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German Empire  1871 - 1918
 Stamps are consecutively numbered for this period
German Empire
Small Eagle and Shield: North Germany
 January 1872 on - Issued in Sheets of 150.
1
stamp
¼Gr.  Grey-Violet 		2
stamp
½Gr.  Yellow-Green		 3
stamp
½Gr.  Brick Red 		4
stamp
½Gr.  Orange 		5
stamp
1Gr.  Carmine 		6
stamp
2Gr.  Grey-Blue 		7
stamp
5Gr.  Brown
German Empire
Small Eagle and Shield: South Germany
 January 1872 on - Issued in Sheets of 150.
 8
stamp
1Kr.  Green		 9
stamp
2Kr.  Red-Orange		 10
stamp
2Kr.  Orange		 11
stamp
3Kr.  Red-Carmine		 12
stamp
7Kr.  Grey-Blue		 13
stamp
18Kr.  Brown
German Empire
Numerals: Internal Mail
 January 1872 - Issued in Sheets of 150.
  14
stamp
10Gr.  Grey		 15
stamp
30Gr.  Grey-Blue		  
German Empire
Large Eagle and Shield: North Germany
 June 1872 on - Issued in Sheets of 150.
16
stamp
¼Gr.  Purple		 17
stamp
â…“Gr.  Yellow-Green		 18
stamp
½Gr.  Brick Red		 19
stamp
1Gr.  Carmine		 20
stamp
2Gr.  Grey-Blue		 21
stamp
2½Gr.  Brown-Orange		 22
stamp
5Gr.  Brown
German Empire
Large Eagle and Shield: South Germany
 June 1872 on - Issued in Sheets of 150.
23
stamp
1Kr.  Yellow-Green		 24
stamp
2Kr.  Orange		 25
stamp
3Kr.  Carmine		 26
stamp
7Kr.  Grey-Blue		 27
stamp
9Kr.  Red-Brown		 28
stamp
18Kr.  Brown
German Empire
Large Eagle and Shield: Overprinted
 January 1874 - Issued in Sheets of 150.
  29
stamp
2½ on 2½Gr.  Reddish-Brown		 30
stamp
9 on 9Kr.  Reddish-Brown		  
German Empire
Numeral & Eagle: Inscribed "PFENNIGE"
 January 1875 on - Issued in Sheets of 100 with dividing Gutter.
31
stamp
3pf.  Emerald Green		 32
stamp
5pf.  Grey-Purple		 33
stamp
10pf.  Dark Red		 34
stamp
20pf.  Cobalt Blue		 35
stamp
25pf.  Lilac-Brown		 36
stamp
50pf.  Yellow-Grey
German Empire
Numerals: Internal Mail
 January 1875 - Issued in Sheets of 100 with dividing Gutter.
37
stamp
2M.  Deep Claret
German Empire
Eagle: Inscribed "PFENNIGE"
 March 1877 - Issued in Sheets of 100 with dividing Gutter.
 38
stamp
50pf.  Grey-Green
German Empire
Numeral & Eagle Issue: Inscribed "PFENNIG"
 January 1880 on - Issued in Sheets of 100 with dividing Gutter.
39
stamp
3pf.  Emerald Green		 40
stamp
5pf.  Grey-Purple		 41
stamp
10pf.  Dark Red		 42
stamp
20pf.  Cobalt Blue		 43
stamp
25pf.  Lilac-Brown		 44
stamp
50pf.  Yellow-Grey
German Empire
Numeral & Eagle: Inscribed "Reichspost"
February 1889 on - Issued in Sheets of 100 with dividing Gutter.
45
stamp
2pf.  Slate		 46
stamp
3pf.  Brown		 47
stamp
5pf.  Green		 48
stamp
10pf.  Red		 49
stamp
20pf.  Blue		 50
stamp
25pf.  Orange		 51
stamp
50pf.  Lilac-Brown
German Empire
Germania & German Empire: Inscribed "Reichspost"
January 1900 - Stamps 52-61 issued in Sheets of 100; stamps 62-65 issued in Sheets of 20.
