German States stamps for the Duchy of Braunschweig were issued from 1852 to 1865.
Note: For clarity's sake, and to avoid keyword
confusion with numerous other entities in today's World that are called
"Brunswick", I shall use the German name, "Braunschweig", in the content
of this page.
Prior to the Napoleonic Wars, Braunschweig had been
part of the Kingdom of Hannover. The Congress of Vienna, in 1815,
declared the lands under the control of Braunschweig an independent
state under the rule of the House of Wolfenbütel.
The
Duchy of Braunschweig was never a contiguous state but a collection of
territories under the control of various members of the House of
Wolfenbütel. The "state" of Braunschweig is shown above, as brown
colored areas on the map. The Duchy eventually joined the North German
Confederation, and in 1871, it became part of the German Empire.
The three German States Stamps for Braunschweig shown above were issued on January 1, 1852. These first stamps are typographed on unwatermarked white paper, and they are imperforate.
The central design features the Arms of Braunschweig, consisting of a
crown above a leaping Saxon horse.
The catalog attributes, for major varieties, are as follows:
The five new German states stamps of Braunschweig shown above were issued between 1853 and 1856. These new stamps are printed on colored papers with a posthorn watermark within a square, and they are all imperforate.
The catalog attributes, for major varieties, are as follows:
The rather odd looking Braunschweig stamp shown above (Mi. #9, Sc. #12) was issued in 1857. This new stamp is printed in black on brownish paper with a posthorn watermark within a square.
This was actually 12 Pfennig denomination stamp, subdivided into
four individual 1/4 Ggr. denomination stamps. With this arrangement, it
was kind of like buying a mini-sheet of 1/4 Ggr. stamps that could be
used individually or in combinations, as needed.
A
similar stamp was printed in buff on white paper (Mi. #I, Sc. N/L), but it was never
issued. Today, examples are common, and they are very inexpensive.
The three new German states stamps of Braunschweig shown above were issued between 1861 and 1863. These new stamps are printed on colored papers with a posthorn watermark within a square, and they are all imperforate.
The catalog attributes are as follows:
During the Summer of 1864, experimentation began in rouletting sheets of
stamps to facilitate their separation. Previous imperforate leaping Saxon
horse denominations were
used for the experimental rouletting trials.
The catalog attributes, for stamps of 1861 to 1863 that are rouletted 16, are as follows:
The catalog attributes, for stamps of 1861 to 1863 that are rouletted 17, are as follows:
The Michel catalog attributes, for stamps of 1861 to 1863 that are rouletted 12, are as follows:
The Michel catalog attributes, for stamps of 1853 to 1856 that are rouletted 16, are as follows:
The Michel catalog attributes, for stamps of 1853 to 1856 that are rouletted 12, are as follows:
Many of these rouletted stamps are rare and extremely expensive. This is especially true of the rouletted 1861 to 1863 issues.
Caution should be exercised, when
buying any of these rouletted stamps, especially any that have not been properly certified or authenticated.
The four new German States stamps for Braunschweig shown above were issued on October 1, 1865. These stamps are printed on unwatermarked paper, and they are rouletted 16.
The catalog attributes are as follows:
The designs feature the Arms of Braunschweig, consisting of an oval with a crown and leaping Saxon horse, and they are all
denominated in Groschen. Due to their brief period of usage, authentic used
examples of these stamps are very scarce.
At the beginning of 1868, the German States stamps of Braunschweig were replaced by those of the North German Confederation.
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