German States Altdeutschland 1849-1868 A Simplified Listing GERMAN STATES Baden Bavaria Bergedorf Bremen Brunswick Hamburg Hanover Helgoland Lubeck Mecklenburg-Schwerin Mecklenburg-Strelitz Oldenburg Prussia Saxony Schleswig-Holstein Thurn and Taxis Wurttemberg MAIN MENU UNDER  REVISION BADEN  (Baden) The Pre-Roman State of Baden became the Grand Duchy of Baden in 1806. Stamps of various denominations were issued between 1851 & 1871. In 1872, the stamps of the Grand Duchy of Baden were replaced by those of the German Empire. Baden is now part of the German State of Baden-Württemberg.    Currency     60 Kreuzer (k.) = 1 Gulden (G.) Baden Value in Circle 1851/1852 - Issued in Imperforate Sheets of:  45 & 50 (stamp 1), 90 &100 (stamps 2-4). 1 1k.  Black/ buff Stamp Type A 2 3k.  Black/ orange Stamp Type A 3 3k.  Black/ yellow Stamp Type A 4 6k.  Black/ green Stamp Type A 5 6k.  Black/ blue Stamp Type A 6 6k.  Black/ rose Stamp Type A Baden Value in Circle 1853/1858 - Issued in Imperforate Sheets of 100. 7 1k.  Black/ white Stamp Type A 8 3k.  Black/ green Stamp Type A 9 3k.  Black/ blue Stamp Type A 10 6k.  Black/ orange Stamp Type A Baden Coat of Arms: Shaded Background 1860/1862 - Issued in Perforated Sheets of 100.  11 1k.  Black Stamp Type B 12 3k.  Blue/s Stamp Type B 13 6k.  Orange Stamp Type B 14 6k.  Blue/s Stamp Type B 15 9k.  Rose Stamp Type B 16 9k.  Brown Stamp Type B Baden Coat of Arms: Clear Background 1862/1866 - Issued in Perforated Sheets of 100. 17 1k.  Black Stamp Type C 18 3k.  Rose Stamp Type C 19 6k.  Blue Stamp Type C 20 9k.  Brown Stamp Type C 21 18k.  Green Stamp Type C 22 30k.  Orange Stamp Type C Baden Coat of Arms: "Kreuzer" abbreviated to "KR." 1868 - Issued in Perforated Sheets of 100. 23 1k.  Green Stamp Type D 24 3k.  Rose Stamp Type D 25 7k.  Blue Stamp Type D BAVARIA (Bayern) Bavaria became the Duchy of Bavaria in the 6th century AD, following the collapse of the Western Roman Empire. It was later incorporated into the Holy Roman Empire, became the independent Kingdom of Bavaria after 1806. Stamps of various denominations were issued between 1851 & 1871, and Six German Empire Stamps were overprinted in 1919. After the fall of the Bavarian Socialist Republic in 1919, the Bamberg Constitution was enacted creating the Free State of Bavaria. Bavaria is the largest of the Sixteen States of the Federal Republic of Germany.    Currency      1849:   60 Kreuzer (k.) = 1 Gulden (G.)      1874:   100 Pfennig (pf.) = 1 Mark (M.) Bavaria Numeral Issue: No Circle 1849 - Issued in Imperforate Sheets of 90. 1 1k.  Black Stamp Type A Bavaria Numeral Issues: Cut Circle 1849 - Issued in Imperforate Sheets of 90, with Silk Security Thread. 2 3k.  Blue Stamp Type B 3 6k.  Brown Stamp Type B Bavaria Numeral Issues: Full Circle 1850/1858 - Issued in Imperforate Sheets of 90, with Silk Security Thread. 4 1k.  Rose Pink Stamp Type C 5 6k.  Brown Stamp Type C 6 9k.  Deep Yellow-Green Stamp Type C 7 12k.  Red Stamp Type C 8 18k.  Orange-Yellow Stamp Type C Bavaria Numeral Issues: Cut or Full Circles, with Colour Changes 1862 - Issued in Imperforate Sheets of 90, with Silk Security Thread. 9 1k.  Yellow Stamp Type C 10 3k.  Carmine Stamp Type B 11 6k.  Deep Blue Stamp Type C 12 9k.  Bistre Brown Stamp Type C 13 12k.  Yellow-Green Stamp Type C 14 18k.  Brick Red Stamp Type C Bavaria National Coat of Arms: Type 1, Embossed 1867/1868 - Issued in Imperforate Sheets of 60, with Silk Security Thread. 15 1k.  Yellow-Green Stamp Type D 16 3k.  Rose Stamp Type D 17 6k.  Blue Stamp Type D 18 6k.  Ochre Stamp Type D 19 7k.  Ultramarine Stamp Type D 20 9k.  Bistre Brown Stamp Type D 21 12k.  Dull Mauve Stamp Type D 22 18k.  Brick Red Stamp Type D Bavaria National Coat of Arms: Type 1, Embossed 1870/1875 - Issued in Perforated Sheets of 60. 23 1k.  Green Stamp Type D 24 3k.  Rose Pink Stamp Type D 25 6k.  Bistre Brown Stamp Type D 26 7k.  Blue Stamp Type D 27 9k.  Brown Stamp Type D 28 10k.  Ochre Stamp Type D 29 12k.  Mauve Stamp Type D 30 18k.  