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Postal Association Colour Scheme: at the suggestion of the Prussian post office in 1861 in the member countries of the German-Austrian Postal Association for certain face values ​​introduced uniform colours:

RED = 3 Kreuzer = 5 Austrian Neugroschen = 1 Silbergroschen

BLUE = 6 Kreuzer = 10 Austrian Neugroschen = 2 Silbergroschen

BROWN = 9 Kreuzer = 15 Austrian Neugroschen = 3 Silbergroschen

Baden

Hanover

Prussia

Austria

Thurn and Taxis

Wurttemberg

Universal Postal Union Colour Scheme: uniform colour scheme for 3 basic postal shipments proposed at the Universal Postal Congress in 1879 and contractually agreed in 1906 in the respective 1st weight level in cross-border traffic:

GEEN = Printed Matter

RED = Postcard

BLUE = Cover

German Empire

Autria

Transvaal

United States of Amerika

Wurttemberg

Federal Republic of Germany

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