Stamps of the Kingdom of Hanover

Postage Stamps issued by the Kingdom of Hanover, in the period 1850 - 1864, before its incorporation in the Kingdom of Prussia.

Issues for internal use - Inland Ausgaben

Watermark (rectangle).

1850 (1 December)

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  1 Gutengroschen (1/24 thaler), frame cancelled at BEVENSEN

Forgery

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  1 Ggr Mi1

1851 (30 July)

Watermark with oak leaves.

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  1 Ggr Mi2

Issues for use within the Universal Postal Union - Postvereinausgaben

Two currencies (Hannover and Prussia).

1851 (21 July)

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  1/30 thaler, Salmon shade Mi3
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  1/30 thaler pair, Raspberry shade in 1855, Mi3bW
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  1/15 thaler, Mi4, upper sheet border with #5, circle cancelled at STADE
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  1/15 thaler, on fragment, linear blue cancelled at WALSRODE
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  1/10 thaler Mi5

Forgeries

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  1 Sgr Falschung
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  2 Sgr Falschung

1853 (15 April)

3 Pfennige

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1855 (December)

Narrow network in underprint

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  3 Silbergroschen. Blue cancellation. Mi7

1856-57

Network of large underground meshes

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  3 Pfge Mi8
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  1 Gutengroschen Mi9
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  1 Silbergroschen. Mi10
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  2 Silbergroschen. Blue cancellation. Mi11
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  3 Silbergroschen (1/10 Thaler), Mi12, blue cancelled at HARBURG.

Forgeries

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  Falschung 1/30 Thaler

1859 (15 February) King Georg V of Hannover

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  1 Groschen rose. Blue cancellation of Hannover. Mi14a
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  1 Gr Mi14
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  2 Gr Mi15
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  2 Groschen blue blue cancelled at HAMBURG NACHTS. Mi15a
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  3 Groschen orange blue cancelled at HANNOVER. Mi16a

Forgery

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  Forgery 3 Gr Mi16

1860-1863 issues

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  1/2 Groschen issue 1860, Posthorn, light blue cancelled. Mi17y
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  3 Groschen, issue 1861, George V head, blue cancelled at LINGEN. Mi19a

March 1864

Perforated (durchstochen) 16.

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  3 Pfg (3/10 SGr) Mi21
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  1/2 Gr Posthorn Mi22
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  1 Groschen, Mi23, blue linear framed cancelled at HERZBERG
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  2 Groschen blue, George V head, blue cancelled at PATTENSEN, Mi24a

The validity of the postage stamps of Hanover expired on 31 October 1866, after a short period of authorized mixed use with stamps of Prussia.