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Are any German stamps worth anything?

Are any German stamps worth anything?

Oldenburg 1/3 Gr. black on a green paper issued in 1859 is a valuable German stamp that is imperforate and lithographed on colored paper. Experts assert that only one block of four of 1/3 groschen stamps and a few pairs were preserved in unused condition.

Are German ww2 stamps valuable?

German Empire 1941/1942 The following pictured Hitler stamps have a value of about 2-3 US $ all together.

What are German inflation stamps?

Germany 1923 – Hyperinflation Stamps The cost of a loaf of bread, which had previously cost a mere 250 marks in January 1923; catapulted to 200,000 million (200,000,000,000) marks by November. The German hyperinflation of the period is documented in these stamps, overprinted and issued at the time.

What Irish stamps are valuable?

Most valuable Irish stamps

  • $12,500. 2d coil stamp, 1935.
  • $5,283. 5p New York World’s Fair stamp, 1964.
  • $3,521. 60c Captain Jack White stamp, 2014.
  • $3,000. 10s dull gray blue seahorse stamp, 1922.
  • $2,033. Christmas 21p in imperforated block of 4, 1986.
  • $1,980. 24p 350th anniversary of Company of Goldsmiths stamp, 1987.
  • $1,800.
  • $1,588.

What stamps are most valuable?

World’s most valuable stamps

  • $9,480,000. British Guiana 1-Cent Magenta, 1856.
  • $2,600,000. Treskilling Yellow stamp, 1855.
  • $2,600,000. The Sicilian Error of Colour, 1859.
  • €2,400,000. Post Office Mauritius, 1847.
  • $2,000,000. The Whole Country is Red stamp, 1968.
  • $1,545,000. Baden 9 Kreuzer error stamp, 1851.
  • $933,300.
  • $878,908.

What are the most valuable stamps in Germany?

MOST VALUABLE GERMAN STAMPS. It is widely known that Germans are among the most devoted stamp collectors. Today Germany owns ten largest stamp auction houses that make approx. over $300 million in annual business. Many rare and precious German stamps were destroyed in the multitude of wars and strife from the early and middle of the 20th century.

Which is the longest running series of German stamps?

The Germania issues of 1900 to 1922 are Germany’s longest running definitive stamp series. The issues span two major German political periods, the German Empire and the Weimar Republic, a time span which includes World War I and its aftermath.

When did the first Germania stamp come out?

Beginning with the issue of 1905-1919, stamps were printed on paper with a lonzenge patterned watermark. Late in the Germania lifespan for the issue of 1921-1922, three Germania stamps were printed on paper with a network patterned watermark. Two stamps from the 1920-1922 issue were printed on paper with the quatrefoil watermark.

What kind of stamps are in stokach Germany?

An imperforate Baden 3-kreuzer rose is an attractive and collectible example of this seldom-seen old German rarity. The stamp is designed in pale rose shade and missed its perforations. Only the limited quantity of these items was sent to the post office in the small town of Stokach. Some 23 examples have survived.