Germany, Railway Stamps

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Many railway stamps exist in Germany. I will present the ones I have seen here, undoubtedly others exist. If you have any information concerning these stamps, please contact me!

Grobh Badische Staatseisenb

Wurttemberg Staatsbahnen

More railway stamps of Wurttemberg can be found here.

Kgl. Bayer Staatseisenb; Bayer. Staateisenb.(Bavaria)

More railway stamps of Bavaria can be found here.

('EISENBAHNMARKE LOKALBAHN A.G. MUNCHEN')

In the above design ('LOKALBAHN A.G. MUNCHEN') I have also seen 5 p red, 20 p blue, 40 p orange (red inscription) and 50 p lilac (violet inscription).

('LOKALBAHN TRESSINGEN')

('JAGSTTAL BAHN')

In the above 'JAGSTTAL BAHN' design , I've also seen a 30 p green and a 60 p grey (with blue inscription).

('WURTT. NEBENB A.G.' and 'FILDER-BAHN')

('WURTT EISENBHAN- GESELLSCHAFT')

In the above 'WURRT EISENBAHN GESELLSCHAFT' design I have seen the values: 25 p yellow (brown inscription), 30 p green, 40 p red, 70 p brown (inscription different shade of brown). More railway stamps of Wurttemberg can be found here.

Kgl Preuss Staatseisenbahnen; I have also seen the values 40 p orange and 50 p lilac

Preusz Hess Staatseisenbahnen

Railway stamps with inscription 'PREUSZ HESS STAATSEISENBAHNEN', I have seen the values: 5 p red, 30 p green, 40 p orange, 60 p blue, 2 M green, 3 M blue (value black) and 5 M yellow (value black). Furthermore I have seen the 40 p orange with overprint 'Privatbahn' (=private railway). I've also seen a 25 p green with slanting overprint 'Expreßgut'.
These stamps also exist with overprint 'C.G.H.S.' (to be used in Upper Silesia): 5 p red, 10 p grey, 20 p brown, 30 p green, 40 p orange, 50 p lilac, 60 p blue, 70 p brown, 80 p orange, 90 p lightbrown, 1 M grey, 2 M green, 3 M blue, 4 M brown, 5 M orange and 10 M olive.

('Schleswiger Kreisbahn')

In the above 'Schleswiger Kreisbahn' design I have seen (all with overprint 'Expreßgut' and value and text in black): 10 p red, 20 p green and 30 p lilac.

(Oldenburgische Staats- Eisenbahnen)

('KGL. PREUSS. EISENBAHNDIRECTION FRANKFURT A.M')

('KGL. PREUSS. U. GROSSH. HESS STAATSEISENBAHNEN')

('FILDERBAHN', image of a train climbing a mountain)

Alsener Kreisbahnen, I've also seen a 20 p blue and another design

Kgl. Sachsische Staatseisenb

Kgl. Sachsische Staatseisenb, reduced size

Railway stamps for Saxony:

Inscription 'Kgl. Sachsische Staatseisenb.' (see images above): 5 p red and black, 10 p green and black, 20 p olive and black, 30 p green and black, 40 p orange and black, 50 p lilac and black, 60 p blue and black, 70 p lilac and black, 80 p yellow and black, 90 p brown and black, 1 M grey and black, 2 M green and black.

Sachsische Staatseisenb.

Inscription 'Sachsische Staatseisenb.', with 'Sachsische Staatseisenb.' and value in black: 10 p green and black, 20 p olive and black, 50 p lilac and black, 60 p blue and black, 70 p brown and black, 80 p orange and black, 90 p brown and black, 1 M grey and black, 2 M green and black, 3 M blue and black, 4 M brown and black, 5 M orange and black.

Braunschweig Landes Eisenb. reduced size

I've also seen similar railway stamps (Eisenbahn Marken) with inscription 'Braunschweig Schöning Eis.' in the values: 30 p green (three types, '30' different'), 40 p red (two types '40' different), 50 p lilac, 60 p violet, 70 p grey, 80 p green, 90 p brown and 1 M grey. The value is always in black. Sorry, no image available yet.

GroBh Mecklenb Friedrich Franz Eisenbahn, reduced size

Reduced sizes: Lubeck-Buchener Eisenb. Gesellsch; Coln-Bonner Kreisbahnen

Ziesarer Kleinbahn 20 p green Expreßgut, reduced size

Reduced sizes: Stendal-Tangerm. Eisenb. Gesellsch; Prignitzer Eisenbahn; Bentheimer Kreisbahn

Reduces sizes: Wittenberge-Perleberger Eisenbahn; Ruppiner Eisenbahn; Reichseisenb. in ElsaB Lothringen

In a similar design as the above stamps I have seen:
'Greifenhagener Kreisbahnen' with overprint 'Expressgut' and value in 'Pfennig' (text black): 20 p orange, 30 p blue and 60 p blue.
'Greifenberger Kleinbahnen' with overprint 'Expressgut' and value in 'Pfennig' (text black), 5 p yellow, 30 p blue, 150 p green.
'Greifenberger Kleinbahnen' with overprint 'Expressgut' and value in 'Reichspfennig' (text black), 20 p blue, 20 yellow, 30 p blue, 40 p green, 70 p yellow
'Modrath - Liblar Bruhler Eisenbahn' value in 'Pfennig' (text black), 5 p red, 30 p blue, 40 p orange, 50 p lilac.
'Privatbahn Prignitzer Eisenb.' (text black, not to be confused with Prignitzer Eisenbahn), 60 p blue, 70 p lightbrown, 1 M grey, 2 M green, 3 M blue, 4 M lightbrown, 5 M yellow.
'Saatziger Kleinbahnen' with with overprint 'Expressgut' (text black), 20 p orange, 40 p blue, 60 p blue, 5 M green and 10 M red.

'SCHLESWIG ANGLER EISENBAHN', images obtained thanks to Jim Leonard.

'Schleswig Angler Eisenbahn'. Exists in 10 pf red, 20 pf blue, 50 pf brown, 80 pf green, 1 Mk blue, 3 Mk orange on blue, 5 Mk green on red and 10 Mk brown on blue. The value is indicated in 'PFENNIGE' or 'MARK'. I have also seen another smaller design (50 p only, but other values might exist):

Image obtained thanks to Jim Leonard.

I have furthermore seen: 'Suddeutsche Eisenb. Gesellsch.', Kleinbahn Kiel-Segeberg, Kleinbahn Kiel-Schonberg, Kiel-Schonberger Eisenbahn, Kreisbahn Eckernford-Kapp, Liegnitz-Rawitzer Eisenbahn and Ratzeburger Kleinbahn.

'FELDEISENBAHN 1944'

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