International Postage Meter Stamp Catalog/Germany, Part 3

← Germany, Part 1 | ← Germany, Part 2 Germany, Part 3 3 Part 3 covers special use stamps, Post Office, Parcel Post, PC/internet, Public self-service, Official, and Saar before incorporation into Germany. See Parts 1 and 2 for commercial, general-use meter stamp types. The stamps are grouped according to design and function: PC – Internet/PC stamps PO – Post Office stamps PP – Special stamps for Parcel Post PV – Public self-service automat meter stamps OO – Special stamps for Official Mail SR – Stamps used in the SAAR before incorporation into Germany NOTE: For specialized information about the meter stamps of Germany, see Die deutschen Post- und Absenderfreistempel, by Heiner Dürst and Gerd Eich, 1996, published by the German meter stamp collectors society, Forschungsgemeinschaft Post- und Absenderfreistempel e.V. blue GROUP PC: Stamps produced by Internet/PC systems blue Sub-group PC-A: Stamps from stand-alone computer systems, mostly mainframes left|230px PC-A1. 1965 (digital). 12px[Value unknown] Simple frameless line showing the postage value and date (MM.YY). The only example known of this stamp was lost, and today it is known only by photocopies. 12pxV/F: 12px00PF left|262px right|262px PC-A2. 1966 (digital). Experimental stamp. Pre-printed frank frame 23 x 24 mm with “DEUTSCHE BUNDESPOST” at top, post horn at bottom. Date and value figures preceded by tiny post horn added digitally through a ribbon. Frame and TM in red or orange with date and value figures in blue or black. V/F: 12px000 a. Used on parcel post forwarding cards without frank frame, showing only town mark and date/postage line. 15pxNOTE: This stamp was in use by three companies for about four years. Few examples exist. left|270px right|615px PC-A3. 1970 (digital). Pre-printed rectangular frank frame approximately 50 x 25 mm with three horizontal panels. Date and value figures preceded by tiny post horn added digitally through a ribbon. Frame and TM in red or orange with date and value figures in black. V/F: 12px0,00 12px0.00 12px0 00 12px–.00 a. Town name also added digitally b. Without post horn next to value figures c. Bottom panel reads “Deutsche Bundespost Berlin” d. Bottom panel reads “Deutsche Post” e. With modern post horn (See Type PC-A4 below.) NOTES: The date can be D/M or M/Y as well as D/M/Y. Data such as weight, class of mail, etc. often appears outside the frank frame. Varieties abound. left|265px right|390px PC-A4. (Digital). Pre-printed rectangular frank frame approximately 52 x 25 mm with three horizontal panels printed in red, orange, black and occasionally other colors. Center panel contains “Freimachung (EDV) im Fenster” (postage amount shown in window). Date, post horn and value figures are printed digitally on the enclosure above the address which is folded so that they show through the envelope’s window. A. Date/value line on the enclosure is framed (shown at right) B. Date/value line on the enclosure unframed (not shown) V/F: 12px0,00 12px0.00 12px0 00 A a. Without post horn next to value figures b. “Freimachen” instead of “Freimachung” c. Bottom panel contains “DeutschePost AG” instead of “DEUTSCHE BUNDESPOST” NOTES: The date can be D/M, D alone, M/Y as well as D/M/Y. Varieties abound. left|410px PC-A5. (Digital). As Type PC-A4 but “Freimachung (EDV) im Fenster” appears in a simple frame without panels. Printed in black. V/F: 12px0,00 12px0.00 12px0 00 a. Without post horn next to value figures left|508px PC-A6. (Digital). Pre-printed orange rectangle approximately 94 x 11 mm with point-of-sale data added in black. Point-of-sale data includes class of mail, month, weight, post horn and value figures. V/F: 12px0,00 12px00,00 12px 12px12px12px0,00 left|440px left|400px PC-A7. (Digital). Printed on self-adhesive labels of variable sizes. Pre-printed rectangle of variable size but usually about 50 to 60 x 25 mm divided into three horizontal panels. Date and value figures in center panel. Frame usually found in red, orange or black with date/postage line added in black or orange. A. Date and value line on the enclosure is text only B. Date and value line on the enclosure includes the postal logo and a 2D barcode V/F: 12px0,00 12px00,00 a. Without post horn next to value figures NOTES: The date can be D/M or M/Y as well as D/M/Y. Data such as weight, class of mail, etc. can appear in the center panel, sometimes displacing the date, and/or outside