Germany - The Early Issues

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1872 Issues


Mi 1


Mi 2a


Mi 6


Mi 7

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1872 Mi 8


1872 Mi 11


1872 Mi 12
Familiar - these were made by duplicating a reworked original stamp of the corresponding stamps of the North German Postal District without the special paper.


1872 Mi 13

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1872 Mi 14


1872 Mi 15


1872 Mi 16

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This series is used in most collections due to their much lower CV so differentiating between the first & second printings is a problem
There are many differences in the crest but probably the easiest is to determine if all the feathers point down as in the early ones or both ways in the later ones



Mi 17a


Mi 20


Mi 21a

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Mi 22


Mi 24


Mi 26

End of Early Germany

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1900 - 1906 SEID EINIG variations
"North and South" by Anton von Werner (1843-1915)
Main differences are in the font types and size
Also there are minor color variations listed


1900 Mi64 Type I Both types in the same sheet, Type II less common higher CV



1902 Mi79A less common higher CV



1902 Mi82 Type a
2 Types, a 26X17 perfs, b 25X16 perfs less common



1906 Mi95 perf 26X17 common