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OELSNITZ

Some round parcel stamps were issued in 1891 in the values: 5 p black, 10 p green, 20 p blue, 30 p brown, 50 p grey, 60 p red, 80 p violet and 100 p orange, example:


(Inscription "EXPRESS - PACKET - BEFORDERUNG MORITZ DICK OELSNITZ i Vgtl.")


OFFENBACH

1893 Tree in circle


(Reduced size)

  2 p brown
  2 p green
  2 p blue

 

1896 Tree, new design in ellipse

  2 p blue

OSCHATZ

Some stamps of Leipzig were also in use in Oschatz. They were also overprinted with "Oschatz." or with a very long oval (or "0").


PEGAU

Some stamps of Leipzig were also in use in Pegau. They were also overprinted with "Pegau".


PFORZHEIM

1896 Statue, inscription "STADT- BRIEFVERKEHR PFORZHEIM"


(Reduced size)

  2 p violet
  3 p red
  10 p brown

PIRMASENS

1894 Horse, inscription "PRIVAT POST J.KNORR PIRMASENS", perforated

  2 p black
  5 p red
  10 p blue

PLAUEN i.V.

1890 Head of Mercury in an oval, imperforated, inscription "Briefbeforderung Dick u Marquardt Plauen i/V"

  2 p blue
  3 p red
  12 p violet
  15 p brown
  20 p yellow

 

1890 Lion, inscription "STADT Briefbeforderung Marquardt & Co Plauen"

  2 p yellow
  2 p brown
  2 p bue
  2 p green

 

1890 Bird, inscription "STADT Briefbeforderung Marquardt & Co PLAUEN iV"


(Reduced size)

  3 p red

 

1890 Head of Mercury, inscription "DICK & STUTZ PLAUEN i/V"

  2 p green
  3 p red

 

1892 Head of Mercury, as before but inscription "H.DEGENKOLB"

  2 p green
  3 p red

 

1893 Inscription "Stadtbriefbeforderung V.WOLF"

  2 p green
  3 p brown

 

1894 Pigeon with letter, inscriptio "STADT-BRIEFBEFORDERUNG MARQUARDT & Co PLAUEN"

  2 p red
  3 p green

 

1894 Jumping horse, inscription "COURIER PLAUEN i/V"

  2 p red
  3 p blue

Surcharged
  '3' on 2 p red

 

1896 Inscription "Stadtbriefbeforderung M.KRONMULLER"

  2 p green
  3 p red

Some stamps of Leipzig were also used in Plauen, furthermore they exist overprinted with "Plauen i/V" or with a "K" (which looks more like an "L" actually).

Parcel stamps also exist, they have the inscription "EXPRESS PACKET VERKEHR Eduard Stutz Plauen".


POSEN

1896 Inscription "HANSA PRIVATSTADTBR - BEFORDERUNG", arms of Posen, no city name indicated

  2 p blue
  3 p red
  10 p brown

 

1896 Arms of Posen, inscription "Packet - Gepack u Brief Beforderung", no city name indicated

  3 p red

 

1897 Emperor William I, inscription "JUBILAUMS MARKE 1797 - 1897 HANSA", no city name indicated

  3 p blue

 

1897 Arms of Posen, inscription "HANSA PACKETFAHRT u. STADTPOST POSEN"

Type 1 Type 2

  2 p blue
  3 p red (2 types)
  5 p lilac
  10 p brown

 

1898 Value, inscription "POSENER PACKETFAHRT U STADTPOST HANSA"

  1 1/2 p blue
  2 1/2 p red

 

1898 Value, inscription "POSENER PACKETFAHRT HANSA"

  30 p brown
  50 p green

RIESA

Some stamps of Leipzig were also used in Riesa.


ROSSWEIN

Some stamps of Leipzig were also used in Rosswein, they also exist with an overprint "R".


ROSTOCK

1896 Arms, inscription "COURIER ROSTOCK"

  1 1/2 p green
  1 1/2 p blue
  3 p red
  3 p green
  14 p green

SCHMOLLN

Some parcel stamps exist in Schmolln, they have the inscription "EXPRESS PACKET - BEFORDERUNG DICK & STUTZ SCHMOLLN". I've seen the values 5 p grey, 40 p blue and 100 p red.


