Wuerzburg (DE)

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Würzburg is a city (124,219 inhabitants end 2014) in Northern Bavaria. Located on the Main River, it is the capital of the Regierungsbezirk of Lower Franconia.

It used stamps issued by the Bavaria (Bayern) State until 1920. .

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Unified Germany

Postal codes 97070–97084

Briefzentrum 97 ma in 2014

Meter cancels

Meter cancel 1984
Meter cancel 1997
Meter cancel 2011
Meter cancel 2013
Würzburg 1936
Würzburg 1939
Würzburg 1970
Würzburg 1976
Würzburg 1977
Würzburg 1990
Würzburg 1996
Würzburg 2000
Würzburg 2005
Würzburg 2006

Allied Occupied Germany Era

WÜRZBURG 2 25.3.46
WÜRZBURG 2 n 13.12.45.-18
Typical forced overfranking with only 8 and 5 Pfennig stamps available to pay the 12 Pfg distant letter rate

German Empire era

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Sub-offices

Bridge WÜRZBURG 4 in October 1944.

Bavaria State era

Until 31 March 1920.

A post office (Oberpostamt) opened in 1814.

WÜRZBURG used numerals 396 and 598 (since 1856) within a mill wheel (Mühlrad).

Open wheel 598
Open wheel 598, one of 6 types: normal 5 mm figures.
Open wheel 598 on a 1854 issue, large 5,5 mm figures.
Open wheel 598 on a 1862 issue.
Decorated DC in 1859. Sold 2,300 DM in 1982.
WÜRZBURG Statdt in April 1869. Sold 1,200 DM in 1984.
WÜRZBURG Statdt in Novemver 1869. Sold 880 DM in 1980.
Official stamp permitted until 30 June 1920.
WURZBURG 2 in 1912.

Covers