GERMAN STAMPS
Deutsche Briefmarken

Weimar Republic
Deutsche Reich

A  Simplified  Illustrated  Listing

Weimar Republic  1918 - 1933
Stamps are consecutively numbered for this period
Weimar Republic
Assistance to War Victims : Surcharged Overprints
May 1919
  1
stamp
5 on 10pf.  Carmine
2
stamp
5 on 15pf.  Slate-Violet
 
Weimar Republic
National Assembly at Weimer
July 1919+
3
stamp
10pf.  Mature Tree
4
stamp
15pf.  Tree Regeneration
5
stamp
25pf.  Bricklayer
6
stamp
30pf.  Bricklayer
Weimar Republic
Air Mail Stamps
October 1919
  7
stamp
10pf.  Posthorn
8
stamp
40pf.  Biplane
 
Weimar Republic
Images of the German Empire: Redrawn & Offset Printed
March 1920+
9
stamp
1M.  General Post Office Berlin
10
stamp
1.25M.  General Post Office Berlin
11
stamp
1.50M.  General Post Office Berlin
12
stamp
2.5M.  North & South Figures
Weimar Republic
Images of the German Empire: New Colours and Surcharge
June 1920
13
stamp
1.25M. on 1M.  Green
14
stamp
1.50M. on 1M.  Brown
15
stamp
2.50M. on 2M.  Rosy Purple
Weimar Republic
Bavarian Stamps: Overprinted "Deutsches Reich"
April 1920+
16
stamp
5pf.  Bright Green
17
stamp
10pf.  Orange
18
stamp
15pf.  Carmine
19
stamp
20pf.  Violet
20
stamp
30pf.  Deep Blue

21
stamp
40pf.  Bistre-Brown
22
stamp
50pf.  Scarlet
23
stamp
60pf.  Blue-Green
24
stamp
75pf.  Claret
25
stamp
80pf.  Deep Blue

26
stamp
1M.  Carmine & Grey
27
stamp
1¼M.  Blue & Bistre
28
stamp
1½M.  Blue-Green & Grey
29
stamp
2M.  Violet & Bistre
30
stamp
2½M.  Black & Grey

31
stamp
3M.  Pale Blue
32
stamp
4M.  Orange-Red
33
stamp
5M.  Yellow-Orange
34
stamp
10M.  Deep Green
35
stamp
20M.  Black

Weimar Republic
Germania: New Colours & Values
January 1920+
36
stamp
5pf.  Brown
37
stamp
10pf.  Orange
38
stamp
15pf.  Violet
39
stamp
20pf.  Green
40
stamp
30pf.  Dull Blue

41
stamp
40pf.  Lilac-Red
42
stamp
50pf.  Purple
43
stamp
60pf.  Grey-Olive
44
stamp
75pf.  Dark Lilac
45
stamp
80pf.  Ultramarine

46
stamp
1M.  Green & Violet
47
stamp
1¼M.  Lilac & Orange
48
stamp
2M.  Blue & Lilac-Red
49
stamp
4M.  Lilac-Red & Grey
Weimar Republic
Germania: Surcharges
August 1921
50
stamp
1.60M. on 5pf.  Brown
51
stamp
3M. on 1¼M.  Lilac & Orange
52
stamp
5M. on 75pf.  Lilac
53
stamp
10M. on 75pf.  Lilac
Weimar Republic
First New Designs: Numerals, Blacksmiths, Miners, Reapers, Posthorn, Ploughman
May 1921+
54
stamp
5pf.  Lilac-Carmine
55
stamp
10pf.  Brown-Olive
56
stamp
15pf.  Green-Blue
57
stamp
25pf.  Brown
58
stamp
30pf.  Bright Green
59
stamp
40pf.  Orange
60
stamp
50pf.  Purple

61
stamp
60pf.  Brownish Lilac
62
stamp
80pf.  Carmine
63
stamp
100pf.  Olive-Green
64
stamp
120pf.  Dark Blue
65
stamp
150pf.  Orange
66
stamp
160pf.  Grey-Turquoise

  67
stamp
2M.  Violet & Rose
68
stamp
3M.  Red & Yellow
69
stamp
4M.  Green & Yellow-Green
 

70
stamp
5M.  Reddish Orange
71
stamp
10M.  Carmine
72
stamp
20M.  Indigo & Green
Weimar Republic
First New Designs: Reissued & New Value
December 1921+
73
stamp
5pf.  Lilac-Carmine
74
stamp
10pf.  Brown-Olive
75
stamp
15pf.  Green-Blue
76
stamp
25pf.  Brown
77
stamp
30pf.  Bright Green
78
stamp
40pf.  Orange
79
stamp
50pf.  Purple

