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INFLATION ON STAMPS

INFLATION ON STAMPS

Remember from yesterday, that the cost of sending a letter on 20. September 1923 was 250.000 M. Just 41 days later, on 1. November 1923, the price has increased to no less than 100.000.000 M – yes one hundred million Mark. Exactly the denomination of todays...
INFLATION ON STAMPS

INFLATION ON STAMPS

Remember from yesterday that the cost of sending a letter on 1. July 1923 was 300 M. Just 80 days later, on the 20. September, the cost has risen to 250.000 M which is the denomination of this stamp that was issued on 22. September 1923.
INFLATION ON STAMPS

INFLATION ON STAMPS

Remember from yesterday, that the cost of sending a letter on 1. July 1922 was 3 Mark (M). Now – one year later on 1. july 1923 the cost have increased to 300 M. That is the exact denomination of todays stamp that was issued in November 1922.
INFLATION ON STAMPS

INFLATION ON STAMPS

From 1919 until 1. July 1922 the rate for sending a letter in Germany increased from 15 pfennig (pf) to 300 pf (3 Mark). You could frank your letter with two copies of the stamp shown. This stamp was issued in 1920 and show the National Post Office in Berlin...
INFLATION ON STAMPS

INFLATION ON STAMPS

On the 1. August 1916 the cost of sending a letter in Germany was 15 pfennig. In 1919, when this stamp was issued, the price was 20 pfennig. In the next seven days I will tell you what happened to the prices from 1919 until 1. December 1923. Please follow the wildest...