the frank frame. Varieties abound. left|266px right|276px PC-A8. (Digital). As Type PC-A4 but with Port payé” above “Freimachung (EDV [or] DV) im Fenster”. The frame printed on the envelope is variable in size and color. (shown at left) The postage line that is printed on the enclosure and appears through the window is unframed. (shown at right) A. Date and value line on the enclosure is text only with return address above right|303px B. Date and value line on the enclosure includes the postal logo and a 2D barcode C. As B but without "Deutsche Post" V/F: 12px0,00EUR (A) 12px0,00 (B and C) a. Return address is underlined (shown on illustration of A) right|314px left|325px left|325px right|500px PC-A9. (Digital), 2012. Format similar to Type PC-A3 but the entire frank is printed digitally. Town line in top panel, date and value figures in center panel, and Deutsche Post and post horn in bottom panel. Below and outside the bottom frame line are the billing code and origin post code. Outside the frame line at left is a 5-digit customer identification number. A. "Deutsche Poste" with modern post horn in bottom panel B. "Deutsche Poste AG" with older style post horn in bottom panel C. Bottom panel as with A. V/F without "EUR", no customer number at left. The billing/origin code is moved to above the address. (shown at right) V/F: 12px0,00 EUR 12px0,00 blue Sub-group PC-B: Stamps from small or home PC internet systems left|400px left|400px PC-B1. Stampit, trial version, and release 1.0 (digital), May 2001. Square 2D barcode at left. Text in two lines: “Deutsche Post”, large post horn, and value in euros across top “STAMPIT”, identification number, and date across bottom The recipient's address is printed below the frank. Printed in black A. Recipient's address in multiple lines below the frank (blurred in the illustrations) B. Recipient's address in single line in small letters below the frank (for use on pre-addressed mail) V/F: 10px0,00 10px00,00 left|410px left|410px right|410px PC-B2. Stampit, release 2.0 (digital), May 2004. Stamp redesigned to allow more space below the frank for the address. Square 2D barcode at right. Text in one line: "Deutsche Post", post horn, "PC", "STAMPIT" above ID number, value figures above date. The recipient's address is printed below the frank (blurred in the illustrations). The mailer's address can be printed optionally above the frank (shown below left and at right, partially blurred). Printed in black. A. Recipient's address in multiple lines below the frank (blurred in the illustrations) B. Recipient's address in single line in small letters below the frank (for use on pre-addressed mail) V/F: 10px0,00 10px00,00 a. With “HAUPT” added to indicate the ‘home’ version b. Used for Registered mail, with large “R” and bar code below the inscriptions c. With "Deutsche Post" and post horn missing due to software error NOTES: * The system allows users to include a graphic image (company logo, etc.) in color above the first address line. * The Stampit system was ended by German postal authorities on 30 September 2011. Existing Stampit accounts were transferred to the "Internetmarke" online postage system. (See the NOTE in green at the bottom of the page.) left|710px PC-B3. Stampit, release 3.1 (digital), 2007. Special PC stamp for parcel post. The stamp is a large address label (148 x 105 mm) with "PAKETMARKE" (parcel stamp) above "Produced by STAMPIT" at top left. "DHL Express" logo at top right. Square 2D barcode at upper center with mailer's address at left and large linear barcode (parcel number) at right. Addressee at bottom center with linear barcodes at both left (destination parcel center) and right (vertical, mail identification number). Printed in black. Value figure at near center as "weight = 0,00 EUR" NOTE: See the second note below Type PC-B2. left|310px PC-B4. Handy Porto (digital), 2010. The system allows users to buy postage by cell phone. The user sends an SMS message with "Brief" (letter) or "Karte" (post card) to phone number 22122. The immediate reply contains a 12-digit code in three lines which the user writes at the top right corner of his envelope or card which is then deposited in a street mailbox. During postal processing a label is generated and applied that both confirms the validity of the handwritten code and prevents re-use. "Deutsche Post" and post horn at top above "HANDYPORTO" Identification code at left, 2D barcode at right. Web address at bottom. Without value figures 3 green NOTE: Shown below are stamps from Deutsche Post's "Internetmarke" online postage system, introduced in June 2008. The system offers customers the option of including an image from about 200 pre-selected photo-illustrations. Although the stamps show the month of purchase they are valid indefinitely and thus are more like traditional stamps rather than meter stamps. left|250px center|400px blue GROUP PO: Stamps from equipment used in Post Offices left|390px right|365px PO1. Francotyp (MV), 1957. 