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Germany (1872-1918) Deutsches Reich
Flag of Imperial Germany
Germany began issuing stamps in 1872, only a year after the unification of the German states into the German Empire.
Early stamps of the Imperial period are of a simple deisgn, largely due to limitations in the printing technology of the time.
In 1900, Germany began issuing stamps of the Germania series, which would remain the standard stamp design for the remainder of the Imperial period.
Kaiser Wilhelm II presenting medals to German soldiers at Tarnopol on the Eastern Front during World War I
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Small-Shield Eagles
1 January 1872
Gray Violet,Bright Gray Purple
1/4 Groschen
(Dark) Yellowish Green to Dark Emerald Green
1/3 Groschen
Bright Reddish Orange to Vermillion
1/2 Groschen
(Bright) Red Carmine, Carmine
1 Groschen
(Gray) Ultramarine, Dark Gray Blue
2 Groschen
Medium- to Dark Ochre Brown5 Groschen
Yellowish Green to Emerald Green
1 Kreuzer
Reddish Orange,Red Orange2 Kreuzer
Carmine, (Bright) Red Carmine
3 Kreuzer
(Gray) Ultramarine, Dark Gray Blue
7 Kreuzer
Medium- to Dark Ochre Brown
18 Kreuzer
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Numerals
For internal official use only
1 January 1872
Proclamation of Prussian king Wilhelm I as German Emperor at Versailles, by Anton von Werner
Light Gray Brown, Dark Yellow Gray to Dark Brown Gray
10 Groschen
(Gray) Ultramarine, Dark Gray Brown
30 Groschen
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Small-Shield Eagles
1 April 1872
Orange, Bright Yellow Orange1/2 Groschen
Orange2 Kreuzer
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Large-Shield Eagles
1 June 1872
1 November 1872
(Bright) Red Carmine, Carmine
1 Groschen
Gray Violet,Bright Gray Purple
1/4 Groschen
(Gray) Ultramarine, Dark Gray Blue
2 Groschen
Yellowish Green to (Dark) Yellow Green, Greenish Olive
1/3 Groschen
Light- to Bright (Reddish) Brown, Brown Orange
2 1/2 Groschen
Orange toYellowish Orange
1/2 Groschen
Blackish Ochre, Ochre Brown5 Groschen
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Large-Shield Eagles
1 June 1872
1 November 1872
Yellowish Green to (Dark) Yellow Green, Greenish Olive
1 Kreuzer
Orange toYellowish Orange
2 Kreuzer
(Bright) Red Carmine, Carmine
3 Kreuzer
(Gray) Ultramarine, Dark Gray Blue
7 Kreuzer
Blackish Ochre, Ochre Brown
18 Kreuzer
Light- to Bright (Reddish) Brown, Brown Orange
9 Kreuzer
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Surcharged Large-Shield Eagles
1 January 1974
(Bright) Brown Orange, Light- to Medium Reddish Brown
2 1/2 Groschen on 2 1/2 Groschen
(Bright) Brown Orange, Light- to Medium Reddish Brown9 Kreuzer on 9 Kreuzer
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"PFENNIGE" Issues
1 January 1875
Yellow Gray to Dark Gray50 Pfennig
(Medium) Reddish Brown to Carmine Brown
25 Pfennig
Medium- to Bright Gray Lilac,(Bright) Gray Purple
5 Pfennig
Light- to Dark Ultramarine, Cobalt Blue
20 Pfennig
(Medium) Lilac Red to Bright Red Carmine
10 Pfennig
(Bluish) Green to Dark Yellow Green
3 Pfennig
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Numeral in Oval
1 January 1875 / 1900
Reichstag, 1894
Violet Purple to Reddish Carmine
2 Mark
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"PFENNIGE" Issue
5 March 1877
"The Proclamation of the German Empire in the Hall of Mirrors at Versailles on 18 January 1871", by Anton von Werner
(Dark) Gray Green50 Pfennig
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"PFENNIG" Issues
1880
(Medium) Gray Purple, Violet Purple
5 Pfennig
(Dark) Green to Yellow Green
3 Pfennig
Bright (Red) Carmine to Pink Red10 Pfennig
Medium- to Dark (Violet) Ultramarine
20 Pfennig
(Bright) Brown Ochre to (Bright) Orange Brown
25 Pfennig
(Dark) Gray Green to (Dark) Green Olive
50 Pfennig
