Return To Catalogue - Hamburg - Hamburg, private issues (Boten issues), part 1 - Hamburg, private issues (Boten issues), part 2
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It seems that a certain F. Frommknecht issued a stamp somewhere in the 1850's for Hamburg (actually Poseldorf). The stamp has a value of 1/4 Sch and has the colour black and lilac. In the design a double circle with 'F. Frommknecht' at the top and 'Poseldorf' at the bottom can be found. The value in situated in the center. I have never seen this stamp personally. If anybody has an image of this stamp, please contact me!
3 p red
I've seen postal stationary in the same design: 3 p blue and 3 p brown.
This stamp exists with overprint 'Giessen' to be used in that
city.
(Typical cancel)
2 p green 3 p blue 5 p lilac 10 p red 15 p yellow 20 p red
This issue exists imperforated, but was merely made for stamp collectors.
Surcharged in the four corners '2' on 10 p red '2' on 20 p red '3' on 15 p yellow Overprinted "Prosit Neujahr 1888" (Happy newyear 1888)
(This stamp has an inverted overprint)
3 p red Overprinted "DIENSTSACHE" diagonally (official stamp, 1888) 3 p blue (overprint violet) 20 p red Overprinted "NACHPORTO" diagonally (postage due, 1888) 5 p lilac Smaller size (1888), perforated or imperforate
Imperforate
2 p blue 2 p red 2 p brown 2 p green 3 p blue 3 p red 3 p brown 3 p green
Reprint of 1978 for the Nordposta exhibition 'EUROPA IM RATHAUS',
2 p green and 3 p red on a minisheet, together with a reprint of
a Krantz local stamp, reduced sizes
The two 'reprints' from the minisheet
2 p green 3 p red 5 p lilac 10 p orange 15 p green 20 p yellow 1 M black with golden border Overprinted "DIENSTSACHE" diagonally (official stamp) 3 p red Overprinted "COURIER" diagonally (1889) 2 p green 3 p red
(Imperforate stamp)
This issue exists imperforated, but was merely made for stamp collectors.
black and red (Dienstsachen) black and red (Dienstsache)
5 p red and green
5 M black, red and green 10 M black, orange and green
I've seen these two stamps printed on one sheet.
2 p green 3 p red 10 p blue 20 p brown
Return label with inscription "DIE DIREKTION DER STADTBRIEFBEFORDERUNG ZU HAMBURG AMTLICH EROFFNET ZUR ERMITTELUNG DES ABSENDERS Franco retour":
(Return label)
2 p green 3 p blue 5 p red 10 p violet 15 p brown 20 p orange
2 p violet 2 p red 2 p green 2 p blue 2 p orange 2 p brown 2 p black on green 2 p black on yellow 2 p black on blue 2 p black on lilac
2 p red (ship) 3 p orange (flying pigeon) 5 p green (tramway) 10 p blue (train) 15 p lilac (bycicle) 15 p olive (globe, registration stamp, "EINGESCHRIEBEN") 20 p yellow (Mercury, express stamp, "EXPRESS") 1 M brown Overprinted "Dienstsache" (Official stamp) diagonally 1 M brown Overprinted "Nachporto" (postage due) 5 p green (overprint exists in black and violet) Overprinted "HAMMONIA" or "Hammonia" (1889)
2 p red (ship) 3 p orange (flying pigeon) 5 p green (tramway) 10 p blue (train) 15 p lilac (bycicle) 15 p olive (globe, registration stamp) 20 p yellow (Mercury, express stamp) 1 M brown
Hammonia Hamburg at the bottom of the stamp
2 p blue 10 p red Hammonia Stadtbrief at the bottom of the stamp
2 p blue (a 2 p olive was issued in Breslau) Same design, but "Drucksachen" in center
1 M green
These stamps surcharged with small or large '3' in blue, black or red, overprinted with "D" in fancy letter, were issued in Braunschweig. Non-surcharged stamps were also used, example:
(Braunschweig cancel)
A similar stamp was issued in Breslau:
2 p blue 2 p olive 2 p brown 3 p violet (smaller head)
I have seen postcards in a similar design with inscription "Briefkarte" or "BRIEFKARTE" in the value 2 p black:
With inscription "HAMBURG" or "HAMMONIA" at
the bottom
A similar stamp, but the design slightly changed was used in Breslau (2 p blue):
Breslau 2 p blue stamp, this stamp has ornaments on top and at
the bottom of the stamp.
Another cut from postal stationary?
(Reduced sizes)
2 p red 2 p blue 2 p blue (smaller size) 3 p black 3 p red 3 p red (smaller size)
3 p blue imperforate, probably a cut from an envelope.
1 p black 2 p red 3 p orange 5 p blue 10 p green
2 p blue 3 p red
3 p green 3 p brown 3 p blue 3 p red 3 p yellow Surcharged '2' on 3 p green '5' on 3 p brown '10' on 3 p blue '10' on 3 p red '50' on 3 p yellow
The cancels I have seen on these stamps are
1) "Circulair-Beforderung M.Laschick Hamburg
Eimsbutteler-Strasse 50" in violet in a circle.
2) "M.Laschick Circulair-Beforderung Hamburg, Neust.Neustr.
37" in violet in three lines.
Image obtained from www.privatpost-merkur.de
(Reduced size)
50 p green and black 1 M brown and black 5 M blue and black 10 M red and black
2 p green 3 p green 5 p red 10 p blue 20 p brown 50 p brown
green red blue
Lables from this company, examples:
Parcel stamp issued in 1908, cancelled with "HOPP.".
For stamps with inscription 'H.MAACK HAMBURG ALTONA PACKETBEFORDERUNG Steintwiete 25' see under Altona.