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German Empire / 1872 - 1874

Issues 01. - 05.1872: Eagle with Small Shield

Issues 06.1872 - 1874: Eagle with Large Shield

01.01.1872 Eagle with Small Shield

Northern District

¼ Groschen grey purple

¼ Groschen grey violet

⅓ Groschen light green

⅓ Groschen green

½ Groschen red orange

½ Groschen red orange, large stamp

½ Groschen red orange, off centre stamp

½ Groschen orange

1 Groschen carmine

1 Groschen carmine, off centre stamp

1 Groschen carmine, rough perforation

1 Groschen red carmine

2 Groschen blue

5 Groschen ocher, tall stamp

1 Groschen carmine, vertical pair

5 Groschen ocher, horizontal pair

Southern District

1 Kreuzer light green

2 Kreuzer red orange

2 Kreuzer orange

3 Kreuzer carmine

3 Kreuzer carmine, pen cancellation

7 Kreuzer blue

7 Kreuzer blue, off centre stamp

01.06.1872 Eagle with Large Shield

Northern District

¼ Groschen grey purple

¼ Groschen grey violet

⅓ Groschen light green

⅓ Groschen light green, off centre stamp

½ Groschen orange

½ Groschen orange, off centre stamps

1 Groschen carmine

1 Groschen red carmine

1 Groschen red carmine, tall stamp (right)

1 Groschen carmine, off centre stamp

2 Groschen ultramarine

2 Groschen grey blue, tall stamp

2 Groschen ultramarine, off centre stamp

2½ Groschen red brown

2½ Groschen brown orange

2½ Groschen lilac brown

5 Groschen dark ocher

5 Groschen ocher brown

5 Groschen ocher

½ Groschen orange, horizontal pair

1 Groschen carmine, vertical pair

2 Groschen grey blue, vertical pair

5 Groschen ocher brown, vertical pair

Southern District

1 Kreuzer light green

1 Kreuzer green

3 Kreuzer carmine

3 Kreuzer carmine, rough perforation

7 Kreuzer blue

7 Kreuzer ultramarine, missing pin hole

9 Kreuzer red brown

9 Kreuzer brown

18 Kreuzer dark ocher

7 Kreuzer ultramarine, vertical pair

01.01.1874 Surcharged
Northern District			Southern District

2½ on 2½ Groschen red brown	2½ on 2½ Groschen red brown	2½ on 2½ Groschen red brown, horizontal pair	9 on 9 Kreuzer red brown	9 on 9 Kreuzer red brown, off centre stamps

Eagle Stamps used as Pfennige Stamps

The Eagle Stamps with a value between ½ and 5 Groschen could be used up at a rate of exchange 1 Groschen = 10 Pfennige between 01.01.1875 and 31.12.1875.