BAVARIA Official Stamps

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1916 Official Stamps, two lions and arms, inscription 'DIENSTMARKE'

30 p orange 

  3 pf brown
  5 pf green
  7 1/2 pf green
  10 pf red
  15 pf red
  20 pf blue
  25 pf grey
  30 pf orange
  60 pf green
  1 Mk violet

The watermark on these stamps consists of 'Horizontal wavy lines', the perforation is 11 1/2. Specialists distinguish between greyish paper and white paper for the values 7 1/2 p, 15 p, 20 p and 1 M.

Value of the stamps

 
vc = very common
c  = common
*  = not so common
** = uncommon
 
*** = very uncommon
R   = rare
RR  = very rare
RRR = extremely rare
Value Unused Used Remarks
3 p vc vc  
5 p vc vc  
7 1/2 p vc vc  
10 p vc vc  
15 p c vc  
20 p c vc  
25 p vc vc  
30 p c vc  
60 p c c  
1 M * *  

 

1919 Official Stamps, two lions and arms, inscription 'DIENSTMARKE' overprinted 'VOLKSSTAAT BAYERN'

10 p red

  3 pf brown
  5 pf green
  7 1/2 pf green
  10 pf red
  15 pf red
  20 pf blue
  25 pf grey
  30 pf orange
  35 pf orange
  50 pf olive
  60 pf green
  75 pf brown
  1 Mk violet

Value of the stamps

 
vc = very common
c  = common
*  = not so common
** = uncommon
 
*** = very uncommon
R   = rare
RR  = very rare
RRR = extremely rare
Value Unused Used Remarks
3 p vc c  
5 p vc vc  
7 1/2 p vc c  
10 p c c  
15 p c vc  
20 p c c Imperforate: *
25 p c c  
30 p c c  
35 p c c  
50 p c c  
60 p c c  
75 p c c  
1 M * * Two shades of violet

 

1920 Official Stamps, inscription 'DIENSTMARKE', 'Farewell issue' of 'Abschiedsausgabe'

Lion

30 p violet

  5 pf green
  10 pf orange
  15 pf red
  20 pf violet
  30 pf blue
  40 pf brown

Numeral with arms

80 p blue 90 p olive

75 p red, note the wavy watermark

  50 Pf red
  60 Pf green
  70 Pf violet
  75 Pf red
  80 Pf blue
  90 Pf olive

Numeral

1 M brown 1 1/4 M green 3 M red

  1 M brown
  1 1/4 M green
  1 1/2 M red
  2 1/2 M blue
  3 M red
  5 M black

For the specialist, this issue has a watermark 'Horizontal wavy lines' (5 p to 40 p) or 'Vertical wavy lines' (50 p to 5 M), see the 75 p for an example.

Value of the stamps

 
vc = very common
c  = common
*  = not so common
** = uncommon
 
*** = very uncommon
R   = rare
RR  = very rare
RRR = extremely rare
Value Unused Used Remarks
5 p c c  
10 p c c  
15 p c c  
20 p c c  
30 p c c  
40 p c c  
50 p c c  
60 p c c  
70 p c c  
75 p c c  
80 p c c  
90 p c c  
1 M c c  
1 1/4 M c c  
1 1/2 M c c  
2 1/2 M c c  
3 M * * Imperforate: ***
5 M * *  

 

Overprinted 'DEUTSCHES REICH'

Lion

10 p orange 

  5 pf green
  10 pf orange
  15 pf red
  20 pf violet
  30 pf blue
  40 pf brown

Numeral with arms

  50 Pf red
  60 Pf green
  70 Pf violet
  80 Pf blue
  90 Pf brown

Numeral

2 1/2 M blue 5 M black

  1 M brown
  1 1/4 M green
  1 1/2 M red
  2 1/2 M blue
  3 M red
  5 M black

Several misprints and errors exist of this issue.

Value of the stamps

 
vc = very common
c  = common
*  = not so common
** = uncommon
 
*** = very uncommon
R   = rare
RR  = very rare
RRR = extremely rare
Value Unused Used Remarks
5 p c c  
10 p vc vc  
15 p vc vc  
20 p vc vc  
30 p vc vc Double overprint: RR
40 p vc vc  
50 p vc vc  
60 p c vc  
70 p c c  
75 p c c  
80 p c c  
90 p c c  
1 M vc vc Exists imperforate
1 1/4 M vc vc  
1 1/2 M vc c  
2 1/2 M c c  
3 M c c  
5 M * *  

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