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STRASSBURG

1886 Arms of Strassburg

1 p orange, "Arms"

  1 p red (imperforated)
  1 p green (imperforated)
  2 p blue (imperforated)
  2 p blue (perforated)
  2 p orange (imperforated)

Surcharged (all on imperforated stamps)
  '3' (blue or black) on 1 p red
  '3' (black or red) on 1 p green
  '3' (black or red) on 2 p blue
  '3' (black or blue) on 2 p orange 

 

1886 Cathedral of Strassburg, at the bottom value, perforated or imperforate (10 p violet)


Most common cancel "STRASSBURG i/E." and date in a box, reduced size

  1 p orange
  2 p green
  2 p green (smaller size)
  2 p red (1889)
  3 p orange (1887)
  5 p red (1887)
  10 p violet (exists imperforated, 1887)
  10 p brown (1887)

Surcharged

  '1 1/2' (twice) on 1 p orange
  '2' (large '2', black or violet) on 3 p orange
  '2' (large '2') on 5 p red
  '2' (large '2', imperforated) on 10 p violet
  '2 Pfennig' (1889) on 2 p green
  '2 Pfennig' (1889) on 5 p red
  '3.' (twice in red) on 1 p orange
  '3.' (twice in black) on 1 p orange
  '3' (twice in black) on 2 p green
  '3' (large '3') on 2 p green
  '3' (large '3', smaller sized stamp) on 2 p green
  '3' (large '3') on 3 p orange
  '3' (large '3') on 5 p red
  '3' (large '3') on 10 p brown

 

1889 Cathedral of Strassburg, new design, at the bottom 'Pfennig', perforated or imperforated

  2 p red
  3 p blue
  3 p blue on red
  10 p blue on red

Surcharged

  '3' (3 lying, 3 types different sizes of '3', perf) on 2 p red
  '3' (large '3') on 2 p red
  '3' on 3 p red (perforated)
  '5' on 2 p red (perforated)

Some postcards in the same design:

Strassburg postcard


What is this? Stamp in the same design as the postal stationary (square); 3 p blue.


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1889 Emperor William II, inscription "27 JANUAR 1889 PRIVAT-STADTPOST STRASSBURG", perforated or imperforated

  2 p blue
  3 p brown

 

1890 Postage due stamps, inscription "NACHPORTO PRIVATPOST" in octogonal (no city name)

  5 p red on yellow

 

Privat post Hansa

1892 Inscription "HANSA STRASSBURG", with inner inscription "PRIVAT - BRIEF - VERKEHR"

  2 p blue
  2 p brown
  3 p olive
  3 p grey

The stamps 2 p blue and 3 p grey exist with overprint 'Die Direction der Hansa'

 

1892 Inscription "HANSA STRASSBURG", without inner inscription "PRIVAT - BRIEF - VERKEHR", perforated or imperforated

  2 p red
  2 p blue
  3 p red
  3 p violet
  3 p blue
  3 p grey

 

1892 Bird, inscription "HANSA STRASSBURG", perforated or imperforated

  10 p red
  10 p violet
  10 p blue
  10 p black

 

1895 View of Strassburg, inscription "HANSA PRIVAT-POST HANSA Strassburg", perforated or imperforated

  2 p blue
  3 p green

 

1897 Arms of Strassburg, inscription "HANSA STRASSBURG"

  2 p brown
  3 p blue

STUTTGART

1886 Jumping horse ('Springendes Pferd')

1 1/2 p lilac 2 p brown

  1 p yellow
  1 1/2 p lilac (1887)
  2 p brown
  3 p blue
  5 p green
  10 p red

Surcharged

  '1 1/2' on 1 p yellow
  '1 1/2' on 2 p brown
  '3' on 10 p red

Reprints were made of the 3 p in 1978 in changed colors: black on yellow and black. They were printed on a minisheet with 2 black on yellow stamps and 2 black stamps. The inscription reads 'S78 Briefmarken- Austtellung Stuttgart 25.-26.11.1978 BSV Schwaben e.V.Stuttgart'.

Postcard in the same design:

I have also seen a postcard in the value 3 p blue in the above design (stamp-like design in the upper middle part). The inscription is: 'Postkarte Stadtpost Stuttgart'.

 

1889 King Charles, imperforated


(Reduced sizes)

  1 p yellow
  1 1/2 p violet
  2 p brown
  3 p blue
  5 p green
  10 p red

I have seen this whole serie with cancel "STUTTGART 25 JUNI 89 12-1 N", cancelled to order?