Red Stamp Type D Bavaria National Coat of Arms: Type 2, Embossed 1876/1911 - Issued in Perforated Sheets of 50, with Various Watermarks. 31 2pf.  Grey Stamp Type E 32 3pf.  Yellow-Green Stamp Type E 33 3pf.  Deep Brown Stamp Type E 34 5pf.  Mauve Stamp Type E 35 5pf.  Deep Green Stamp Type E 36 10pf.  Rose Red Stamp Type E 37 20pf.  Blue Stamp Type E  38 25pf.  Brown Stamp Type E 39 25pf.  Orange Stamp Type E 40 30pf.  Olive Green Stamp Type E 41 40pf.  Yellow Ochre Stamp Type E 42 50pf.  Scarlet Stamp Type E 43 50pf.  Grey Brown Stamp Type E 44 50pf.  Maroon Stamp Type E 45 80pf.  Mauve Stamp Type E 46 1M.  Mauve Stamp Type EE 47 2M.  Orange Yellow Stamp Type EE 48 3M.  Olive Brown Stamp Type EE 49 5M.  Pale Green Stamp Type EE Bavaria 90th Birthday of Prince-Regent Luitpold 1911 - Issued in Perforated sheets of: 100 (stamps 50-59), 20 (stamps 60-65). 50 3pf.  Brown/ drab Stamp Type F 51 5pf.  Green/ green Stamp Type F 52 10pf. Carmine/ buff Stamp Type F 53 20pf.  Blue/ blue Stamp Type F 54 25pf.  Purple-Brown/ buff Stamp Type F 55 30pf.  Orange/ buff Stamp Type G 56 40pf.  Olive-Green/ buff Stamp Type G 57 50pf.  Claret/ drab Stamp Type G 58 60pf.  Blue-Green/ buff Stamp Type G 59 80pf.  Violet/ drab Stamp Type G 60 1M.  Brown/ drab Stamp Type H 61 2M.  Green/ green Stamp Type H 62 3M.  Carmine/ buff Stamp Type H 63 5M.  Grey-Blue/ buff Stamp Type H 64 10M.  Orange/ yellow Stamp Type H 65 20M.  Chocolate/ yellow Stamp Type H Bavaria 25th Anniversary of Regency of Prince Luitpold 1911 - Issued in Perforated sheets of 50. 66 5M.  Yellow, Green, Black Stamp Type I 67 10M.  Yellow, Carmine, Black Stamp Type I Bavaria King Ludwig III 1914/1920 - Issued in Imperforate & Perforated Sheets of: 100 (stamps 68-83), 20 (stamps 84-89). 68 2pf.  Slate Stamp Type L 69 2½  on 2pf.  Slate Stamp Type L 70 3pf.  Brown Stamp Type L 71 5pf.  Deep Green Stamp Type L 72 5pf.  Yellow-Green Stamp Type L 73 7½pf.  Green Stamp Type L 74 10pf.  Scarlet Stamp Type L 75 10pf.  Crimson Stamp Type L 76 15pf.  Scarlet Stamp Type L 77 20pf.  Blue Stamp Type L 78 25pf.  Grey Stamp Type L 79 30pf.  Orange Stamp Type L 80 40pf.  Olive Stamp Type L 81 50pf.  Chocolate Stamp Type L 82 60pf.  Blue-Green Stamp Type L 83 80pf.  Violet Stamp Type L 84 1M.  Grey-Brown Stamp Type M 85 2M.  Deep Violet Stamp Type M 86 3M.  Scarlet Stamp Type M 87 5M.  Prussian Blue Stamp Type N 88 10M.  Green Stamp Type N 89 20M.  Deep Brown Stamp Type N Bavaria Socialist Republic: Overprinted "Volksstaat Bayern"(People's State of Bavaria) 1919/1920 - Issued in Imperforate & Perforated Sheets of: 100 (stamps 90-103), 20 (stamps 104-109). 90 3pf.  Brown Stamp Type L-op1 91 5pf.  Yellow-Green Stamp Type L-op1 92 7½pf.  Green Stamp Type L-op1 93 10pf.  Crimson Stamp Type L-op1 94 15pf.  Scarlet Stamp Type L-op1 95 20pf.  Greenish Blue Stamp Type L-op1 96 25pf.  Grey Stamp Type L-op1 97 30pf.  Orange Stamp Type L-op1 98 35pf.  Orange Stamp Type L-op1 99 40pf.  Olive Stamp Type L-op1 100 50pf.  Chocolate Stamp Type L-op1 101 60pf.  Grey-Green Stamp Type L-op1 102 75pf.  Chocolate Stamp Type L-op1 103 80pf.  Dull Violet Stamp Type L-op1 104 1M.  Grey-Brown Stamp Type M-op1 105 2M.  Deep Violet Stamp Type M-op1 106 3M.  Scarlet Stamp Type M-op1 107 5M.  Prussian Blue Stamp Type N-op1 108 10M.  Green Stamp Type N-op1 109 20M.  Deep Brown Stamp Type N-op1 Bavaria Germania Stamps: Overprinted "Freistaat / Bayern" (Free State of Bavaria) 1919 - Issued in Perforated Sheets of: 100 (stamps 110-121), 20 (stamps 122-125). 110 2½pf.  Grey Stamp Type Ga-op2 111 3pf.  Brown Stamp Type Gb-op2 112 5pf.  Green Stamp Type Gb-op2 113 7½pf.  Orange Stamp Type Ga-op2 114 10pf.  Carmine Stamp Type Gb-op2 115 15pf.  Slate-Violet Stamp Type Ga-op2 116 20pf.  Ultramarine Stamp Type Gb-op2 117 25pf.  Black & Red/ yellow Stamp Type Gb-op2 118 35pf.  Chocolate Stamp Type Ga-op2 119 40pf.  Black & Carmine Stamp Type Gb-op2 120 75pf.  Black & Myrtle-Green Stamp Type Gb-op2 121 80pf.  Black & Carmine/ rose Stamp Type Gb-op2 122 1M.  Carmine Stamp Type Gc-op2 123 2M.  Blue Stamp Type Gd-op2 124 3M.  