Monday 27 October 2014

Old German States Issues ( Europe )

Prior to the German unification of 1871, individual German states and entities started to release their own stamps such as  North German Confederation ( 1857 ), Bavaria ( 1849 ), Baden ( 1851 ), Bergedorf ( 1866 ), Braunschweig ( 1852 ), Bremen ( 1855 ), Hamberg ( 1859 ), Oldenberg ( 1852 ), Prussia ( 1850 ), Saxony ( 1850 ), Schleswig - Holstein ( 1850 ), Heligoland ( 1886 ), Lubeck ( 1859 ) and Wurttemberg ( 1851 ).  After the unification, only Bavaria and Wurttemberg retained their postal authority to continue producing stamps until March 31 1920.



1.    OLD GERMAN STATE STAMP OF PRUSSIA - ISSUED 1856

2.     OLD GERMAN STATE STAMP OF SAXONY - ISSUED 1863

3.    OLD GERMAN STATE STAMP OF SAXONY - ISSUED 1863

4.     OLD GERMAN STATE  STAMP OF WURTTEMBERG

5.      OLD GERMAN STATE STAMP OF WURTTEMBERG

6.     OLD GERMAN STATE STAMP OF WURTTEMBERG
7.       OLD GERMAN STATE STAMPS OF BAVARIA - ISSUED IN 1908
8.     OLD GERMAN STATE STAMPS OF BAVARIA
9.       OLD GERMAN STATE STAMPS OF BAVARIA
12.       OLD GERMAN STATE STAMP OF NORTH GERMAN CONFEDERATION ( 1857 )

13.      OLD GERMAN STATE STAMP OF WURTTEMBERG
















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