10px[$35] Stamp label used only for registered mail. Small upright Group N style frank abutting framed registration information at left. Straight-line town name at bottom of registration area. One machine was used on a trial basis for short periods in two post offices. The machine was finally rejected because it was prone to problems. A. “Frankfurt (Main) 1”, first used in 1957 B. “Düsseldorf 1”, first used in 1959 V/F: 10px 10px000 NOTE: The stamps were ejected attached at the top of a receipt (shown at right). left|515px PO2, EPOS2 (digital), 1999. Short-lived experimental system used to frank registered mail at various post offices in Southern Germany. Self-adhesive label. V/F: 10px 12px12px12px0,00 DM left|400px right|415px right|405px PO3. Toshiba TEC 2005, (digital). Similar to Group S stamp with square 2D barcode at left. The stamps are wider with the date right of the post horn and “FILIALE” (branch) and identification number below "Deutsche Post". V/F: 10px0,00 10px00,00 a. With barcode and special service indicator in lower half (registration and international express shown) green 5 The stamp previously cataloged as Type PO4 has been re-cataloged as Type PV7C. left|400px PO5. Bixolon (1 Republic of Korea), June 2016. Almost identical in appearance to Type PO3 with same labels and printing method. Most easily identified by the use of a period instead of a comma in the value figures. V/F: 10px0,00 10px00,00 right|400px a. With barcode and special service indicator in lower half left|500px PO6. Zora, January 2018. Similar to Types PO3 and PO5 but narrower frank with the date and value figures below "Deutsche Post" and post horn logo. Instead of "Filiale" the stamps show the abbreviation "FI". At bottom are two lines of code in 2-4-4 format uniquely identifying the stamp. Value figures stand along, not accompanied by currency indicator "EUR". V/F: 10px0,00 10px00,00 right|480px a. Printed in blue instead of black NOTES: Two formats for registered mail stamps are known. One has the "R" and registration barcode at bottom (shown at right). The other has the "R" at upper left above the registration barcode. The system also can produce a registration label without postage for prepaid mail. The labels are also found with text added at left of the barcode. Reported so far are Recommandé and Einschreiben (Registered Mail), Eigenhaendig (to addressee's hands only), and Rückschein (return receipt). blue GROUP PP: Special stamps used to frank Parcel Post forwarding cards blue Sub-group PP-A: Straight-line franks 3 blue This number shape chart can help with identification. center|330px left|495px PP-A1. Anker (MV), 1921. 10px[$50] Frank elements from left to right: colorless embossed Imperial eagle, PO name, day and month, control number, value figures. The colorless embossed eagle is positioned with head at top. Frank about 75 mm wide excluding the embossed eagle. Printed in red to red-violet. Date month in letters as JAN, MRZ, DEZ, etc. V/F: 12px12px0.00 V/F: 12px12px000 12px[Add $25] 10px (can be confused with underinked 12px0.00 with decimal too light to see) V/F: 12px12px0000 12px 12px0000012px[Add $100] left|360px left|200px left|200px PP-A2. Anker (MV), 1924. 12px[$5] Frank elements from left to right: date, control number, PO name (often in two lines), value figures, colorless embossing. The date figures are 4 to 5 mm in height, taller than the control number figures at 3 mm. Excluding the colorless embossing the frank is 56 to 62 mm wide. 10pxPrinted in red to red-violet. 