German Empire (1871 - 1874)
The
first series of German stamps was made in 4 forms. .
For the northern part of the empire they were valued in Groschen. For the
southern part, the stamps were valued in Kreuzer. All stamps were made with an
embossed center bearing an eagle. There are two types of embossing,
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Eagle with small shield |
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Eagle with large shield |
Notice the height difference in the two 2.5 Groschen stamps. The left one is shorter indicating it comes from the top or bottom of the sheet |
At
the same time, some high value stamps were issued which look very similar to
those used in the Norddeutsche Postbezirk. These stamps were supposed to be
cancelled by writing the date and place of usage in pen.
In
1874 some stamps were issued that were overprinted with the value in the center
of the stamp.
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