SCHONEBECK (Elbe)

1895 Arms of Schonebeck, inscription "COURIER PRIVATSTADTBRF. BEFORDERUNG", no city name indicated

  1 1/2 p red
  1 1/2 p blue
  3 p grey
  3 p red

SCHWAAN

1899 Pigeon with letter, inscription "Privat-Post", no city name indicated

  3 p green

SCHWERTE

1887 Arms of Schwerte


(Reduced size)

  1 p red
  2 p blue
  3 p green
  5 p lilac
  10 p brown
  20 p orange

 

1888 Jumping horse, perforated or imperforated


(Reduced size)

  1 p blue
  1 p red 
  2 p green
  2 p black
  3 p red
  3 p lilac
  5 p brown
  5 p blue
  10 p black
  10 p red
  20 p lilac
  20 p brown

 

1888 Large stamp with arms


(Reduced size)


(reduced size)

  1/2 M red
  1 M green
  3 M brown
  5 M blue
  10 M yellow

SPANDAU

1897 Inscription "COURIER STADTBRIEF BEFORDERUNG", no city name

  2 p blue (with star in design)
  2 p blue (without star)
  3 p red (with star in design)
  3 p red (without star)

SPREMBERG

Some parcel stamps exist of Spremberg, they have the inscription "EXPRESS - PACKET ERNST HULSE SPREMBERG", they were issued in 1897. Sorry, no picture available yet, if anybody has a picture, please contact me!


STETTIN

1887 Stamps of Hamburg, overprinted "Stettin"

  2 p olive

There are a number of 'suspicious' overprints in various colours and types:

Surcharged 

"3" and "Stettin" on 2 p olive


(Reduced size)

  "2" on 2 p olive
  "3" (blue or violet) on 2 p olive
  "10" on 2 p olive
  "20" on 2 p olive
  "100" on 2 p olive

Overprinted "Drucksache"
  "2" on 2 p olive

Overprinted "Eilbrief"
  "10" on 2 p olive

Overprinted "Controll-Marke"
  "100" on 2 p olive 

Overprinted "Stadtbrief" 


(Reduced size)

  "3" on 2 p olive

 


(Reduced size)

I have seen a postcard in the same design (2 p brown) with "HAMMONIA" scratched out. The inscription is "Stadtbriefbeforderung in Stettin", there is a violet overprint "Stadtbrief" just below this inscription and a surcharged of "3" on the stamp part (also in violet).

 

1887 Eagle

  (-) blue
  (-) green
  (-) orange

Surcharged
  "2" (violet or red) on blue
  "2" (violet) on orange
  "2" (violet) on green
  "3" (violet or red) on blue
  "3" (violet) on orange
  "3" (violet) on green
  "5" (red) on blue
  "5" (violet) on orange
  "5" (violet) on green
  "10 Pfennnig 10 10" on blue
  "10" (violet) on orange
  "10" (violet) on green
  "13" on blue
  "13" (violet) on orange
  "13" (violet) on green
  "20" on blue
  "20" (violet) on orange
  "20" (violet) on green
  "50" on blue
  "50" (violet) on orange
  "50" (violet) on green
  "100" on blue
  "100" (violet) on orange
  "100" (violet) on green

 

HANSA/COURIER

1895 Arms of Stettin, inscription "COURIER PRIVATSTADTBR. BEFORDERUNG"

  2 p blue
  3 p brown

 

1895 Arms of Stettin, inscription "HANSA PRIVATSTADTBR. BEFORDERUNG"

  1 1/2 p blue
  2 1/2 p red
  10 p brown

Specialists distinguish two types of the 1 1/2 p and 2 1/2 p, differing slightly in design and perforation.


(The first type of the 2 1/2 p exists imperforate: rare)

I have seen a postcard in blue in the same design, inscription "HANSA-KARTE."

 

1897 Emperor William I, inscription "JUBILAUMSMARKE HANSA 1797 1897 Pr. Stb. B i Stettin"

  3 p black, blue and gold

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