Violet-Black Stamp Type Ge-op2 125 5M.  Lake & Black Stamp Type Gf-op2 Bavaria King Ludwig III Stamps: Overprinted "Freistaat / Bayern" 1919 - Issued in Imperforate & Perforated Sheets of: 100 (stamps 126-138), 20 (stamps 139-144). 126 3pf.  Brown Stamp Type L-op2 127 5pf.  Yellow-Green Stamp Type L-op2 128 7½pf.  Green Stamp Type L-op2 129 10pf.  Crimson Stamp Type L-op2 130 15pf.  Scarlet Stamp Type L-op2 131 20pf.  Greenish Blue Stamp Type L-op2 132 25pf.  Grey Stamp Type L-op2 133 30pf.  Orange Stamp Type L-op2 134 40pf.  Olive Stamp Type L-op2 135 50pf.  Chocolate Stamp Type L-op2 136 60pf.  Grey-Green Stamp Type L-op2 137 75pf.  Bistre Stamp Type L-op2 138 80pf.  Dull Violet Stamp Type L-op2 139 1M.  Grey-Brown Stamp Type M-op2 140 2M.  Deep Violet Stamp Type M-op2 141 3M.  Scarlet Stamp Type M-op2 142 5M.  Prussian Blue Stamp Type N-op2 143 10M.  Green Stamp Type N-op2 144 20M.  Deep Brown Stamp Type N-op2 Bavaria War Wounded Fund: Overprinted & Surcharged 1919 - Issued in Imperforate & Perforated Sheets of 100. 145 10+5pf.  Crimson 146 15+5pf.  Scarlet 147 20+5pf.  Greenish Blue Bavaria King Ludwig III Stamp: Surcharged 1919/1920 - Issued in Imperforate & Perforated Sheets of 20. 148 1.25M. on 1M.  Yellow-Green 149 1.5M. on 1M.  Yellow-Orange 150 2.5M. on 1M.  Slate Blue Bavaria National Coat of Arms: Surcharged 1920 - Issued in Perforated Sheets of 50. 151 20 on 3pf.  Grey-Brown Bavaria Free State of Bavaria: Farm Workers, Patrona Bavaria with Child, & Patrona Bavaria Figurine and Coat of Arms 1920 - Issued in Perforated Sheets of: 100 (stamps 152-160), 50 (stamps 161-165), 20 (stamps 166-169). 152 5pf.  Yellow-Green Stamp Type O 153 10pf.  Yellow-Orange Stamp Type O 154 15pf.  Carmine Stamp Type O 155 20pf.  Violet Stamp Type P 156 30pf.  Deep Blue Stamp Type P 157 40pf.  Bistre-Brown Stamp Type P 158 50pf.  Scarlet Stamp Type R 159 60pf.  Blue-Green Stamp Type R 160 75pf.  Claret Stamp Type R 161 1M.  Crimson & Grey Stamp Type S 162 1¼M.  Green & Bistre Stamp Type S 163 1½M.  Green & Grey Stamp Type S 164 2½M.  Black & Grey  (Typo.) Stamp Type S 165 2½M.  Black & Grey ( Litho.) Stamp Type S 166 3M.  Pale Blue Stamp Type T 167 5M.  Yellow-Orange Stamp Type T 168 10M.  Deep Green Stamp Type T 169 20M.  Black Stamp Type T BERGEDORF  (Bergedorf) Bergedorf belonged jointly to the Free Cities of Hamburg & Lubeck from 1420 to 1867. Between 1861 & 1867 Bergedorf issued its own stamps, incorporating the Coat of Arms of Hamburg & Lubeck. From 1868 the Bergedorf stamps were replaced by those of the North German Confederation. Bergedorf is now a Province within the German State of Hamburg.    Currency     16 Schilling (s.) = 1 Mark (M.) Bergedorf Hamburg Coat of Arms 1861/1867 - Issued in Imperforate Sheets of: 192 (stamp 1), 200 (stamp 2), 180 (stamp 3), 160 (stamp 4), 80 (stamp 5). 1 ½s.  Black/ blue Stamp Type A 2 1s.  Black/ white Stamp Type B 3 1½s.  Black/  yellow Stamp Type C 4 3s.  Blue/ red Stamp Type D 5 4s.  Black/ brown Stamp Type E BREMEN  (Bremen) Bremen joined the Hanseatic League in 1276 and became an Imperial Free City in 1646. Bremen stamps were Issued between 1855 and 1867. From 1868 the stamps of Bremen were replaced by those of the North German Confederation.    Currency     72 Grote (gr.) = 1 Thaler (T.) [Domestic]     22 Grote (gr.) = 10 Silbergroschen (sgr.) [Overseas] Bremen Crown over Coat of Arms: Top Banner "Stadt Post Amt" 1855 - Issued in Imperforate Sheets of 120. 1 3gr.  Black/ blue Stamp Type A Bremen Crown over Coat of Arms: Top Banner "Franco Marke" 1856 - Issued in Imperforate Sheets of 120. 2 5gr.  Black/ rose Stamp Type B Bremen Crown over Coat of Arms: Fleur-de-lis in corners 1860 - Issued in Imperforate Sheets of 35. 3 7gr.  Black/ yellow Stamp Type C Bremen Coat of Arms in Oval: Top Banner "Bremen" 1859/1863 - Issued in Imperforate Sheets of 36. 4 5sgr.  Green Stamp Type D Bremen Coat of Arms: "Bremen" within Vertical Ovals 1863 - Issued in Rouletted Sheets of 36. 5 2gr.  Orange Stamp Type E Bremen Crown over Coat of Arms: Top Banner "Stadt Post Amt" 1864 - Issued in Rouletted Sheets of 120. 