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Letter bearing first German stamp sells in auction for €440,000
A letter bearing the first stamp issued in Germany, sent on the first day of the stamp's validity, was auctioned on Friday for €440,000 ($492,660) in the western German city of Wiesbaden.
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New Guinea - Overprinted German Colonial Stamps - October 1914 2 and a 1/2d value surcharged on 10pf
The German Colonial stamps had been printed in Berlin. All available stock captured by the Australian Forces were overprinted. They were first put on sale on 17 October and supplies were practically ...
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New Guinea - Overprinted German Colonial Stamps - October 1914 3d value surcharged on 25pf
The German Colonial stamps had been printed in Berlin. All available stock captured by the Australian Forces were overprinted. They were first put on sale on 17 October and supplies were practically ...