80
stamp
60pf.  Lilac
81
stamp
75pf.  Violet-Blue
82
stamp
80pf.  Carmine
83
stamp
100pf.  Olive-Green
84
stamp
120pf.  Dark Blue
85
stamp
150pf.  Orange
86
stamp
160pf.  Pale Blue

  87
stamp
2M.  Violet & Rose
88
stamp
3M.  Red & Yellow
89
stamp
4M.  Green & Yellow-Green
 

90
stamp
5M.  Reddish Orange
91
stamp
10M.  Carmine
92
stamp
20M.  Indigo & Green
Weimar Republic
Germania: New Colours
March 1922
  93
stamp
75pf.  Carmine
94
stamp
1¼M.  Orange-Red & Lilac
 
Weimar Republic
German Industrial Exhibition Munich: Arms of Munich
April 1922
95
stamp
1¼M.  Lilac-Red
96
stamp
2M.  Blackish Violet
 97
stamp
3M.  Orange-Red
98
stamp
4M.  Dark Blue
99
stamp
10M.  Brown / flesh
100
stamp
20M.  Carmine / rose
Weimar Republic
Posthorn Issues: New Colours and Values
June 1922+
101
stamp
2M.  Purple
102
stamp
3M.  Vermillion
103
stamp
4M.  Deep Green
104
stamp
5M.  Orange & Yellow
105
stamp
5M.  Orange
106
stamp
6M.  Blue
107
stamp
8M.  Olive-Green

108
stamp
10M.  Red & Pink
109
stamp
20M.  Violet & Orange
110
stamp
20M.  Violet
111
stamp
30M.  Brown & Yellow
112
stamp
30M.  Chocolate
113
stamp
40M.  Apple Green
114
stamp
50M.  Blue, Green & Lilac
Weimar Republic
Air Mail Stamps: Stylised Wood Pigeon
July 1922+
115
stamp
25pf.  Brown
116
stamp
40pf.  Orange
117
stamp
50pf.  Purple
118
stamp
60pf.  Carmine
119
stamp
80pf.  Pale Emerald

120
stamp
1M.  Deep & Pale Greens
121
stamp
2M.  Lake & Grey
122
stamp
3M.  Violet-Blue & Grey
123
stamp
5M.  Orange & Yellow
124
stamp
10M.  Purple & Rose
125
stamp
25M.  Brown & Yellow
126
stamp
100M.  Dark Olive & Rose
Weimar Republic
Denominations in Horizontal Oval
October 1922+
127
stamp
50M.  Dark Blue
128
stamp
100M.  Purple / buff
129
stamp
200M.  Carmine / buff
130
stamp
300M.  Green / buff

131
stamp
400M.  Yellow-Brown / buff
132
stamp
500M.  Orange / buff
133
stamp
1,000M.  Grey (shades)
134
stamp
2,000M.  Blue (shades)

135
stamp
3,000M.  Brown (shades)
136
stamp
4,000M.  Violet
137
stamp
5,000M.  Grey-Green
138
stamp
10,000M.  Scarlet
Weimar Republic
Fund for the Elderly & Children
December 1922
  139
stamp
6M + 4M.  Blue & Bistre
140
stamp
12m + 8M.  Red & Lilac
 
Weimar Republic
Workers
December 1922+
141
stamp
5M.  Orange
142
stamp
10M.  Bright Blue
143
stamp
12M.  Scarlet
144
stamp
20M.  Claret
145
stamp
25M.  Olive-Bistre
146
stamp
30M.  Olive-Green
147
stamp
40M.  Blue-Green
148
stamp
50M.  Turquoise-Blue
Weimar Republic
Fund for the Rhein & Ruhr Occupation Districts
February 1923
149
stamp
100M on 5M.  Orange
150
stamp
500M on 25M.  Olive-Bistre
151
stamp
1,000M on 20M.  Indigo & Green
Weimar Republic
Wartburg Castle & Cologne Cathedral
May 1923+
  152
stamp
5,000M.  Wartburg Castle
153
stamp
10,000M.  Cologne Cathedral
 