6 3gr.  Black/ blue-grey Stamp Type D Bremen Crown over Coat of Arms: Top Banner "Franco Marke" 1861 - Issued in Rouletted Sheets of 36. 7 5gr.  Black/ grey-brown Stamp Type B Bremen Coat of Arms: Within Irregular Ovals 1861 - Issued in Rouleted Sheets of 36. 8 10gr.  Black Stamp Type F Bremen Coat of Arms in Oval: Top Banner "Bremen" 1863 - Issued in Rouleted Sheets of 36. 9 5sgr.  Green Stamp Type D Bremen Coat of Arms: Various Types 1866/1867 - Issued in Perforated Sheets of ??. 10 2gr.  Orange Stamp Type E 11 3gr.  Black/ blue-grey Stamp Type A 12 5gr.  Black/ rose Stamp Type B 13 7gr.  Black/ yellow Stamp Type C 14 10gr.  Black Stamp Type F 15 5sgr.  Green Stamp Type D BRUNSWICK  (Braunschweig) Brunswick was not a contiguous State but a collection of Territories under the control of the House of Wolfenbuttel. Four different Stamp Designs were issued between 1852 & 1867. From 1868 the stamps of Brunswick were replaced by those of the North German Confederation. Brunswick is now a city in the German State of Lower Saxony.    Currency     1857.  24 Glute Groschen (ggr.) = 1 Thaler (T.)     1858.  30 Silbergroschen (sgr.) = 1 Thaler (T.)                 10 (neue) Pfennig (pf.) = 1 (neuer) Groschen (Gr.) Brunswick Coat of Arms within an Oval (Imperf., No wmk.) 1852 - Issued in  - Issued in Sheets of 120. 1 1sgr.  Rose 2 2sgr.  Blue 3 3sgr.  Orange-Red Brunswick Coat of Arms within an Oval (Imperf., Wmk.) 1853-56 - Issued in Sheets of 120. 4 1⁄4 ggr.  Black/ brown 5 1/3 ggr.  Black/ white 6 1sgr.  Black/ yellow 7 2sgr.  Black/ blue 8 3sgr.  Black/ pink Brunswick Crowns: Issued in Blocks of Four (Imperf., Wmk.) 1857 - Issued in Sheets of 100. 9 4 x 1/4 ggr.  Black/ brown Brunswick Coat of Arms within an Oval (Imperf., Wmk.) 1861-63 - Issued in Sheets of 120. 10 1/2 sgr.  Black/ green 11 1sgr.  Black/ yellow 12 3sgr.  Rose Brunswick Coat of Arms within an Oval (Roul., No wmk.) 1864 - Issued in Sheets of 120. 13 1/3 ggr.  Black 14 1sgr.  Yellow 15 2sgr.  Black/ blue  16 3sgr.  Rose Brunswick Coat of Arms within Vertical Ovals (Perf., No wmk., Embossed.) 1865 - Issued in Sheets of 120. 17 1/3 Gr.  Black 18 1Gr.  Rose 19 2Gr.  Blue 20 3Gr.  Brown HAMBURG  (Hamburg) Hamburg allied with Lübeck to form the Hanseatic League in 1241, and became a Free City in 1510. Five different Stamp Designs were issued between 1859 & 1867. From 1868 the stamps of Hamburg were replaced by those of the North German Confederation. Hamburg is now one of the 16 German States. Currency 16 Schilling (s.) = 1 Mark (M.) Hamburg Value over Coat of Arms: Scroll Top Banner 1859 - Issued in Imperforate Sheets of 96. 1 1/2 s.  Black Stamp Type A 2 1s.  Brown Stamp Type A 3 2s.  Red Stamp Type A 4 3s.  Blue Stamp Type A 5 4s.  Green Stamp Type A 6 7s.  Orange Stamp Type A 7 9s.  Yellow Stamp Type A Hamburg Value over Coat of Arms: Revised Top Banners 1864 - Issued in Imperforate Sheets of 96.   8 1 1/4s.  Green Stamp Type B 9 2 1/2s.  Green Stamp Type C   Hamburg Value over Coat of Arms: Various Top Banners 1864/1867 - Issued in Perforated Sheets of 96. 10 1/2 s.  Black Stamp Type A 11 1s.  Brown Stamp Type A 12 1 1/4 s.  Violet Stamp Type B 13 2s.  Red Stamp Type A 14 2 1/2 s.  Green Stamp Type C 15 3s.  Blue Stamp Type A 16 4s.  Green Stamp Type A 17 7s.  Orange Stamp Type A 18 9s.  Yellow Stamp Type A Hamburg Value over Coat of Arms: Colour Change 1865 - Issued in Perforated Sheets of 96. 19 7s.  Lilac Stamp Type A Hamburg Value over  Coat of Arms: Octagonal Frames 1866 - Issued in Rouleted Sheets of 100. 20 1 1/4 s.  Mauve Stamp Type D 21 1 1/2 s.  Pink Stamp Type E Hamburg Value over Coat of Arms: Revised Scroll Top Banner Design 1867 - Issued in Perforated Sheets of 96. 22 2 1/2 s.  