Baden 1852-1854 Definitives - Numerals - New Colours

• Issue Dates : 1852-1854
• Designed by : C. Naumann
• Printed by : W. Hasper
• Print Process : Typo
• Perforations : none

Unused stamps

1852 (second issue)

19 Aug 1852 Black on pale Yellow Mi2b

15 Mar 1852 Black on Yellowish-green (??) Mi3b

1853 -1854 issues

18 Oct 1853 Black on White Mi5	20 Aug 1853 Black on Green Mi6
01 Jan 1854 Black on Yellow Mi7

Used stamps

1852 sub-issue

II. Auflage. The 4 first issue values in modified colours and paper. Michel N°s 1b-4b.

1 kreuzer

There exist forgeries from the cheaper 1 kr on white paper!

1 kr brownish, 5 rings 17. Mi1b

1 kr brownish, 5 rings 37 at Endingen, proposed 650 DM in 1981. Mi1b

1 kr brownish, 5 rings 87 at Mannheim, sold 720 DM in 1981. Mi1b

1 kr (with 3 kr green Mi6), fragment with 128 at Schliengen, sold 4,000 DM in 1979. Mi1b

1 kr pair, red 5 rings 144 of Thiengen, sold 5,600 DM in 1979. Mi1b

3 kreuzer

3 kreuzer pale yellow. Michel N°2b, Yvert N°2.

Bluish circles 3 at ADELSHEIM (150 points Grobe versus 15 for usual black).	Bluish circles 4 at AGLASTERHAUSEN (225 points Grobe versus 20 for usual black).	Rings 9 at Berolzheim. Rare: 300 points Grobe. Upper margin.	Black rings 43 at FREIBURG.
Bluish circles 119 at RIPPOLDSAU (180 points Grobe versus 110 for black).	Bluish circles 157 at WERTHEIM (140 points Grobe versus 2 for usual black).

Corner, 5 rings 106 of ORSCHWEIER

Fragment with railway (E.B. = Eisenbahn) postmark.

6 kreuzer

Mi3b, yellow-green shade in 1852.

Rings 13 at Tauberbischofsheim (DE) (3 points).

Rings 79 at Lahr (DE)

Red rings 150 at Waghaeusel (DE) (75 points)

9 kreuzer

9 kr lilac-rose, 5 rings Mi4b.

9 kr, 5 red rings Mi4b & 6.

December 1853- 1854 issues

Three (simpler) paper colours: white, green and yellow. The 3 kr is the most usual of the 1851-1858 Baden issues (9 € for Yvert in 2005). The postmarks are also possible in red or blue.

1 kreuzer

1 kr on fragment, white paper, rings 135 at Staufen (DE). Mi5.

1 kr issue 1851 or 1853?

1 kr issue 1853 rings 87 at Mannheim (DE)

3 kreuzer

Green paper, Michel N°6.

Black 5 Rings code 42 of Ettlingen	Blue 5 Rings code 110 of Pfullendorf	Red 5 Rings code 115 of Rastatt
Blue 5 Rings code 138 of Stetten	5 Rings code 158 of Wiesenbach

Black 1 Ring code 165 of Elztal

6 kreuzer

Yellow, code 67 (?). Medium (usual) quality (one side cut). Mi7.

Blue rings 130 of Schopfheim

Covers

Michel N°4b, 6 & 7 on a cover sold 7,800 DM in 1979.