File:DR 1915 MiNr087IIa pmGnoien B002.jpg

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Stamp of the German Empire; 1915; definitive issue "Germania"; war press quality; postmarked in Gnoien (Mecklenburg-Schwerin), 1919
Stamp: Michel No. 87IIa; Yvert & Tellier: No. 85 Var1 (DR)
Color: grey ultramarine
Watermark: Germany No. 1 (rhombs)
Nominal value: 20 (Pfennig)

Postage validity: from 15 March 1915 until 31 October 1922
date QS:P,+1950-00-00T00:00:00Z/7,P580,+1915-03-15T00:00:00Z/11,P582,+1922-10-31T00:00:00Z/11

Postmark: Gnoien (until 1918: Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg-Schwerin ("Ritterschaftliches Amt Gnoien"); contemporary: Gnoien in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern (Landkreis Rostock), Germany); (two-circle postmark with passing through date fess, 29 mm outer circle, empty inner area)
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Author Deutsche Reichspost
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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 Germania (the actress Anna Führing with imperial crown)
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Publisher Deutsche Reichspost
Design
Paul Waldraff  (1870–1917)  wikidata:Q1316547
 
Alternative names
Paul Eduard Waldraff
Description German graphic designer and postage stamp designer
Deutsch: deutscher Grafiker der Reichsdruckerei in Berlin, Entwerfer der Germania-Briefmarkenserie.
Date of birth/death 16 July 1870 Edit this at Wikidata 2 June 1917 Edit this at Wikidata
Location of birth Bad Wurzach
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creator QS:P170,Q1316547
Printer Reichsdruckerei Berlin
Printing technique Letterpress printing
Circulation ?
Perforation Comb perforation, K 14 : 14¼
MICHEL Nr. Deutsches Reich, Nr. 87IIa

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