File:Brief 1880 Hirschberg Dessau B002.jpg

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German Empire; genuinely postal used letter cover from Hirschberg (Silesia) (contemporary Jelenia Góra in Poland) to Dessau (then Principality Anhalt-Dessau) from
Postmark: Hirschberg (in Schlesien), (rare chest-stamping)
Stamp: Michel No. 41a (1880, without "...e" at the currency name); (dark) rosy; with embossed printing
Postage validity: from 1880 until 1891-01-31

Text: An die Administration der fürstlichen A[melires?]stiftung zu Dessau in Anhalt
Date (date of postmark)
Source scan of original
Author Deutsche Reichspost (stamp)
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Public domain This work of bildende Kunst (visual art) or photography was published in Germany before the Law on Copyrights and Neighboring Rights (UrhG) came into effect on January 1, 1966. It does not indicate its author and was published by a legal entity under public law (§ 5 KUG; for details see Wikipedia:Bildrechte). Therefore according to § 134 Satz 2 UrhG, copyright expires 70 years after publishing.

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  • the same stamp (Michel No. 41a) with postmark from 1881
    the same stamp (Michel No. 41a) with postmark from 1881
Picture description German imperial eagle in standing oval (stamp)
First day of issue 1880 (stamp)
Publisher Deutsche Reichspost
Design ?
Printer Reichsdruckerei Berlin (stamp)
Printing technique letterpress with embossed printing (stamp)
Circulation ?
Perforation K 13 ½ : 14 ¼ (comb perforation) (stamp)
MICHEL Nr. Deutsches Reich, Nr. 41a

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