Weimar Republic
Air Mail Stamps: Stylised Wood Pigeon
May 1923+
154
stamp
5M.  Orange-Red
155
stamp
10M.  Purple
156
stamp
25M.  Deep Brown
157
stamp
100M.  Olive-Green
158
stamp
200M.  Violet-Blue
Hyperinflation Period Commences
Hyperinflation affected the German Papiermark between 1921 and 1923, primarily in 1923, and finally stabilising in 1924.
 Thousand Marks [ tM. ]   Million Marks [ mM. ]   Billion Marks [ bM. ]
Weimar Republic
Denominations in Circle: Hyperinflation Period
May 1923+
159
stamp
100M.  Purple
160
stamp
200M.  Carmine
161
stamp
300M.  Green
162
stamp
400M.  Brown
163
stamp
500M.  Orange-Red
164
stamp
1,000M.  Grey

  165
stamp
5tM.  Grey Blue
166
stamp
50tM.  Ochre
167
stamp
75tM.  Violet
 
Weimar Republic
High Inflation Period Issues 1: Provisional Overprints
August 1923+
168
stamp
5tM. on 40pf.  Red-Orange
169
stamp
8tM. on 30pf.  Opal Green
170
stamp
15tM. on 40M.  Olive-Green
171
stamp
20tM. on 12M.  Orange
172
stamp
20tM. on 25M.  Brown
173
stamp
20tM. on 200M.  Lilac-Red
174
stamp
25tM. on 25M.  Brown

175
stamp
30tM. on 10M.  Deep Blue
176
stamp
30tM. on 200M.  Light Blue
177
stamp
75tM. on 300M.  Yellow-Green
178
stamp
75tM. on 400M.  Yellow-Green
179
stamp
75tM. on 1000M.  Green
180
stamp
100tM. on 100M.  Purple
181
stamp
100tM. on 100M.  Violet

182
stamp
100tM. on 400M.  Green
183
stamp
125tM. on 1000M.  Rose-Red
184
stamp
250tM. on 200M.  Lilac-Red
185
stamp
250tM. on 300M.  Deep Green
186
stamp
250tM. on 400M.  Dark Brown
187
stamp
250tM. on 500M.  Pink
188
stamp
250tM. on 500M.  Bright Red
Weimar Republic
High Inflation Period Issues 2: Rouletted Stamps Overprinted
October 1923
189
stamp
400tM. on 15pf. Ochre
190
stamp
400tM. on 25pf. Ochre
191
stamp
400tM. on 30pf. Ochre
192
stamp
400tM. on 40pf. Ochre
Weimar Republic
High Inflation Period Issues 3: New Colours & Reissued Values
October 1923
193
stamp
800tM. on 5pf.  Green
194
stamp
800tM. on 10pf.  Green
195
stamp
800tM. on 200M.  Lilac-Red
196
stamp
800tM. on 300M.  Green
197
stamp
800tM. on 400M.  Dark Brown
198
stamp
800tM. on 400M.  Green

199
stamp
800tM. on 500M.  Green
200
stamp
800tM. on 1000M.  Dark Green
201
stamp
2mM. on 200M.  Pink
202
stamp
2mM. on 300M.  Dark Green
203
stamp
2mM. on 500M.  Pink
204
stamp
2mM. on 5000M.  Pink
Weimar Republic
Value in Circle with Rosette: "Basket Lid"
October 1923+
205
stamp
500tM.  Orange-Brown
206
stamp
1mM.  Blue-Green
207
stamp
2mM.  Lilac
208
stamp
4mM.  Olive
209
stamp
5mM.  Lilac-Red
210
stamp
10mM.  Dark Vermilion

211
stamp
20mM.  Dark Blue
212
stamp
30mM.  Carmine-Brown
213
stamp
50mM.  Dark Olive-Green
214
stamp
100mM.  Greenish Grey
215
stamp
200mM.  Brown
  216
stamp
500mM.  Greenish Yellow

