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Bamberg is a town in Bavaria, Germany, located in Upper Franconia on the river Regnitz close to its confluence with the river Main. Its historic city center is a listed UNESCO world heritage site.
Postmark Examples
Meter cancels
Meter cancel Bamberg-2, 1936.
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Meter cancel Bamberg-1, 1994.
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Allied Occupied Germany
Bamberg belonged to RPD Nürnberg, PLZ 13a, in the American Zone of occupation.
German Empire era
Bavaria State era
A royal post office (k.b.Postamt) opened in 1808. BAMBERG used numerals 20 and 32 (after 1856) within a mill wheel (Mühlrad).
Closed mill wheel 20 on the 1850 issue
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Open mill wheel 32 after 1856.
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Open mill wheel 32 on the 1862 issue.
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Open mill wheel 32 on the 1867 issue.
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Circle BAMBERG II expedition 8 Nm (afternoon) on a 1876 issue.
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DC 1906 on the 1908 Railway Official issue. Forgery?
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