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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...