Green Stamp Type F HANOVER  (Hannover) Hanover issued Six different Stamp Designs between 1850 & 1864. In 1866 the Kingdom of Hannover was annexed by and became a province of the Kingdom of Prussia. In 1866 the stamps of Hannover were replaced by those of the Kingdom of Prussia, and later by those of the North German Confederation. Hannover is now the capital of the current German State of Lower Saxony. Currency 1850: 12 Pfennig (pf.) = 1 Gutengroschen (ggr.)             24 Gutengroschen (ggr.) = 1 Thaler (T.) 1858: 10 (new) Pfennig (pf.) = 1 (new) Groschen (Gr.)             30 (new) Groschen (gr.) = 1 Thaler (T.) Hanover Coat of Arms: Value set in Shaded Shield 1850-1951 -  Imperf. 1 1ggr.  Black / blue 2 1ggr.  Black / green Hanover Coat of Arms: Value in Blacked-out Shield 1851/55 - Imperf. 3 1/30 T.  Black / pink 4 1/15 T.  Black / blue 5 1/10 T.  Black / orange Hanover Crown & Value in Oval 1: Inscribed "Ein Drittel Silbergroschen" 1853 -  Imperf. 6 3pf.  Pink Hanover Coat of Arms: Value in Blacked-out Shield 1855 -  Imperf. 7 1/10 T.  Black / orange Hanover Crown & Value in Oval 1: Inscribed "Ein Drittel Silbergroschen" 1856/57 -  Imperf. 8 3pf.  Pink 9 10 11 12 Hanover Crown & Value in Oval 1: Inscribed "Ein Drittel Silbergroschen" 1859 -  Imperf. 13 3pf.  Pink Hanover King George V of Hannover 1 1859 -  Imperf. 14 1Gr.  Pink 15 2Gr.  Blue 16 3Gr.  Yellow Hanover Crown over Posthorn 1860 - Imperf 17  Â½Gr.  Black Hanover King George V of Hannover 2 1861 -  Imperf. 18 3Gr.  Brown 19 10Gr.  Green Hanover Crown & Value in Oval 2: Inscribed "Drei Zehntel Silbergroschen" 1863 20 Stamp type F Hanover Earlier Values: Reprinted and Rouletted 1864 21 3pf.  Green 22 ½Gr.  Black 23 1Gr.  Pink 24 2Gr.  Blue 25 3Gr.  Brown HELGOLAND Ethnic German Helgoland was last controlled by Great Britain, but in 1890 became part of the old State of Schleswig-Holstein. Nine different Stamp Designs were issued between 1867 and 1889. From 1890 the stamps of Helgoland were replaced by those of the North German Confederation. Helgoland is now part of the new German State of Schleswig-Holstein. Currency 1867: 16 Schillings (sch.) = 1 Mark (M.) 1875: 100 Pfennig (pf.) = 1 Mark (M.) Helgoland Queen Victoria: Coloured Oval & Positive Inscription 1867 1 ½sch.  Green & Red 2 1sch.  Green & Red  Helgoland Queen Victoria: Coloured Oval & Negative Inscription 1867 3 2sch.  Red & Green 4 6sch.  Green & Red  Roul Helgoland Queen Victoria: Clear between Frame & Oval 1873 5 ¼sch.  Green & Red 6 ¾sch.  Red & Green 7 1½sch.  Green & Red Helgoland Queen Victoria: Value in Coloured Block 1875 8 ¼d. / 1pf.  Green & Red 9 2pf.  Red & Green Helgoland Queen Victoria: No Block around Value 1875 10 5pf.  Green & Red  11 1½pf - 10 ?.  Green & Red Helgoland Queen Victoria: Inscription inside a Second Frame 1875 12 3d. / 25pf.  Red & Green 13   6d. / 50pf.  Green, Red, & Black Helgoland Coat of Arms in Country Colours 1876 14 3pf.  Green, Red, & Yellow    15 20pf.  Green, Red, & Yellow  Helgoland Value with Ribbon in Country Colours 1879 16 1M.  Green, Red, & Black 17 5M.  Green, Red, & Black LUBECK  (Lübeck) Lubeck allied with Hamburg to form the Hanseatic League in 1241, and became a Free City in 1510. Four different Stamp Designs were issued between 1859 and 1965.  Stamp values are in: Schilling [ s. ]. In 1868 the stamps of Lubeck were replaced by those of the North German Confederation. Lubeck is now the second-largest city in current German State of Schleswig-Holstein. Currency 16 Schillings (s.) = 1 Mark (M.) Lubeck Double Eagle in Shield: Imperforate & Watermarked 1859 - imperf.  1  Â½s.  Lilac 2 1s.  Orange 3 2s.  Brown  4 2½s.  Rose  5 4s.  Green Lubeck Double Eagle in Shield: Imperforate & No Watermark 1859 - Issued in Sheets of 100.  6  Â½s.  Lilac 7 1s.  Orange Lubeck Double Eagle in Oval: Solid Colour Inner Oval & Rouletted 1863 8 ½s.  Green 9 1s.  Orange 10 2s.  Rose 11 2½s.  Blue 12 4s.  Bistre Lubeck Double Eagle in Oval: Shaded Inner Oval & Imperforate 1864 13 1¼s.  Brown Lubeck Double Eagle in Oval: With an Octagonal Outer Frame & Rouletted 1865 14 1½s.  