217
stamp
1bM.  Lilac-Brown
218
stamp
2bM.  Light Sienna
219
stamp
5bM.  Yellow-Orange
220
stamp
10bM.  Green-Yellow
221
stamp
20bM.  Opal Green
222
stamp
50bM.  Cobalt Blue
Weimar Republic
Surcharged Numeral in Circle
November 1923
223
stamp
1bM on 100M.  Grey-Violet
Weimar Republic
Value in Circle with Rosette: "Basket Lid"
November 1923
224
stamp
5bM on 2mM.  Lilac
225
stamp
5bM on 4mM.  Light Green
226
stamp
5bM on 10mM.  Vermilion
227
stamp
10bM on 20mM.  Dark Blue
228
stamp
10bM on 50mM.  Dark Green
229
stamp
10bM on 100mM.  Green-Grey
New Rentenmark Currency
The Rentenmark was introduced by the German Authorities in an effort to control the hyperinflation.
1 Rentenmark (RM) = 1 Trillion Paper Marks (M)
100 Rentenpfennig = 1 Rentenmark
Weimar Republic
Value in Circle with Rosette: "Basket Lid"
December 1923
230
stamp
3pf.  Brown
231
stamp
5pf.  Dark Green
232
stamp
10pf.  Red
233
stamp
20pf.  Violet-Blue
234
stamp
50pf.  Red-Orange
235
stamp
100pf.  Violet-Purple
Weimar Republic
Air Mail: Wood Pigeon
January 1924
236
stamp
5pf.  Dark Yellow-Green
237
stamp
10pf.  Carmine-Red
238
stamp
20pf.  Blue-Violet
239
stamp
50pf.  Light Red-Orange
240
stamp
100pf.  Violet-Purple
241
stamp
200pf.  Dark Green-Blue
242
stamp
300pf.  Dark Lilac-Grey
Weimar Republic
German Charity: "The Life of St. Elizabeth"
February 1924
243
stamp
5+15pf.  Dark Bluish Green
244
stamp
10+30pf.  Vermillion
245
stamp
20+60pf.  Dark Blue
246
stamp
50+150pf.  Orange-Brown
Weimar Republic
New Imperial Eagle
March 1924+
247
stamp
3pf.  Light Brown
248
stamp
5pf.  Bright Green
249
stamp
10pf.  Orange-Red
250
stamp
20pf.  Blue
251
stamp
30pf.  Dark Lilac
252
stamp
40pf.  Brown-Olive
253
stamp
50pf.  Dull Orange
Weimar Republic
Heinrich von Stephan: First General Postmaster & founder of the Universal Postal Union
May 1924
  254
stamp
60pf.  Orange-Brown
255
stamp
80pf.  Dark Green-Blue
 
New Reichsmark Currency
1 Reichsmark (M.) = 1 Rentenmark (RM.)
Commonly referred to as the "Mark"
Weimar Republic
Buildings
March 1924
256
stamp
1M.  Rheinstein Castle
257
stamp
2M.  Old Cologne
258
stamp
3M.  Marienburg
259
stamp
5M.  Speyer Cathedral
Weimar Republic
50th Anniversary of Universal Postal Union
October 1924
  260
stamp
10Pf.  Dark Blue-Green
261
stamp
20pf.  Dark Blue
 
Weimar Republic
German Traffic Exhibition, Munich
May 1925
  262
stamp
5pf.  Green
263
stamp
10pf.  Orange-Red
 
Weimar Republic
Rhineland: 1000 Years with Germany
May 1925+
  264
stamp
5pf.  Green
265
stamp
10pf.  Vermilion
266
stamp
20pf.  Blue
 
Weimar Republic
German Charity: Coat of Arms
December 1925
267
stamp
5+5pf.  Prussia
268
stamp
10+10pf.  Bavaria
269
stamp
20+20pf.  Saxony
Weimar Republic
Airmail: Stylised Eagle
April 1926+
270
stamp
5pf.  Green
271
stamp
10pf.  Medium Red
272
stamp
15pf.  Reddish Lilac
273
stamp
20pf.  Grey-Blue
274
stamp
50pf.  Orange-Red
275
stamp
1M.  Black & Rose
276
stamp
2M.  Black & Dull Cobalt
277
stamp
3M.  Black & Brown-Olive
Weimar Republic
Famous Germans
November 1926+
278
stamp
3pf.  Johann von Goethe
279
stamp
3pf.  Johann von Goethe
280
stamp
5pf.  Friedrich von Schiller
281
stamp
5pf.  Friedrich von Schiller
282
stamp
8pf.  Ludwig von Beethoven
283
stamp
10pf.  Friedrich the Great

284
stamp
15pf.  Immanuel Kant
285
stamp
20pf.  Ludwig von Beethoven
286
stamp
25pf.  Johann von Goethe
287
stamp
30pf.  Gotthold Lessing
288
stamp
40pf.  Gottfrield Leibniz
289
stamp
50pf.  Johann Bach
290
stamp
80pf.  Albrecht Dürer
Weimar Republic
German Charity: Coat of Arms
December 1926
291
stamp
5+5pf.  Wurttemberg
292
stamp
10+10pf.  Baden
293
stamp
25+25pf.  Thuringia
294
stamp
50+50pf.  Hesse
Weimar Republic
German Charity: Hindenburg's 80th Birthday
September 1927
295
stamp
8+7pf.  Dark Green
296
stamp
15+15pf.  Orange-Red
297
stamp
25+25pf.  Blue
298
stamp
50+50pf.  Medium Brown
Weimar Republic
Conference of the International Labour Office, Berlin: Overprints
October 1927
299
stamp
8pf.  Dark Green
300
stamp
15pf.  Vermillion
301
stamp
25pf.  Blue
Weimar Republic
German Presidents: Friedrich Ebert, First German President
September 1928
302
stamp
3pf.  Brown
303
stamp
8pf.  Green
304
stamp
10pf.  Vermilion
305
stamp
20pf.  Green-Blue
306
stamp
30pf.  Dark Olive
307
stamp
45pf.  Reddish Orange
308
stamp
60pf.  Brownish Red
Weimar Republic
German Presidents: Paul von Hindenburg, Second German President
September 1928
309
stamp
5pf.  Green
310
stamp
15pf.  Lilac-Red
311
stamp
25pf.  Blue
312
stamp
40pf.  Brown-Violet
313
stamp
50pf.  Orange-Brown
314
stamp
80pf.  Lilac-Brown
Weimar Republic
Air Mail: Dirigible, Graf Zeppelin LZ-127
September 1928

