Saxony - Show them Here

[kacyds]

Saxony was a member of the German Confederation and became a part of the German Empire in 1870.  The stamps of Saxony were superseded on Jan. 1, 1868, by those of the North German Confederation.

 

Scott# 2 Coat of Arms

Issued 1851
3 Pfenning Green
Imperf.
Unwatermarked
Typography

[kacyds]

From 1855 to 1860, Saxony issued a set of 6 stamps with values from a 1/2 Neu-Groschen to 10 Neu-Groschen.



Scott# 10, 11, 12 King John I

Imperf.
Engraved
Unwatermarked

[kacyds]

In 1863, a set of 6 stamps were issued with values of 3 Pfenning, 1/2 NG to 5NG.



Scott# 15, 16, 17, 18, 20 Coat of Arms

Typography with Arms Embossed
Unwatermarked
Perf. 13

[kacyds]

Saxony issued a total of 20 stamps and I have 9 of them.... 3920004554


If anyone else has any to share, please do!

[dcstamps]

Kingdom of Saxony

Scott #3 and 5

The first two stamps from a set of 5 stamps issued in 1851, featuring the engraved bust of King Fredrick Augustus II, the king of Saxony at the time.  At the death of Fredrick in 1854, his brother John assumed the throne and the following year a new set of stamps featuring King John replaced the stamps of King Fredrick. (as already shown by kcyds).  You can easily tell the difference between the stamps as King Fredrick is facing right, and King John is facing left.

 

[dcstamps]

Kingdom of Saxony

Scott #18 (multiples)
Although already shown earlier, here are three stamps of Scott #18.  As there were large stocks available when the stamps of Saxony were replaced with stamps of the North German Confederation on 1 Jan, 1868, remainders poured on the philatelic market at the time.

Note, I think the #18 shown by kacyds could be an 18a (dark blue), as it seems much darker than these. The 18a is worth quite a bit more than the blue. 

 3920004554

[dcstamps]

Kingdom of Saxony

Scott #19 (red brown), 19a (bister brown)

As you can see from many of these stamps, postmarks are very interesting.   The one was cancelled on Oct 21, 1867, and I am not sure of the town.  The second was postmarked in Leipzig on May 10th, 1864.

[greaden]

Here is my Saxony collection. I gradually filled out the blank spaces in my grandfather's 1913 Schaubek album, from just before he went off to fight in WWI on the German side.



As you can see, I am only one stamp short of completion of the entire country. It is such an ugly old thing that I am sure one of you can spare a copy. (Is there a 'yeah, right' smiley?)

There is something especially poignant about Saxony. Its capital was Dresden, famously bombed (I felt guilty about sending back an 'I got bombed in Dresden' postcard describing a pubcrawl in a neighborhood that actually wasn't bombed and is one of the best-preserved XIXth century German streetscapes that survived). The monuments that have recently been painfully reconstructed were those of the kingdom that existed recently enough to produce stamps.

For those considering a trip to Europe: take the train from Prague (Holesovice/Kafka station - the ticket lines are so Kafkaesque that the Czechs seem to be reverting to the older name of the station out of embarrassment) towards Berlin, past a magnificent collection of castles, and stop in Dresden. Explore the town, both sides of the river, and then continue on to Berlin. It is one of the most spectacular train rides on this planet.

Then come home and collect Saxony stamps as homage to the place.

[Craig]

Great stamps, people!

[Bee]

Thanks for sharing everyone great collections .