Mauve MECKLENBERG-SCHWERIN The Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg-Schwerin was created in 1348. Three different Stamp Designs were Issued between 1856 and 1867. In 1868, the stamps of Mecklenburg-Schwerin were replaced by those of the North German Confederation. It is now part of the German State of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. Currency 48 Schillings (s.) = 1 Thaler (T.) Mecklenburg-Schwerin Four Crowned Bull Head: Shaded Background 1856 - Issued in Imperforate Sheets of 120, in Blocks of 4. 1 4 x ¼s.  Red Mecklenburg-Schwerin Coat of Arms with Crown 1856 - Issued in Imperforate Sheets of 120. 2 3s.  Orange 3 5s.  Blue Mecklenburg-Schwerin Coat of Arms with Crown 1864 - Issued in Rouletted Sheets of 100. 4 3s.  Red Mecklenburg-Schwerin Four Crowned Bull Head: Clear Background 1864 - Issued in Rouletted Sheets of 100. 5 4 x ¼s.  Red Mecklenburg-Schwerin Coat of Arms with Crown 1864 on - Issued in Rouletted Sheets of 100.  Stamp 7 also issued in sheets of 120 in 1965. 6 2s.  Purple 7 3s.  Orange 8 5s.  Bistre MECKLENBERG-STRELIZ The Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg-Strelitz became the Free State of Mecklenburg-Strelitz in 1918. Two different Stamp Designs were issued between 1864 and 1867. In 1868 stamps of Mecklenburg-Strelitz were replaced by those of the North German Confederation. Mecklenburg-Strelitz is now part of the new German State of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. Currency 30 Silbergroschen (sgr.) = 1 Thaler (T.) 1 Thaler (T.) = 48 Schilling (S.) Mecklenburg-Strelitz Embossed Coat of Arms: Rectangular Frame 1864 1 ¼sgr.  Orange 2 â…“sgr.  Green 3 1S.  Mauve Mecklenburg-Strelitz Embossed Coat of Arms: Octagonal Frame 1864 4 1sgr.  Red 5  2sgr.  Blue  6 3sgr.  Bistre OLDENBURG The Grand Duchy of Oldenburg existed from 1180 and in 1871 joined the German Empire. Five different Stamp Designs were issued between 1852 and 1867. In 1868 stamps of the Grand Duchy of Oldenburg were replaced by those of the North German Confederation. It is now part of the New German State of Lower Saxony. Currency 32 Silbergroschen (sgr.) = 1 Thaler (T.) 72 Grote (g.) = 1 Thaler (T.) Oldenburg Oldenburg Family of Arms with Crown 1952 - Issued in Imperforate Sheets of 100. 1 â…“sgr.  Black / green 2 1/30 T.  Black / blue 3 1/15 T.  Black / red 4 1/10 T.  Black / yellow Oldenburg Oldenburg Family of Arms with Ducal Crown: Inside a White Oval 1859 - Issued in Imperforate Sheets of 100. 5 â…“g.  Black / green 6 1g.  Black / blue 7 2g.  Black / red 8 3g.  Black / yellow Oldenburg Oldenburg Family of Arms with Ducal Crown: Inside a Coloured Oval 1859 - Issued in Imperforate Sheets of 100. 9 ¼g.  Yellow 10 â…“g.  Green 11 ½g.  Brown 12 1g.  Blue 13 2g.  Red 14 3g.  Yellow Oldenburg Oldenburg Family of Arms inside Two Ovals 1862 - Issued in Rouletted Embossed Sheets of 100. 15 â…“g.  Green 16 ½g.  Orange 17 1g.  Red 18 2g.  Blue 19 3g.  Bistre PRUSSIA  (Preußen) The Kingdom of Prussia constituted the German State of Prussia between 1701 and 1918. It included parts of present-day Germany, Poland, Russia, Lithuania, Denmark, Belgium and the Czech Republic. Seven different Stamp Designs were issued between 1850 and 1867. In 1868 the Stamps of Prussia were replaced by those of the North German Confederation. Currency 1850: 12 Pfennig (pf.) = 1 Silbergroschen (sgr.)             30 Silbergroschen (sgr.)  = 1 Thaler (T.) 1867: 60 Kreuzer (k.) = 1 Gulden (G.) Prussia King Frederick Wilhelm IV: Cross-hatched Background 1850 1 ½sgr.  Pale Red 2 1sgr.  Black / rose 3 2sgr.  Black / blue 4 3sgr.  Black / yellow 5 4pf.  Green 6 6pf.  Red Prussia King Frederick Wilhelm IV: Solid Background 1857 7 1sgr.  Pink 8 2sgr.  Blue 9 3sgr.  Yellow Prussia Prussian Eagle Coat of Arms: Octagonal Frame with Four Values 1861 10 Stamp type C 11 4pf.  Green 12 6pf.  Orange Prussia Prussian Eagle Coat of Arms: Oval Frame 1861 13 1sgr.  Pink 14 2sgr.  Blue 15 3sgr.  Orange Prussia Value in Horizontal Oval 1866 16 10sgr.  Pink Prussia Value in Horizontal Rectangle 1866 17 30sgr.  Blue Prussia Prussian Eagle Coat of Arms: Octagonal Frame with Two Values 1867 18 1k.  Green 19 2k.  Orange 20 3k.  Pink  21 Stamp type G 22 9k.  