GERMANY (Local Issues) Bernburg.. Braunschweig

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BERNBURG

1897 Inscription "COURIER BERNBURG", arms of Bernburg

  2 p blue
  3 p red
  12 p green
  14 p brown

Some stamps of Dessau have also been used in Bernburg.

BEUTHEN

1896 Stamp with inscription "Flora"

  2 p black on green
  3 p black on red

Theses stamps seems to have been used also in Gleiwitz.

BIELEFELD

1899 Inscription "HANSA BIELEFELD"

(Reduced size)

  2 p blue
  3 p red

Some stamps of Kassel seem to have been used in Bielefeld also.

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BOCKENHEIM

1890 Bees, inscription "Privat - Brief - Verkehr Bockenheim."

  2 p red
  2 p violet (1896)

These stamps also seem to exist in the colours green and blue.

BONN

1896 RHENANIA

with cancel

  2 p red
  3 p blue
  10 p green

Exists with text on the back

In 1887 the company of C.Norrenberg issued stamps with inscription "EXPRESS - PACKET - VERKEHR C.NORRENBERG. BONN." in the values 5 p olive, 10 p red, 20 p blue, 30 p grey and 50 p brown. Example:

(Reduced size)

These stamps are very similar to the parcel stamps issued in M.Gladbach.

BRANDENBURG

1896 Inscription "COURIER BRANDENBURG"

  1 1/2 p green
  3 p red
  3 p black
  14 p yellow
  14 p red

BRAUNSCHWEIG (Brunswick)

The following stamps of Hamburg were also used in Braunschweig; 2 p blue, 2 p green, 10 p red and 1 M green (other design).

(Braunschweig cancel on right stamp)

With overprint "D" in fancy letter (only for Braunschweig)

(Reduced sizes, 'D' overprint)

  2 p blue
  2 p green
  10 p red
  1 M green (no woman in center)

Surcharged with large "3"

(Reduced sizes)

  '3' (black or red) on 2 p blue
  '3' (red) on 2 p green 

Overprinted "D" and surcharged with large "3"
  '3' on 2 p blue
  '3' on 2 p green

Surcharged small "3"

  '3' (black, violet or red) on 2 p blue
  '3.' (black, violet or red) on 2 p blue
  '3' (black, violet or red) on 2 p green
  '3.' (black or red) on 2 p green

Also the following stamps could be used in Braunschweig, 2 p blue and 2 p olive, these stamps were issued imperforated only in Braunschweig.

With overprint "D" in fancy letter (only for Braunschweig)

  2 p olive (perforated or imperforated)
  2 p blue

Surcharged with large "3"

(Reduced size)

(Reduced sizes)

(Reduced sizes)

  '3' (in red, black or violet) on 2 p olive (perforated or imperforated)
  '3' (in red, black or violet) on 2 p blue 

Overprinted with "D" and surcharged with large "3"
  '3' on 2 p olive (perforated or imperforated)
  '3' on 2 p blue

Surcharged with small "3"
  '3' on 2 p blue
  '3' (once at the bottom) on 2 p olive
  '3' (4 times in the corners) on 2 p olive
  

1886 Inscription "PRIVAT - STADT - BRIEF -BEFORDERUNG", arms with lion, value in a circle at the bottom of the stamp, perforated or imperforated

  2 1/2 p red

Surcharged

(Reduced size)

  '2' (several types) on 2 1/2 p red (perforated or imperforated)

Overprinted with 'D' in fancy letter

(Reduced size)

  2 1/2 p red (perforated)
  '2' on 2 1/2 p red

Surcharged with large '3'

(Reduced size)

  '3' on 2 1/2 p red (perforated or imperforated)

Overprinted with 'D' and surcharged with large '3'
  '3' on 2 1/2 p red (perforated or imperforated)

1888 Jumping horse, perforated or imperforated

(Reduced size)

  2 p green
  3 p blue
  10 p red

1889 Statue, perforated, inscription "BRIEFBEFORDERUNG BRAUNSCHWEIG"

Image obtained from www.privatpost-merkur.de (Reduced size)

  2 p green
  3 p blue
  10 p red
  12 p brown
  20 p gold
  50 p gold

Overprinted with 'Kr.'

(Reduced size)

  2 p green
  3 p blue
  10 p red
  12 p brown
  20 p gold
  50 p gold

1892 Statue, perforated, inscription "Stadbriefbeford. BRAUNSCHWEIG"

(Reduced size)

  2 p green
  3 p blue
  10 p red
  12 p brown
  20 p silver
  25 p gold
  50 p gold

Overprinted with star

(Reduced size)

  2 p green
  3 p blue
  10 p red
  12 p brown
  20 p silver
  25 p gold
  50 p gold

1895 Arms, lion

(Reduced sizes)

  1 1/2 p green
  2 1/2 p blue
  10 p red

Misprint: 'PFFNNIG' instead of 'PFENNIG', reduced size

Miscellaneous:

(Cancel, 'Privat-Stadtbrief Beforderung BRAUNSCWEIG', reduced size)

(Postal stationary, inscription 'BUREAU HAMMONIA', adressed to somebody in Braunschweig, reduced size)

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