 
315
stamp
2M.  Ultramarine
316
stamp
4M.  Black-Brown
 
Weimar Republic
German Charity: Coat of Arms
November 1928
317
stamp
5+5pf.  Hamburg
318
stamp
8+7pf.  Mecklenburg-Schwerin
319
stamp
15+15pf.  Oldenburg
320
stamp
25+25pf.  Brunswick
321
stamp
50+50pf.  Anhalt
Weimar Republic
German Charity: Coat of Arms
November 1929
322
stamp
5+2pf.  Bremen
323
stamp
8+4pf.  Lippe-Detmold
324
stamp
15+5pf.  Lübeck
325
stamp
25+10pf.  Mecklenburg-Strelitz
326
stamp
50+40pf.  Schaumburg-Lippe
Weimar Republic
German Presidents: New Colours
February 1930+
  327
stamp
10pf.  Purple
328
stamp
20pf.  Lilac-Grey
329
stamp
80pf.  Brown-Yellow
 
Weimar Republic
Airmail: Dirigible, South American Flight
April 1930
  330
stamp
2M.  Ultramarine
331
stamp
4M.  Black-Brown
 
Weimar Republic
Buildings: Overprinted "Reichsmark"
May 1930
332
stamp
2M.  Old Cologne
Weimar Republic
Departure of Allied Forces from the Rhineland: Overprinted with Date
June 1930
  333
stamp
8pf.  Blue-Green
334
stamp
15pf.  Carmine-Red
 
Weimar Republic
German Charity: Buildings
November 1930
335
stamp
8+4pf.  Aachen Cathedral & City Hall
336
stamp
15+5pf.  Brandenburg Gate, Berlin
337
stamp
25+10pf.  Marienwerder Castle
338
stamp
50+40pf.  Main Bridge Wurzburg
Weimar Republic
German President: New Value
February 1931
339
stamp
4pf.  Greenish-Blue
Weimar Republic
Air Mail: Dirigible, Polar Flight
May 1931
340
stamp
1M.  Bright Red
Weimar Republic
Airmail Dirigible: Overprinted "POLAR-FAHRT 1931"
July 1931
341
stamp
1M.  Bright Red
342
stamp
2M.  Ultramarine
343
stamp
4M.  Dark Brown
Weimar Republic
German Charity: Buildings
November 1931
344
stamp
8+4pf.  Dresden Fortress
345
stamp
15+5pf.  Breslau City Hall
346
stamp
25+10pf.  Heidelberg Castle
347
stamp
50+40pf.  Lubeck City Gate
Weimar Republic
German Charity: Buildings Overprinted and Surtaxed
February 1932
  348
stamp
6+4pf.  Dark Green
349
stamp
12+3pf.  Red
 
Weimar Republic
German Presidents: New Values
January 1932
  350
stamp
6pf.  Friedrich Ebert
351
stamp
12pf.  Paul von Hindenburg
 
Weimar Republic
Hindenburg Medallion
October 1932
352
stamp
4pf.  Medium Blue
353
stamp
5pf.  Emerald Green
354
stamp
12pf.  Red-Orange
355
stamp
15pf.  Dark Rose-Red
356
stamp
25pf.  Ultramarine
357
stamp
40pf.  Blue-Violet
358
stamp
50pf.  Sienna
Weimar Republic
German Charity: Castles
November 1932
359
stamp
4+2pf.  Wartburg Castle
360
stamp
6+4pf.  Stolzenfels Castle
361
stamp
12+3pf.  Nuremberg Castle
362
stamp
25+10pf.  Lichtenstein Castle
363
stamp
40+40pf.  Marburg Castle

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