ('Rauten') or 'Crossed lines' ('Waffeln').
Value of the stamps
vc = very common c = common * = not so common ** = uncommon
*** = very uncommon R = rare RR = very rare RRR = extremely rare
Value Unused Used Remarks
Watermark 'Lozenges'
5 p c c
10 p red vc vc
10 p orange vc * 1920
15 p vc vc Exists imperforate
20 p vc vc
30 p vc vc
40 p vc vc 1920
50 p vc vc
60 p vc vc 1921
1 M vc vc
1.25 M vc vc 1920
2 M * c 1920
3 M vc vc 1922?
5 M vc vc 1920
10 M vc vc 1922?
Watermark 'Crossed Lines'
75 p vc c 1922?
2 M vc vc 1922
10 M vc c 1922?
20 M vc vc 1922?
50 M vc vc 1922?
100 M vc vc 1922?

Surcharged (1923)

  '5 Tausend' on 5 M brown on yellow
  '20 Tausend' on 30 p red on yellow
  '75 Tausend' on 50 M violet on red
  '100 Tausend' on 15 p brown
  '250 Tausend' on 10 p red
  '400 Tausend' on 15 p brown
  '800 Tausend' on 30 p red on yellow
  1 Mill on 75 p blue
  2 Mill on 10 p red
  5 Mill on 100 M red on red

Value of the stamps
vc = very common c = common * = not so common ** = uncommon		*** = very uncommon R = rare RR = very rare RRR = extremely rare
Value	Unused	Used	Remarks
Watermark 'Crossed Lines'
5 T on 5 M	vc	c
20 T on 30 p	vc	c
75 T on 50 M	vc	c
100 T on 15 p	vc	c
250 T on 10 p	vc	c
400 T on 15 p	vc	c
800 T on 30 p	vc	c
1 Mill on 75 p	vc	c
2 Mill on 10 p	vc	c
5 Mill on 100 M	vc	c
Watermark 'Lozenges'
800 T on 30 p	c	*

These stamps (with and without '21') overprinted 'C.G.H.S.' see under Upper Silesia.

(Stamp with forged cancel?)

1920 Stamps of Bavaria and Wurttemberg overprinted 'DEUTSCHES REICH' click here.

Strictly spoken the official stamps of Wurttemberg were also issued under the German Empire, click here for these stamps.

1923 Stamps of Germany overprinted 'Dienstmarke' in fancy letters

  20 M lilac
  30 M olive
  40 M green
  200 M red
  300 M green
  400 M brown
  500 M red
  100 Mill grey
  200 Mill brown
  2 Milld brown and green
  5 Milld orange and brown
  10 Milld green
  20 Milld green and brown
  50 Milld blue

Value of the stamps
vc = very common c = common * = not so common ** = uncommon		*** = very uncommon R = rare RR = very rare RRR = extremely rare
Value	Unused	Used	Remarks
20 M	vc	c
30 M	vc	c
40 M	vc	c
200 M	vc	c
300 M	vc	c
400 M	vc	c
500 M	vc	c
100 Mill	c	*
200 Mill	c	*
2 Milld	c	*
5 Milld	c	*
10 Milld	*	*
20 Milld	*	*
50 Milld	*	*

1923 New currency

  3 p brown
  5 p green
  10 p red
  20 p blue
  50 p orange
  100 p lilac

Value of the stamps
vc = very common c = common * = not so common ** = uncommon		*** = very uncommon R = rare RR = very rare RRR = extremely rare
Value	Unused	Used	Remarks
3 p	c	c
5 p	c	vc
10 p	c	vc
20 p	*	vc
50 p	*	c
100 p	*	*

Stamps for official railway letters

1874 Inscription 'Frei laut Entschadigungs Conto.'

  (-) black on yellow (2 types, size of inscription different)

Value of the stamps
vc = very common c = common * = not so common ** = uncommon		*** = very uncommon R = rare RR = very rare RRR = extremely rare
Value	Used	Remarks
(-) black on yellow	***	On letter: ***

I know that forgeries of these labels exist. For example, the next forgery was made by Peter Winter:

(Peter Winter forgery)

Copyright by Evert Klaseboer

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