Bistre SAXONY  (Sachsen) The Medieval Duchy of Saxony became a Kingdom in 1806 and became a Free State in 1918. Six different Stamp Designs were issued between 1850 and 1867. In 1868 the stamps of Saxony were replaced by those of the North German Confederation. Saxony is now part of the New German State of Saxony. Currency 10 Pfennig (pf.) = 1 Neugroschen (ngr.) 30 Neugroschen (ngr.)  = 1 Thaler (T.) Saxony Numerical Value in Square 1850 - Issued in Imperforate Sheets of 20. 1 3pf.  Red Saxony Coat of Arms in Vertical Oval 1851 - Issued in Imperforate Sheets of 10. 2 3pf.  Green Saxony King Frederick Augustus II: Facing Right 1851/55 - Issued in Imperforate Sheets of 10. 3 ½ngr.  Black / grey 4 1ngr.  Black / pink 5 2ngr.  Black / blue 6 3ngr.  Black / yellow Saxony King Frederick Augustus II: Facing Right 1852/55 - Issued in Imperforate Sheets of 10. 7 2ngr.  Black / cobalt Saxony King Frederick Augustus II: Facing Left 1855/63 - Issued in Imperforate Sheets of 10. 8 ½ngr.  Black / grey 9 1ngr.  Black / pink 10 2ngr.  Black / blue 11 3ngr.  Black / yellow 12 5ngr.  Red 13 10ngr.  Blue Saxony Embossed Coat of Arms: Serrated Oval 1863/67 - Issued in Perforated Sheets of 10. 14 3pf.  Green 15 ½ngr.  Orange 16 1ngr.  Pink 17 2ngr.  Blue 18 3ngr.  Brown 19 5ngr.  Grey to Purple Grey Saxony Embossed Coat of Arms: Serrated Oval with no Frame 1863 - Issued in Perforated Sheets of 10. 15 - 20 2ngr.  Blue SCHLESWIG-HOLSTEIN The Duchies of Schleswig-Holstein (together with Lauenburg) joined the North German Confederation in 1868. 14 Different Stamp Designs were issued between 1850 and 1867. In 1868 the stamps of Schleswig and Holstein were replaced by those of the North German Confederation. Schleswig and Holstein is now one of the Sixteen New German States. Currency 96 Skilling (s.)   = 1 Rigsbankdaler [Danish] 16 Schilling (s.) = 1 Mark [German] Schleswig-Holstein Embossed Coat of Arms in White Oval 1850 - Issued in Imperforate Sheets of 1 1s.  Blue 2 2s.  Rose Schleswig-Holstein Value in Ovals: "Herzogth.Schleswig & Schillinge" 1864 - Issued in Rouletted Sheets of 3 4s.  Rose Schleswig-Holstein Value in Ovals: "Herzogth.Schleswig & Schilling"  Rouletted 1894 - Issued in Rouletted Sheets of 4 1¼s.  Green Schleswig-Holstein Value in Circle within a Square Frame: "F.R.M." 1864 - Issued in Rouletted Sheets of 5 1¼s.  Blue Schleswig-Holstein Value in Circle within a in Square Frame: "F R M" 1864 - Issued in Rouletted Sheets of 6 1¼s.  Blue Schleswig-Holstein Value in Square Frame 1864 - Issued in Rouletted Sheets of 7 1¼s.  Blue  Schleswig-Holstein Value in Oval: "Schleswig - Holstein" 1865 - Issued in Rouletted Sheets of 8 1¼s.  Green 9 1¼s.  Mauve 10 2s.  Blue Schleswig-Holstein Value & Currency in Oval: "Schleswig - Holstein" 1865 - Issued in Rouletted Sheets of 11 1â…“s.  Pink  12 4s.  Bistre Schleswig-Holstein Value in Oval: "Herzogth. Schleswig" 1865 - Issued in Rouletted Sheets of 13  Â½s.  Green 14 1¼s.  Purple 15 2s.  Blue 16 4s.  Brown Schleswig-Holstein Value & Currency in Oval: "Herzogth. Schleswig" 1865 - Issued in Rouletted Sheets of 17 1â…“s.  Rose Schleswig-Holstein Value in Oval: "Herzogth. Holstein" 1865 - Issued in Rouletted Sheets of 18 ½s.  Green 19 1¼s.  Purple 20 2s.  Blue Schleswig-Holstein Value in Oval: "Herzogth. Holstein" 1865 - Issued in Rouletted Sheets of 21 1¼s.  Purple Schleswig-Holstein Value & Currency in Oval: "Herzogthum Holstein" 1865 - Issued in Rouletted Sheets of 22 1â…“s.  Red 23 4s.  Brown Schleswig-Holstein Outlined Value in Oval: "Herzogth. Holstein" 1865 - Issued in Rouletted Sheets of 24 2s.  Blue THURN AND TAXIS The House of Thurn and Taxis provided a general Postage Service between 1806 and 1866. Four different Stamp Designs were issued between 1852 and 1866. Stamps of Thurn and Taxis were replaced by those of Prussia in 1867. The service was transferred to the Old State of Prussia, which was later split into several North German Confederation States. Currency N. District. 30 Silbergroschen (sgr.) = 1 Thaler (T.) S. District.   