File:Letter Pillau 1869 B002.jpg

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Postal stationary of the Kingdom of Prussia (with imprinted postal stamp of Prussia from 1861/1865 (Prussia No. 16, 1 Silbergroschen, carmine), pasted over with postal stamp of the North German Confederation (1 Groschen, No. 4, carmine); letter from the then Pillau (contemporary: Baltiysk in Russia) to Königsberg (contemporary Kaliningrad in Russia), both in the then Kingdom of Prussia (Province East Prussia)
Watermark: none (pasted over stamp + postal stationary)
Color: carmine (pasted over stamp + postal stationary)
Nominal value of postage: 1 Groschen

Postage validity: from 1 January 1868 until 31 December 1871
date QS:P,+1850-00-00T00:00:00Z/7,P580,+1868-01-01T00:00:00Z/11,P582,+1871-12-31T00:00:00Z/11
(pasted over stamp)
Date (date of postmark)
Source scan of original
Author Postal administration of the North german Confederation (pasted over stamp)
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Public domain This work of bildende Kunst (visual art) or photography was published in Germany before the Law on Copyrights and Neighboring Rights (UrhG) came into effect on January 1, 1966. It does not indicate its author and was published by a legal entity under public law (§ 5 KUG; for details see Wikipedia:Bildrechte). Therefore according to § 134 Satz 2 UrhG, copyright expires 70 years after publishing.

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Picture description number in circle, postal stamp drawing of the North German postal area
First day of issue 1861 or 1865 (issue of the postal stationary)

(issue of the stamp of the North German Confederation)

Publisher Postal administration of the North German Confederation (pasted over stamp)
Design Carl Schwatlo (1831-1884) (design of the North German Confederation stamp)

H.G. Schilling (engraving of the printing plate for the North German Confederation stamp)

Printer Preußische Staatsdruckerei Berlin
Printing technique letterpress printing (stamp of the North German Confederation)
Circulation ?
Perforation none (rouletted, but not perforated) (stamp of the North German Confederation)
MICHEL Nr. Norddeutscher Postbezirk Nr. 4, pasted over on: Ganzsache Königreich Preußen mit Preußen Nr. 16

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