Germany Weimar Republic year 1923 2m mark in shades

Germany Weimar Republic year 1923 2m mark in shades

The Weimar Republic issued a wide variety of postage stamps from 1919 to 1933, including early issues that continued the Germania series and the hyperinflation period in 1923 when stamps were issued up to 50 billion marks.Some key facts about Weimar Republic stamps:

• The first commemorative, airmail, and semipostal stamps were issued in 1919. The first semipostal stamp carried a surcharge for war victims.
• In 1920, stamps of Bavaria and Württemberg were overprinted with “Deutsches Reich” when they were included in the German postal system.
• The “famous German people” and Hindenburg stamp series were the main common stamp issues.
• Valuable German Zeppelin stamps first appeared in 1928.
• During hyperinflation in 1923, stamps were issued with surcharges up to 1 million marks.

Weimar Republic stamps are collected for their historical significance and some rare varieties, such as constant printing flaws and color shifts. Many different stamp types were issued, including definitives, commemoratives, airs, officials, and semipostals