Thurn and Taxis 1859-1861 imperforate

Description

• Issue Dates: 14 September 1859-1861 (?) December 1859 for Hans Grobe
• Designed by: C. Naumann, F.M. Kepler (Petersburg)
• Printed by:
• Print Process: Typo on white paper
• Perforations: none
• Catalogue N°s Michel 13-25, Yvert 7-13, 36-41

The space between stamps was only 0,1 to 1 mm, so that most stamps are cut in part.

Groschen currency

1/4 Sgr pale red, sub-issue 1861, large below, used 32, Mi13	1/2 Sgr green, sub-issue 1860, used 26 at Grossalmerode (DE), Mi14	1/2 Sgr green, sub-issue 1860, very large at left, 4 rings 63 at Bad Soden-Salmuenster (DE)
1 Sgr blue, 299 at Zeulenroda, Reuss (old Line)	1 Sgr blue 4 rings, unclear Mi15	2 Sgr rose, issue 1861, blue rings 71 at Steinbach-Hallenberg (DE) in Thuringia, Mi16
3 Sgr cinnamon, rings 29 at Hanau (Kurhessen). Mi17	3 Sgr cinnamon (brown-red), rings 301 (Bremen)	3 Sgr, blue marks, 1861issue Mi17
5 Sgr lilac, unused	10 Sgr orange, rings cancelled 23 (Fulda), Mi19

Covers

Mixed franking in 1860 with 5 and 10 Sgr issue 1859. Sold 8,000 SF in 2001.
5 Sgr on a cover from 291 (Gera) to Turkey in 1867. Sold 1,200 SF in 2000.	5 Sgr on a cover from 301 (Bremen) to Switzerland.

Kreuzer currency

1k pale green, 4-rings 220 at Frankfurt (DE) Mi20	1k pale green, 3-rings 220 at Frankfurt (DE) Mi20	3k pale blue issue 1860, used 167 at Braubach (DE) Mi21	3k pale blue issue 1860, used 13x
6 kr, rare red cancel 109 at Erbach im Odenwald (DE) (Hesse)	6k rose issue 1860, used (132?)	6k rose, 4-rings 270 Mi22	6k rose, luxus size, used 270 at Coburg (DE)
9k yellow issue 1860, bizarre 220	9k, 4-rings 88 at Alsfeld (DE) Mi23	15k lilac unused, 1859	15k lilac on fragment Mi24
30k orange, rare, used 163 at Worms (DE) Mi25

Covers

15 kr from Frankfurt in 1864ca (the 6 kr are of the 1862 issue). Cover to Albania (now Greece) sold 2,400 SF in 2000.

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