Germany-Weimar 1923 Definitives - Annuity Currency

• Label : "Deutsche Reichspost"; 1923; definitive stamps of the issue "New currency "Annuity Mark" - Basket Caps series"; stamp motives with the value numeral in a circle rosette drawing, but without currency name; watermark Germany No. 2 (meshes, standing); issue of 6 stamps
  

Note:
The "Rentenmark" as new currency was introduced in November 1923 according to a law from 15 October 1923. First banknotes of this new currency appeared at the 01 November 1923 with the partition 1 "Rentenmark" = 100 "Rentenpfennig". It should terminate the currency-chaos of the inflation time. Parallel to this curreny was introduced the "Reichsmark" on 30 August 1924 with the exchange rate 1:1 to the "Rentenmark" as parallel circulation currency. It was the plan that the "Reichsmark" should replace the "Rentenmark" in 1934, but still in 1939 were issued "Rentenmark" numerals. The "Rentenmark" was valid as circulation currency until to 1948.

Stamp datas:

• Issue date : 01 December 1923
• Catalogue numbers : Michel: No. 338-343; Yvert & Tellier: No. 331-335; Scott: No. 323-327
• Nominal values and Colors :

- 3 (Rentenpfennig): brown (Michel No. 338)

- 5 (Rentenpfennig): dark green (Michel No. 339)

- 10 (Rentenpfennig: red to blackish rose red (Michel No. 340)

- 20 (Rentenpfennig): dark ultramarine to dark violet blue (Michel No. 341)

- 50 (Rentenpfennig): dark orange to red orange (Michel No. 342)

- 100 (Rentenpfennig): violet purple (Michel No. 343)

• Postage validity :
  

- to 31 January 1928 (Michel No. 338-342)

- to 30 June 1934 (Michel No. 343)

• Printed by : "Reichsdruckerei", Berlin
• Print process : Letterpress printing (plate and roll printing)
• Perforations : comb perforation, K 14 : 14¼
• Stamp Sizes (printed area of a single stamp):
  

- 18.0 x 21.5 mm (at plate printing)

- 18.0 x 22.2 mm (at roll printing)

Definitive stamps of the issue "New currency "Annuity Mark" - Basket Caps series"
(issue of 6 stamps in rosette pattern)

Unused Stamps

File:Germany-Weimar 1923 Definitives - Annuity Currency 3pf a.jpg 3 (Rpf), mint	File:Germany-Weimar 1923 Definitives - Annuity Currency 5pf a.jpg 5 (Rpf), mint	File:Germany-Weimar 1923 Definitives - Annuity Currency 10pf a.jpg 10 (Rpf), mint
20 (Rpf), mint, plate print	File:Germany-Weimar 1923 Definitives - Annuity Currency 50pf a.jpg 50 (Rpf), mint	File:Germany-Weimar 1923 Definitives - Annuity Currency 100pf a.jpg 100 (Rpf), mint

Used Stamps

3 (Rpf), plate print, bridge at "Reichenbach 1" (Saxony), 07-1924	Michel No. 339, 5 Pf, bridge at CREFELD (NRW) in 1924.	5 Pf, bridge at WANNE (NRW) in April 1924.
10 Pfg used in lines (inflation type cancel)	File:Germany-Weimar 1923 Definitives - Annuity Currency 10pf.jpg 10 Pfg bridge in 1924.
File:Germany-Weimar 1923 Definitives - Annuity Currency 20pf.jpg 20 Pfg.	20 Pfg bridge at IDAR in 1925.	50 Pfg red-orange bridge in 1924. Mi342
100 Pfg bridge at SOLINGEN in 1930. Mi343	Michel No. 343P, empty bridge at "Karlsruhe", 07-1930