60 Kreuzer = 1 Gulden. Thurn and Taxis Value within a Square: Northern District 1852/58 - Issued in Imperforate Sheets of 50. Stamp List 1 ¼sgr.  Black / brown 2 â…“sgr.  Black / pink 3 ½sgr.  Black / green  4 1sgr.  Black / blue 5 2sgr.  Black / pink 6 3sgr.  Black / yellow 1852.  Imperf.   1859.  Imperf.   7 - ¼sgr.  Red   8 - ¼sgr.  Black   9 - â…“sgr.  Green 10 - ½sgr.  Green 11 - ½sgr.  Orange 12 -  1sgr.  Blue 13 -  1sgr.  Pink 14 -  2sgr.  Pink 15 -  2sgr.  Blue 16 -  3sgr.  Red 17 -  3sgr.  Brown 1865.  Roul. 18 - ¼sgr.  Black 19 - â…“sgr.  Green 20 - ½sgr.  Yellow 21 -  1sgr.  Pink 22 -  2sgr.  Blue 23 -  3sgr.  Brown   Thurn and Taxis Value within Circles: Southern District 1852/58  - Issued in Imperforate Sheets of 50. Stamp List  7 1k.  Black / green 8 3k.  Black / blue 9 6k.  Black / pink 10 9k.  Black / yellow   Thurn and Taxis Value within a Square: Northern District 1853 - Issued in Imperforate Sheets of 50. Stamp List 13-19 7 values  1sgr.  Greenish Blue   13 -19  7 - ¼sgr.  Red   8 - ¼sgr.  Black   9 - â…“sgr.  Green 10 - ½sgr.  Green 11 - ½sgr.  Orange 12 -  1sgr.  Blue 13 -  1sgr.  Pink 14 -  2sgr.  Pink 15 -  2sgr.  Blue 16 -  3sgr.  Red 17 -  3sgr.  Brown     Thurn and Taxis Value within Circles: Southern District 1852/58  - Issued in Imperforate Sheets of 50. Stamp List  12  3k.  Greenish Blue   Thurn and Taxis Value within a Circle with Fan Pattern: Northern District 1859 Stamp List 24 - 25 Stamp type B 1859.  Roul. 24 -    5sgr.  Mauve 25 -  10sgr.  Orange Thurn and Taxis Value within a Quadrant and at Corners: Southern District 1852 - 1865 Stamp List 26 - 40 Stamp type C 1852.  Imperf. 26 - 1k.  Black / green 27 - 3k.  Black / blue 28 - 6k.  Black / pink 29 - 9k.  Black / yellow 1859.  Imperf. 30 - 1k.  Green 31 - 3k.  Blue 32 - 3k.  Pink 33 - 6k.  Pink 34 - 6k.  Blue 35 - 9k.  Yellow 36 - 9k.  Brown  1865.  Roul. 37 - 1k.  Green 38 - 3k.  Pink 39 - 6k.  Blue 40 - 9k.  Brown Thurn and Taxis Value within a Circle and at Corners: Southern District 1859 Stamp List 41 - 42 Stamp type D 1859.  Roul. 41 - 15k.  Purple 42 - 30k.  Orange WURTTEMBERG  (Württemberg) The Kingdom of Württemberg existed from 1806 to 1918. Five different Stamp Designs were issued between 1851 and 1901. In 1902, stamps of Wurttemberg were replaced by those of the German Empire. It is now part of the New German State of Baden-Württemberg. Currency 1851. 60 Kreuzer (k.) = 1 Gulden. 1875. 100 Pfennig (pf.) = 1 Mark (M.) Wurttemberg Value within a Diamond 1851 - Issued in Imperforate Sheets of 1 1k.  Black / buff 2 3k.  Black / yellow 3 6k.  Black / green 4 9k.  Black / pink 4 9k.  Black / pink Wurttemberg Coat of Arms within a Square 1857 - Issued in Imperforate Sheets of Stamp List 6 - 23 Stamp type B 1857.  Imperf.   6 -    1k.  Brown   7 -    3k.  Orange   8 -    6k.  Green   9 -    9k.  Red 10 -  18k.  Blue 11 -  70k.  Purple 1859.  Perf. 12 -    1k.  Brown 13 -    3k.  Yellow 14 -    6k.  Green 15 -    9k.  Red 16 -    9k.  Purple 17 -  18k.  Blue 1859.  Perf. or Roul. 18 -    1k.  Green 19 -    3k.  Pink 20 -    6k.  Blue 21 -    7k.  Blue 22 -    9k.  Brown 23 -  18k.  Orange Wurttemberg Value in Vertical Ovals 1869 Stamp List 24 - 29 Stamp type C 1869.  Perf. or Roul. 24 -    1k.  Green 1959.  Perf. 25 -    2k.  Orange 26 -    3k.  Pink 27 -    7k.  Blue 28 -    9k.  Bistre 29 -  14k.  Yellow Wurttemberg Value in Circle: White Numerals 1975/94 Stamp List 30 - 43 Stamp type D 1875-1879.  Perf. 30 -   3pf.  Green 31 -   5pf.  Mauve 32 - 10pf.  Rose 33 - 20pf.  Blue 34 - 25pf.  Brown 35 - 50pf.  Grey 36 - 50pf.  Green 37 -   2M.  Yellow 38 -    5M. Red / orange 1890-1894.  Perf. 39 -   2pf.  Grey 40 -   3pf.  Brown 41 -   5pf.  Green 42 - 25pf.  Orange 43 - 50pf.  Brown Wurttemberg Value in Circle: Black Numerals 1881 Stamp List 44 30pf.  Black & Orange Stamp type E 45  40pf.  Black & Red Stamp type E 46 2M.  Black & Orange Stamp type E 47 5M. Black & Blue Stamp type E 1881.  Perf. 44 - 30pf.  Black & Orange 45 - 40pf.  Black & Red 46 -   2M.  Black & Orange 47 -    5M. Black & Blue BACK TO TOP                        BACK TO MAIN MENU