Germany year 1880/1920 stamps ☀ Used collection
Here are some key details about German Empire stamps issued between 1880-1940:
1880-1900 Period
- Germania allegoric figure design introduced in 1889, used until early 1900s
- Values from 1/2 pfennig to 5 marks featuring Germania in oval frames
- Colors included green, brown, red and blues for different denominations
- Printed by typography, later issues also lithographed
1900-1920 Era
- New designs emerged like Germania busts, symbols like eagle and crown
- Higher baroque style values issued like 3 mark and 5 mark stamps
- Commemoratives appeared for events like Bayern-Pfalz Exhibition (1914)
- Air mail stamps with overprints introduced, mainly for Zeppelin flights
1920-1940 Period
- Inflation period led to many overprinted and surcharged issues
- Worker designs appeared after 1920 representing “service” stamps
- 1926 saw Germania portrait types on regular postage stamps
- Semi-postal charity sets with uprated values issued regularly
- Final Nazi-era designs in late 1930s included swastikas and coats-of-arms
Throughout, printing methods evolved from typography to engraving/recess. Paper and perforation variations existed. Used condition on cover is desirable for many of the scarcest and most valuable stamps, especially for earlier Germania types. Many commemorative and air mail issues are also highly prized by topical collectors.
Let me know if you need any other specifics on the long and varied stamp issues of the German Empire from 1880 through the World War II era!
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