af Vagn Juhl-Larsen | apr 19, 2023 | Stamp of the day
The 13th country to issue stamps was Saxony. On 1. July1850 Saxony issued their first stamp, the iconic “Sachsen-dreier”. Todays stamp is very rare and expensive. The CV is no less than 10.000 €/$ for an unused copy and 8.600 €/$ for a used copy. Saxony was a kingdom...
af Vagn Juhl-Larsen | apr 18, 2023 | Stamp of the day
The 12th country to issue stamps was Austria. On 1. June1850 Austria issued their first five stamps – all showing the Austrian coat of arms. Todays stamp is the blue 9 Kreuzer stamp – the highest denomination. The kingdom Lombardy-Venetia issued similar stamps on the...
af Vagn Juhl-Larsen | apr 16, 2023 | Stamp of the day
FIRST STAMPS OF THE WORLD: The 9th country to issue stamps was Bavaria that is now the Southern part of Germany. On 1. November 1850 Bavaria issued the famous “Schwarzer Einser” with the denominations of one Kreuzer. Todays stamps is quite valuable with a CV of around...
af Vagn Juhl-Larsen | apr 6, 2023 | Stamp of the day
Remember from yesterday, that the cost of sending a letter on 1. December 1923 was 100.000.000.000 Mark. On that particular day, a currency reform was adopted that stopped the German inflation and reduced the cost of sending a letter to 10 rentenpfennigt – the...
af Vagn Juhl-Larsen | apr 3, 2023 | Stamp of the day
Remember from yesterday, that the cost of sending a letter on 1. November 1923 was 100.000.000 Mark. Just 30 days later, on 1. December 1923, the price has increased to no less than 100.000.000.000 M – yes one hundred billion Mark. That is two copies of todays...
