Nuremberg (DE)

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Nuremberg (German: Nürnberg) is the second-largest city (517,498 inhabitants early 2015) in the German state of Bavaria and the fourteenth largest in Germany. It is situated on the Pegnitz river and the Rhine–Main–Danube Canal. Middle Franconia.

In 1997 Nürnberg was designated as an extra large postal processing center and designated as Briefzentrum 90/91.

Unified Germany

BRIEFZENTRUM 90 created in 1997, here in 2009
Special cancel for Landesausstellung - 2 BRIEFZENTRUM 90 Md with Posthorn in 2006

Meter cancels (all periods)

Meter cancel 1934
Meter cancel 1936
Meter cancel 1939
Meter cancel Nürnberg-1, 1956
Meter cancel 1960
Meter cancel 1960
Meter cancel 1968
Red meter with industrial slogan, NÜRNBERG 22 85 in 1972
Meter cancel 1977
Meter cancel 1977
Meter cancel 1977
Meter cancel 1983
Meter cancel 1984
Meter cancel 2006
Meter cancel 2007
Meter cancel 2008

Cards and Covers

NÜRNBERG 167 in 1991

West Germany

1950

Special Event Postmarks

1950
1950

Slogan Postmarks

"BESTIMMUNGSORT deutlich schreiben" 1951
"Prüfung von Anschriften durch die Post" 1950
"Eilsendungen werden besonders abgetragen" 1950

Allied Occupied Germany

Nürnberg was the OPD Oberpostdirektion for this Postleitgebiet using PLZ 13a.

Nürnberg 1

Nürnberg 1 m 3.9.45

Nürnberg 2

Nürnberg 2 ( ) 19.1.46.-(1x)
Modified (13a) Nürnberg 2 (h) 14.1.46
Modified (13a) Nürnberg 2 h 12.7.45

Machine Postmarks

Machine Cancel Nürnberg 2 e 30.4.47 (mis-set 6)
Machine Cancel Nürnberg 2 d 17.1.46
Machine Cancel Nürnberg 2 e 11.1.46
Machine Cancel Nürnberg 2 e 5.10.45

Nürnberg 2BZ

Nürnberg 2BZ g 23.1.46.-17, denazified
Nürnberg 2BZ d 30.7.45.-15 early usage
Nürnberg 2BZ d 25.7.45.-15 early usage

Nürnberg 5

Nürnberg 5 h 24.5.46.-17, denazified
Nürnberg 5 h 28.2.46.-18

Nürnberg 15

NÜRNBERG 15
NÜRNBERG 15 Gebühr bezahlt

Nürnberg 20

NÜRNBERG 20 b 17.9.45.

Nürnberg 22

NÜRNBERG 22 30.8.45.

Nürnberg 23

NÜRNBERG 23 Gebühr bezahlt 23.8.45.

Nürnberg 27

NÜRNBERG 27 b 21.1.46.

Nürnberg 28

NÜRNBERG 28 d 21.12.45

Nürnberg 30

Receiving Postmarks

green receiving cancel Nürnberg 473 24 Jan 1946

Town Promotion Postmarks

1948 "Nürnberg soll wieder erstehen"

Slogan Postmarks

1948 "Süddeutsche KLASSEN LOTTERIE"

Meter Postmarks

Modified Adlerkopf & Hakenkreuz 1946

German Empire era

NÜRNBERG 28 c DIE STADT DER REICHSPARTITAGE -9.11.43
Bridge Die Stadt der Reichs... , 25-6-1940
Michel No. 494, postmarked at "Nürnberg", 16-11-1938
Michel No. 586X, postmarked in "Nürnberg", 12-09-1935
Michel No. 366, circle at "Nürnberg 23", 30-11-1932
NÜRNBERG 2 in 1929
Michel No. 125I, bridge at Nuremberg, 20-01-1922
Bridge at NÜRNBERG on 6 April 1922
Michel No. 204, Bavarian type circle at NÜRNBERG 5 in May 1922

Covers

Nuremberg local post Hier means Here/this town registered cover to the District Court of Nurnberg
Business card from Nürnberg to Thuringia, franked with Michel No. 580, postmarked at "Nürnberg", 09-11-1935

Railway

BAHNPOST Z.390 on a 1934 issue (Schiller).

Bavaria State era

Until 31 March 1920.

A royal post office (Oberpostamt) opened in 1808. It used numerals 243 and 356 (after 1857) within a mill wheel (Mühlrad).

Kreuzer issues

DC on 22 JUL. 1850 on the 1849 issue.
243 Closed mill wheel on a 1850 issue.
356 Closed mill wheel (Bahnhofs-Expedition) on a 1862 issue.
356 Open mill wheel in 1858 ca.
Decorated DC in 1860, in use since November 1856.
Decorated DC in January 1865, Expedition 8-9.
Decorated DC in August 1865.
Decorated DC NÜRENBERG in 1869.

Station Bahnhof

Circle NÜRNBERG BAHNH 7-8 Nm. in 1868.
Circle NÜRNBERG BAHNH 8-9 Nm. in 1870.

Gutter strips Zwischensteg

Gutter 3 kr in 1850, numeral 243. Mi3ZW.

Pfennig - Mark issues

Circle NÜRNBERG IV on the 1876 issue.
Circle NUERNBERG in 1892 (Postage due).
Circle NUERNBERG 2 Bhf in 1896
NURNBERG 2BA in 1905.
DC at NÜRNBERG 25 in 1907
DC NUERNBERG 9 in 1910.
DC NÜRNBERG 25 in 1910.

Railway in Kingdom

The first railway line in Bavaria was created between Nuremberg and Fuerth on 7 December 1835.

K.BAYER.BAHNPOST Halbkreis on the 1867 issue.

Steinbühl POSTABLAGE

A sub-office operated in the 1861-1871 period.

Linear POSTABLAGE Steinbühl on the 1862 issue.
Linear POSTABLAGE Steinbühl on the 1867 issue.

Cards

5 pfg card cut, circle in 1897.

On Luitpold issues

50 pfg NÜRNBERG 4 in 1911.
80 pfg

Large format

Circle at NUERNBERG 3 In March 1912

90th Birthday of Prince Regent Luitpold on fragment :Cancelled in Nuremberg 12/03/1911

Covers

To Turkey, 21 kr franking (issue 1862) with 356 and NÜRNBERG DC in June 1865. Sold 1400 SF in 2000.
To Constantinopel, 10 kr franking (issue 1867) with NÜRNBERG DC in June 1868. Sold 950 SF in 2000.
To Constantinopel, 9 kr franking (issue 1873) with NÜRNBERG DC without year in March 1874. Sold 2400 SF in 2000.
NUERNBERG II to Reykjavik 17.9.1892