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Preview of Stamps Catalogue: VOLUME 1 |
Return To Catalogue - Inflation period, part 1 - Inflation period, part 3 - Germany Overview
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From 1921 to 1923 Germany was hit by a large inflation, in 1921 you could send a letter for a about 50 pfennig, in 1923 this went up to 50000000000 Marks! In 1923 a new currency was introduced.
Warning: Since these stamps were only in use for very short periods (the inflation of the money was very rapid), unused stamps are more common than used stamps. Especially for rarer used stamps, forged cancellations can be found very often!
(Forged cancel 'BRAUNSCHWEIG', reduced size)
5 M orange 10 M red 50 M blue 100 M lilac 200 M red 300 M green 400 M brown 500 M orange 1000 M grey 2000 M bue 3000 M brown 4000 M violet 5000 M green 100000 M red
For the specialist; these stamps exist with two different watermarks: 'lozenges' or 'crossed lines'. The perforation is 14.
Value of the stamps |
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vc = very common c = common * = not so common ** = uncommon |
*** = very uncommon R = rare RR = very rare RRR = extremely rare |
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Value | Watermark 'lozenges' | Watermark 'crossed lines' | Remarks | ||
Unused | Used | Unused | Used | ||
5 M | c | c | c | c | |
10 M | c | c | c | c | |
50 M | c | c | |||
100 M | c | c | c | c | |
200 M | vc | vc | vc | c | |
300 M | vc | c | vc | c | |
400 M | vc | c | vc | c | |
500 M | c | c | vc | c | |
1000 M | vc | vc | |||
2000 M | vc | vc | |||
3000 M | vc | vc | |||
4000 M | vc | vc | |||
5000 M | vc | vc | |||
100000 M | vc | vc |
I have seen the 500 Mk overprinted with 'German - American Press Association of Chicago', advertisement overprint?
20 M blue Overprinted 'Rhein Ruhr Hilfe' and value
1000 M + 20 M blue
Value of the stamps |
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vc = very common c = common * = not so common ** = uncommon |
*** = very uncommon R = rare RR = very rare RRR = extremely rare |
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Value | Watermark 'lozenges' | Watermark 'crossed lines' | Remarks | ||
Unused | Used | Unused | Used | ||
20 M | * | c | c | c | |
Rhein Ruhr Hilfe | |||||
10 M | * | * |
1 1/4 M red 2 M violet 3 M orange 4 M blue 10 M brown 20 M red
For the specialist; the stamps 1 1/4 M to 4 M have watermark 'crossed lines'. The values 10 M and 20 M have watermark 'lozenges'. The perforation is 13 1/2.
Value of the stamps |
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vc = very common c = common * = not so common ** = uncommon |
*** = very uncommon R = rare RR = very rare RRR = extremely rare |
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Value | Unused | Used | Remarks |
1 1/4 M | vc | vc | |
2 M | vc | vc | |
3 M | c | c | |
4 M | vc | c | |
10 M | vc | c | |
20 M | c | * |
Some large (about twice the size of the stamps) labels:
Label in the same design as the stamps 1 1/4 M brown
Label with woman design, 20 M green
Label with arms, 20 M blue; I have also seen 20 M red and 20 M
brown
6 + 4 M blue and yellow 12 + 8 M red and blue
For the specialist; these stamps have watermark 'crossed lines'. The perforation is 14.
Value of the stamps |
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vc = very common c = common * = not so common ** = uncommon |
*** = very uncommon R = rare RR = very rare RRR = extremely rare |
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Value | Unused | Used | Remarks |
6 + 4 M | c | c | |
12 + 8 M | c | c |
5000 M blue (Wartburg Castle) 10000 M olive (Cologne cathedral)
For the specialist; these stamps have watermark 'crossed lines'. The perforation is 14.
Value of the stamps |
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vc = very common c = common * = not so common ** = uncommon |
*** = very uncommon R = rare RR = very rare RRR = extremely rare |
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Value | Unused | Used | Remarks |
5000 M | c | c | |
10000 M | vc | c |
For more stamps of the inflation period, click here or here.