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2 p blue and yellow 3 p blue and yellow
I have seen postal stationery in the design of the 2 p with inscription 'Privat-Post Leipzig'.
2 p black 3 p black 5 p black 10 p black
These stamps exist in 2 p green, 3 p violet, 5 p red and 10 p blue. They were prepared, but not issued.
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2 p grey 3 p brown Surcharged (1892)
3 (red or green) on 2 p grey
2 p brown 2 p grey on yellow 2 1/2 p lilac 3 p blue 3 p blue on yellow 4 p brown 5 p lilac 5 p red on yellow 15 p green Overprinted with a violet 'star'
2 p grey 2 p brown 2 p grey on yellow 2 1/2 p brown 3 p brown 3 p blue 3 p blue on yellow 4 p brown 5 p lilac 5 p red on yellow 15 p green 3 (red) on 2 p grey (unissued?) 3 (green) on 2 p grey (unissued?) Overprinted 'H.B.'
The letters 'H.B.' stand for 'Herzberg & Bayer'.
2 p brown 2 p grey on yellow 2 1/2 p lilac 3 p blue 3 p blue on yellow 4 p brown 5 p lilac 15 p green Overprinted 'H.B.' and surcharged
'1' (red) on 2 p brown '1' (red) on 2 p grey on yellow '1' (violet) on 2 p grey on yellow '2' (violet) on 3 p blue
Other overprints exist with 'LC' in fancy letters (three types, sorry no pictures available yet).
(Stamp used in Delitzsch, reduced size)
Weissenfels overprint.
These stamps exist with fancy overprints (LP in fancy letters in 3 types in red, violet, blue or black and a star like pattern in violet).
I've seen a postcard 'Courier-Karte' with a 2 1/2 p horserider design (brown) with 'H.B.' perfin.
Overprinted with 'Oscar Naumann' to be used in Altenburg 2 p brown 2 p grey on yellow 2 1/2 p lilac 3 p blue 3 p blue on yellow 5 p red on yellow Overprinted with anchor in ellipse to be used in Dahlen 2 p grey on yellow 3 p blue on yellow 5 p red on yellow Overprinted 'OTTO COLLER APOLDA' to be used in Apolda 2 p brown 2 p grey on yellow 3 p blue 3 p blue on yellow 5 p red on yellow
(Stamp used in Wurzen, overprinted with a rose)
2 p red 3 p blue
Overprinted with 'Oscar Naumann' to be used in Altenburg
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2 p red 3 p blue
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2 p blue 2 p violet 2 1/2 p red 3 p green 5 p orange 10 p brown
3 p green and brown
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2 p violet (lion in left part of arms)
2 p violet ('L' in left part of arms)
2 1/2 p red
3 p green (lion in left part of arms)
3 p green ('L' in left part of arms)
5 p orange
15 p blue
The 2 p and 3 p with 'L' imperforated (see picture above) are unissued stamps.
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3 p blue
(Postcard in a similar design)
PARCEL STAMPS:
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Some parcel stamps were issued by Albert Meyer, from 1886 to 1923, some examples are shown above.
(Some cancels used by Albert Meyer)
Also parcel stamps with inscription 'PACKET EXPRESS VERKEHR' exist:
In 1909 a new local postal service was being set up, the "VEREIN STADTBRIEFBEFORDERUNG", however this was not very succesfull. A stamp of this company (the following values exist: 1 p brown, 2 p green, 2 1/2 p blue, 2 1/2 p yellow, 3 p violet, 5 p blue and 10 p red). I've seen them cancelled with a large circular cancel "VEREIN STADTBRIEFBEFORDERUNG * LEIPZIG" with no date.
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