German colonies Mourning stamps

[stampstudio73137]

Though i would share these as i specialize in Germany. I love the non scott listed items
                Bill Kemp

[khj]

Very nice! Looks like you have the complete set of singles!


Do you have the souvenir sheet also? I don't see those very often.

[stampstudio73137]

No not that i know of as my collection has been packed away for about 5 years.
Do you have it? if yes could you post a picture?
                      Bill

[khj]

The souvenir sheet (or I should say label) came as part of a separate printing of the complete set, which is why it is not often seen. I believe it is referred to as the "Spirit of Potsdam" label.

I don't have it, as I don't actively collect cinderellas. However, I am fairly certain that PostmasterGS would have it. Maybe he could chime in...

[PostmasterGS]

Thanks, khj .

There are actually several souvenir sheets designed for these stamps. I have two, though I can't seem to locate them in the boxes of stamp stuff, and for some reason I don't have scans of them on my website yet.  So, all photos are from the Internet, not my personal collection.

These are the most common souvenir sheets. The have slightly different text and the first has imperial logos at lower left.  I have one of these somewhere, though I don't remember which one it is.



There was also a souvenir sheet printed in 1924 by Memminger Brothers of Würzburg, and issued by philatelist Friedrich Peter. It combines the Mourning Stamps with a "Spirit of Potsdam" label, and a border containing 15 mint stamps showing the postal rate increase from 5Pf to 30,000M during the inflationary period of 1923. The 16th border space was reserved for a 10,000,000M stamp which could be obtained upon application from Herr Peter, who then placed the applicant on his mailing list. These sheets appear in roughly equal numbers with and without the 16th inflation stamp.  I also have one of these somewhere.



There was also a booklet for displaying these stamps.  I've seen one once on Delcampe, but that's the only time I've come across it.

[khj]

I had not seen the left one on the first row before -- only the right one and the once underneath.

Also, had never seen the booklet.

Thanks for posting them, PostmasterGS! Also, thanks to stampstudio73137 for starting this thread!

[kacyds]

stampstudio73137,

This thread has been moved from the introduction section to a more appropriate area for this subject.

Thanks, Kris

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hello all
anyone here know what this collection is worth, ive had it for many years from grandmother, any help would be great, thanks

[khj]

Welcome to Stamp Bears @littlephoenix! We're glad you registered and posted!

Please make a post in the Introductions Board so we can all get to know you better.

Nice batch of mourning stamps you have there! PostmasterGS is better suited to give you a rough appraisal. But assuming there's no rare variety in your batch, you can figure a top retail value of about $5 each stamp. You'll see them listed higher on the internet, but you will also see that they don't get sold at those prices. A more realistic price if you want to sell them in a reasonable amount of time is $2-$3 a stamp. They aren't that hard to get, and I see them listed in batches of 10 different for $25 and still don't get sold.

k

[samb]

Nice thread!! I always enjoy seeing and reading information about stamps that I have never seen before... especially stamps that I'd like to add to my collection one day.