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Crown / Eagle Issues
1 October 1889 / 29 March 1900
Bright Gray2 Pfennig
(Medium) Brown Red to Bright Red Brown
50 Pfennig
Medium Brown, (Dark) Ochre Brown to (Dark) Yellow Brown
3 Pfennig
Green to (Bright) Opal Green5 Pfennig
(Dark) Yellow(ish) Orange25 Pfennig
(Dark) Pink Red to Red Carmine
10 Pfennig
(Medium) Blue to Bright Lilac Ultramarine
20 Pfennig
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Germania
December 1899
27 December 1899 20 December 1899 1 January 1900
March 1900February 19004 July 1900
30 December 1899 10 March 19008 January 1900
Reddish Orange / Red Black on Matte Yellowish Orange
30 Pfennig
(Dark Reddish) Carmine / Black
40 Pfennig
Dark Brownish Lilac to Dark Brown Purple / Red Black on
Matte Brown Orange50 Pfennig
Dark Reddish Carmine / Red Black
on Matte Carmine80 Pfennig
(Dark) Green5 Pfennig
Dark Ochre Brown to Blackish Brown Ochre,
Dark Orange Brown3 Pfennig
(Dark) Blue Gray2 Pfennig
Dark Carmine Red to (Dark) Pink Red
10 Pfennig
Reddish Orange / Yellow Black on Light Yellow
25 Pfennig
(Dark) Violet Ultramarine to Lilac Ultramarine
20 Pfennig
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Germania
1 April 1900
1 June 1900
2 Mark Type IFew lines in end of bloomPositions 1-4, 9-20
2 Mark Type IINumerous lines in end of bloom
Positions 5-8
Dark Vermillion Red to Dark Carmine Red
1 Mark
Blackish Violet Ultramarineto Blackish Blue
2 MarkType I
Blackish Violet Ultramarineto Blackish Blue
2 MarkType II
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Germania
12 December 1900
2 August 1900
Blue Black to Violet Black3 MarkType I
Blue Black to Violet Black3 MarkType II
Green Black / Brownish Carmine5 MarkType I
Green Black / Brownish Carmine5 MarkType II
Green Black / Brownish Carmine5 Mark
Type III — Type I with red & white retouching
Green Black / Brownish Carmine5 Mark
Type IV — Type I with white retouching
3 Mark Type II (bottom)Breast armor higher, torso isstraighter, reins not sagging
5 Mark Type II (right)Thin "5", pointed left corner of "5",
Ear present,"R" with serifs
3 Mark Type I (top)Breast armor touches horse, torso bent backwards, reins sagging
5 Mark Type I (left)Thick "5", blunt left corner of "5"Missing ear,"R" of "REICHSPOST" without serifs
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Germania
1 April 1902
Dark Reddish Carmine / Brown Black on
Matte Carmine Red80 Pfennig
Dark Brownish Lilac / Brown Black on
Matte Brown Orange50 Pfennig
(Red) Carmine / Brown Black40 Pfennig
(Dark) Gray Blue2 Pfennig
(Dark) Olive Brown to (Dark) Brown Ochre
3 Pfennig
Dark (Reddish) Orange /Brown Black on
Matte Chrome Yellow30 Pfennig
(Dark) Bluish Green to (Dark Gray) Green
5 Pfennig
Dark- to Blackish Orange / Brown Black
on Light Yellow25 Pfennig
Bright Red Carmine to Reddish Carmine
10 Pfennig
(Bright Violet) Ultramarine to (Bright) Lilac Ultramarine
20 Pfennig
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Germania
20 March 1902
30 March 1902 30 August 1902
22 May 190220 March 1902
20 March 1902 20 February 1904
Blackish- to Black Blue2 Mark
26:17 Perforation
(Dark) Carmine Red1 Mark
25:16 Perforation
Green Black / Dark Carmine5 Mark
25:16 Perforation
(Dark) Carmine Red1 Mark
26:17 Perforation
Black (Brown) Violet to Violet Black3 Mark
26:17 Perforation
Green Black / Dark Carmine5 Mark
26:17 Perforation
Black (Brown) Violet to Violet Black3 Mark
25:16 Perforation
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Germania
8 December 190224 May 1902
Blackish- to Black Blue2 Mark
26:17 Perforation
Blackish- to Black Blue2 Mark
25:16 Perforation
This variant of the 2 Mark design was issued in May 1902 / December 1902. It differs from the similar issue of March 1902 in that the font has been changed to a Roman font from the previously used Gothic font, and by the use of horizontal lines in the light rays as opposed to longitudinal rays.