52
stamp
2pf.  Grey		 53
stamp
3pf.  Brown		 54
stamp
5pf.  Green		 55
stamp
10pf.  Carmine		 56
stamp
20pf.  Blue
57
stamp
25pf.  Black & Red / yellow		 58
stamp
30pf.  Black & Orange /rose		 59
stamp
40pf.  Black & Carmine		 60
stamp
50pf.  Black & Purple / rose		 61
stamp
80pf.  Black & Carmine / carmine
62
stamp
1M.  General Post Office, Berlin		 63
stamp
2M.  North & South Figures		 64
stamp
3M.  Kaiser Wilhelm I Monument
 65
stamp
5M.  Ceremony of the Empire in Berlin
German Empire
Germania & Empire: Inscribed "Deutsch Reich"
 April 1902 - Stamps 66-75 issued in Sheets of 100; stamps 76-80 issued in Sheets of 20.
66
stamp
2pf.  Grey
 67
stamp
3pf.  Brown		 68
stamp
5pf.  Green		 69
stamp
10pf.  Carmine		 70
stamp
20pf.  Blue
71
stamp
25pf.  Black & Red / yellow		 72
stamp
30pf.  Black & Orange / rose		 73
stamp
40pf.  Black & Carmine		 74
stamp
50pf.  Black & Purple / rose		 75
stamp
80pf.  Black & Carmine / carmine
76
stamp
1M.  General Post Office Berlin		 77
stamp
2M.  North & South Figures 		78
stamp
2M.  North & South Figures (Roman Text)
  79
stamp
3M.  Kaiser Wilhelm I Monument		 80
stamp
5M.  Ceremony of the Empire in Berlin		  
German Empire
Germania & Empire: Peace Printing
 October 1905 on - Stamps 81-91 Issued in Sheets of 100, and in Coils & Booklets; Stamps 92-95 issued in Sheets of 20.
81
stamp
2pf.  Grey		 82
stamp
3pf.  Brown		 83
stamp
5pf.  Green
 84
stamp
10pf.  Rose-Carmine		 85
stamp
20pf.  Ultramarine
86
stamp
25pf.  Black & Red / yellow		 87
stamp
30pf.  Black & Orange / buff		 88
stamp
40pf.  Black & Carmine		 89
stamp
50pf.  Black & Purple / buff		 90
stamp
60pf.  Deep Purple		 91
stamp
80pf.  Black & Lake / carmine
92
stamp
1M.  General Post Office Berlin		 93
stamp
2M.  North & South Figures		 94
stamp
3M.  Kaiser Wilhelm I Monument		 95
stamp
5M.  Ceremony of the Empire in Berlin
German Empire
Germania & Empire: War Printing
 March 1915+
96
stamp
3pf.  Brown		 97
stamp
5pf.  Green		  98
stamp
10pf.  Rose-Carmine		  99
stamp
20pf.  Ultramarine		 100
stamp
25pf.  Black & Red / yellow
101
stamp
30pf.  Black & Orange / buff		 102
stamp
40pf.  Black & Carmine		 103
stamp
50pf.  Black & Purple / buff		 104
stamp
60pf.  Deep Purple		 105
stamp
80pf.  Black & Lake / carmine
106
stamp
1M.  General Post Office Berlin		 107
stamp
2M.  North & South Figures		 108
stamp
3M.  Kaiser Wilhelm I Monument
 109
stamp
5M.  Ceremony of the Empire in Berlin
German Empire
Germania: Unshaded & Shaded Backgrounds, New Values & Colours
 July 1916 on
110
stamp
2pf.  Yellow-Grey		 111
stamp
2½pf.  Olive-Grey		 112
stamp
7½pf.  Reddish Orange		 113
stamp
15pf.  Orange-Brown		 114
stamp
15pf.  Bluish Violet		 115
stamp
35pf.  Red-Brown		 116
stamp
75pf.  Black & Blue-Green


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