Emden (DE)

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Emden is an independent (Kreisfrei) town (50,016 inhabitants end 2014) and seaport in Lower Saxony, near the Netherlands, on the river Ems. It is the main town of the region of East Frisia. Historically in the Kingdom of Hanover.

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Postmark in Unified-Germany

Allied Occupation Postmarks

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Postmark in German Empire

Hanover DC type on the 1872 issue.

Postmark in North German Confederation

Since 1 January 1868.

Postmark in Kingdom of Prussia

Since 1 October 1866.

Postmarks in Kingdom of Hanover

Since 1814.

Blue DC with stars, used in the 1859-1861 period.
Blue DC on the last Hanover (1864) issue.

Railway

Blue linear on the EMDEN-HANNOVER line I, 2 December on a 1859 issue.