Mar 1902
May / Dec 1902
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Germania
Peace Printing
22 December 1905 5 April 1906 30 September 1911 5 December 1905
20 January 1906 16 January 1906 23 December 1905
20 November 1905 21 October 1905 30 October 1905 8 November 1905
Lozenge Watermark
Dark Reddish Carmine / (Brown) Black
40 Pfennig
(Dark) Gray Lilac to Dark Brownish Lilac / Black
50 Pfennig
(Dark) Gray Lilac to Dark Reddish Lilac
60 Pfennig
Dark Reddish Carmine / Black on Matte Pink Red
80 Pfennig
(Bright) Lilac Ultramarine to Bright Violet Ultramarine
20 Pfennig
Dark- to Blackish (Reddish) Orange / Yellow Black
on Light Yellow25 Pfennig
(Dark) Reddish Orange / Black
30 Pfennig
Dark Blue Gray to (Dark) Gray
2 Pfennig
(Dark) Brown Ochre to Dark Ochre Brown
3 Pfennig
Bright- to Dark Carmine Red, Dark (Red) Carmine
10 Pfennig
(Dark) Green to Blackish Opal Green
5 Pfennig
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Germania
Peace Printing
9 December 1905 25 February 1906
21 March 1911 24 January 1906
General Post Office, BerlinReichspostamt, Berlin
Lozenge Watermark
Dark Carmine Red to Red Carmine1 Mark
Blackish- to Black (Cobalt) Blue2 Mark
Dark Carmine Red to Red Carmine1 Mark
Blackish- to Black (Cobalt) Blue2 Mark
Blackish- to Black Brown Violet3 Mark
Green Black / Dark Carmine5 Mark
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Germania
War Printing
2 March 1915 4 June 1915 March 1915
15 March 1915 25 June 1915
13 April 1915 13 April 1915
9 March 1915
2 March 1915
7 April 1915
Lozenge Watermark
(Dark) Gray Lilac to Dark Brownish Lilac / Black on Medium Chrome Yellow
50 Pfennig
Dark Gray Lilac to (Bright) Brown Violet, Gray Purple to
Brown Purple60 Pfennig
Carmine (Red) to Dark Reddish Carmine / Gray Black on
Medium Gray Red to Light Pink80 Pfennig
(Dark) Lilac Ultramarine to Dark Violet Blue
20 Pfennig
(Dark) Olive Brown to Black Ochre Brown
3 Pfennig
Reddish Orange to Red Orange / Black
on Yellow White25 Pfennig
(Dark) Opal Green to Blackish (Gray) Green, Dark- to Blackish Bluish Green
5 Pfennig
Dark Red Orange / Black on White- to Medium
Chrome Yellow30 Pfennig
(Dark) Carmine Red to (Bright Red) Carmine,
Dark Pink Red10 Pfennig
(Dark) Carmine Red to (Bright) Lilac Red /
Black40 Pfennig
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Germania
War Printing
30 January 1918 17 September 1915
Nord und Süd, by Anton von Werner
31 May 1916
13 April 1916
Lozenge Watermark
Dark Carmine Red to Red Carmine1 Mark
26:17 Perforation
Dark Carmine Red to Red Carmine1 Mark
25:17 Perforation
Dark- to Blackish Blue, Dark Cobalt Blue to Black Violet Ultramarine
2 Mark26:17 Perforation
Dark- to Blackish Blue, Dark Cobalt Blue to Black Violet Ultramarine
2 Mark25:17 Perforation
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Germania
War Printing
18 May 1916 8 February 1918
9 October 1918
4 May 1919
Kaiser Wilhelm I Monument, Berlin
Lozenge Watermark
Green Black / Dark Carmine5 Mark
26:17 Perforation
Green Black / Dark Carmine5 Mark
25:17 Perforation
Blackish- to Black Violet Gray, Blackish Gray Violet
3 Mark25:17 Perforation
Blackish- to Black Violet Gray, Blackish Gray Violet
3 Mark26:17 Perforation
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Germania
28 July 1916
Field kitchen in the streets of Berlin, 1916
Lozenge Watermark
(Dark) Olive Gray2 1/2 Pfennig
Light Yellow Brown to Bright Orange Brown,
Dark Brown Ochre15 Pfennig
(Bright) Orange to Dark Reddish Orange
7 1/2 Pfennig
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Germania
May 1917
Grocery line in Berlin, 1917
Lozenge Watermark
Blackish Gray Violet toBlack (Blue) Violet
15 Pfennig
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Germania
German soldiers queueing to receive their discharge certificates, 1918
1 October 1918 6 February 1919 20 February 1919
Lozenge Watermark
(Dark) Yellow Gray2 Pfennig
Blackish- to Black Blue Green / Yellow Black to Green Black
75 Pfennig
(Dark) Brown Orange to (Bright) Reddish Brown
35 Pfennig