(Cancel 25 JUNI 89)

I have also seen an envelope 3 p blue in the same design with cancel 'STUTTGART 25 JUNI 89 10-11.V.' with no adress, apparently also cancelled to order.

Reprints were made of the 3 p in 1979 in two colors: black and blue. They were printed on a minisheet with 2 black stamps and 2 blue stamps. The inscription reads 'S79 Briefmarken- Austtellung Stuttgart 10.-11.11.1979 BSV Schwaben e.V.Stuttgart'.

 

Postage due stamps

1886 Jumping horse in diamond, imperforated, inscription "Unfrankirt"

  1 p blue
  5 p red
  6 p green

 

1889 Various designs, numbers, imperforated, inscription "Nachporto"


(Reduced sizes)

  1 p blue
  1 p green
  1 p red
  1 p brown
  3 p blue
  3 p green
  3 p red
  3 p brown
  4 p blue
  4 p green
  4 p red
  4 p brown
  6 p blue
  6 p green
  6 p red
  6 p brown

Surcharged (1898)
  '3' on 4 p green
  '3' on 4 p red
  '3' on 4 p brown


Similar design (triangle), but postcard 'Postkarte': 3 p orange

 

1896 Jumping horse, inscription "Nachporto", imperforated

  5 p red
  5 p blue
  5 p green
  6 p red
  6 p blue
  6 p green

 

1898 Jumping horse, inscription "Nachporto", imperforated, slightly larger design


(Reduced size)

  1 p blue on yellow
  1 p blue on red
  1 p black on red
  3 p blue on yellow
  3 p blue on red
  3 p black on red

 

1888 Inscription "Freimarke fur Massensendungen" , imperforated


(Reduced size)

  1 p blue
  2 p brown
  3 p green
  5 p red
  10 p green
  20 p brown
  30 p blue
  50 p red
  1 M brown
  2 M blue
  3 M red
  5 M green
  10 M brown
  20 M green
  30 M red
  50 M blue

Other postal stationery:


(reduced size)

Literature: 'Die Private Stadtpost Stuttgart, Biografie und Katalog' by Horst Jeadike (in German) 370 pages (2000?).

 

A fiscal stamp of Stuttgart, inscription "STUTTGART WAGGELD":

In the above design were issued the following values in 1870 (all imperforate): 1 k red, 1 k blue, 2 k red, 2 k blue, 3 k blue, 6 k red, 6 k blue, 12 k red, 12 k blue, 18 k red, 18 k blue, 30 k blue and 1 F blue. In 1875 the currency was changed and the following values were issued:
In the colour red, imperforate (1875) or perforated (1882): 1 p, 2 p, 3 p, 5 p, 10 p, 20 p, 30 p, 40 p, 50 p and 1 M (imperforate only)
In the colour blue, imperforate (1875) or perforated (1882): 1 p, 2 p, 3 p, 5 p, 10 p, 20 p, 30 p, 50 p and 1 M (imperforate only).
In the colour violet, imperforate (1875) or perforated (1882): 1 p, 2 p, 3 p, 5 p, 10 p, 20 p, 30 p, 40 p (imperforate only) and 50 p.
In the colour brown (1896, perforated only): 1 p, 2 p, 3 p, 5 p, 10 p, 20 p, 30 p, 40 p and 50 p.
In the colour green (1897, imperforate only): 1 p, 2 p, 3 p, 5 p, 10 p, 20 p, 30 p and 50 p.
All these different colours were for different parts of Stuttgart. In 1898 a general issue followed in the colours (all perforated): 1 p black, 2 p red, 3 p brown, 5 p blue, 10 p brown, 20 p black on red, 30 p black on green, 40 p black on blue and 50 p black on brown

 

I have seen many stamps with inscription "Mobelmesse STUTTGART", examples:

These stamps seem to have been issued for a furniture fair; I have seen the values: 3 p brown, 3 p black on green, 3 p black on lilac,5 p orange, 5 p black on red, 5 p black on yellow, 6 p orange, 10 p violet, 10 p green on yellow, 10 p orange, 15 p orange on yellow, 20 p orange, 20 p brown on yellow, 25 p black on lilac, 25 p black on yellow, 30 p black on green, 30 p orange on yellow, 30 p green, 30 p blue (different design), 50 p blue on grey and 50 p lilac.


20 p 'Möbelmesse' different design. I've also seen 30 p black on grey in the same design.


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