10pxColorless embossing: A. Horizontal Imperial eagle 12px[Add $5] B. Vertical Imperial eagle (head at right) C. Horizontal Nazi eagle above small swastika 12px[Add $5] D. Vertical Nazi eagle above small swastika V/F: 10px 12px0.00 V/F: 12px 0.00 12px 12px00.00 10px[$30] a. Date month in numbers as '18 10- 44' (BERLIN S42 only) 10px[Add $10] b. Printed in blue-violet 10px[Add $5] NOTES: Starting in 1926 the machine printed a receipt line 11-11.5 mm above the frank line. The receipt line contains just the post office name and date and prints in blue violet. It was intended to appear on the receipt tab but on larger format parcel post cards both lines appear on the main card. See below right (for Type PP-A3). The embossed design can be quite light, occasionally undetectable. PP-A3. Anker (MV), 1942. 12px[$5] left|435px right|522px left|200px left|490px As Type PP-A2 but the date and control number figures are the same height, 3 mm. The frank excluding the embossing is generally wider than for Type PP-A2, 62 to 69 mm. Normally printed in red to red-violet. Colorless embossing: A. Horizontal Imperial eagle 12px[Add $5] B. Vertical Imperial eagle C. Horizontal Nazi eagle above small swastika 12px[Add $5] D. Vertical Nazi eagle above small swastika E. Nazi eagle with swastika removed (no earlier than 1945) 10px[Rare, value unknown] F. Post horn (1945 only) 10px[Rare, value unknown] V/F: 12px12px0.00 V/F: 12px0.00 12px 12px00.00 10px[$30] V/F: 12px12px 0 000 12px[Extremely rare, value unknown] a. Printed in blue-violet 10px[Add $5] NOTE: Types PP-A2 and PP-A3 dating either from before World War Two or in 1945 are much scarcer than those from 1942 to 1944. left|370px PP-A4. National Cash Register (MV), 1952. 10px[$5] Frank elements from left to right: date, post office name in one or two lines, value figures. The frank is doubled with one impression about 25 mm above the other. Without embossing. V/F: 10px –0.00 a. Upper impression with "7px" or "=" right of the value figures (shown) left|370px PP-A4.1. National Cash Register (MV), 1952. 10px[Value unknown] As Type PP-A4 but with the town name between the two date/postage lines. An impression counter (serial) number is between the date and value figures. V/F: 10px —00.00 left|435px PP-A5. National Cash Register (MV), 1952. 10px[Value unknown] As Type PP-A4 but the date is above the post office name. No impression counter number. V/F: 10px —0.00 left|435px PP-A6. Anker (MV), 1952. 10px[$10] Wide frank with elements from left to right: post office name, date, impression counter number, value figures. The frank is doubled with one impression about 40 mm above the other. V/F: 10px 10px0.00 left|315px left|365px PP-A7. Secura (MV), 1971. 10px[Extremely rare, value unknown] Only two prints are known from Secura parcel post franking machines, both used in East Germany. A. Frank line with V/F and date: 12pxB 002.50 20px– 9 XII 71 12px(This may be incomplete) B. Frank line with date, serial number, and value figures: 12px11 V 20px1846 20px (?)00,60 V/F: 12px 000.00 12px(?)00,00 blue Sub-group PP-B: Frank resembles Group B stamps 3 blue Often with double town mark which was used on domestic mailings only. The leftmost town mark was toggled off for foreign destination parcels. left|740px PP-B1. Francotyp "C" (MV), 1929. As Type B3 but with two single-circle town marks. With impression counter number high between right town mark and frank. V/F: 12px000 (A) 10px[$75] V/F: 12px12px000 (A) 10px[$150] NOTES Nine machines of this type were fielded. Just two survived for use after World War Two. (See Type PP-D1.) Catalog values are for examples showing both or parts of both town marks. Examples showing only one town mark are worth considerably less. blue Sub-group PP-C: Octagonal frank 3 blue Often with double town mark which was used on domestic mailings only. The leftmost town mark was toggled off for foreign destination parcels. left|653px PP-C1. Francotyp "C" (MV), October 1936. 10px[$100] Octagonal frank with two town marks. Without impression counter number. TM: DC V/F: 10px 12px000 (A) 10px 12px000 (G) a. Date only in place of right town mark. Left town mark normal double circle. NOTES: These stamps were produced by Francotyp "C" machines with non-standard 64-66 mm distance between the centers of the right date figures and the value figures. Nine machines of this type were fielded. Those that survived World War Two were used to produce Type PP-D2 stamps. The catalog value is for examples showing both or parts of both town marks. Examples showing only one town mark are worth considerably less. blue Sub-group PP-D: Frank resembles Group L stamps 3 blue Often with double town mark or double date which was used on domestic mailings only. The leftmost town mark or date was toggled off for foreign destination parcels. left|700px PP-D1. Francotyp “C” (MV), 1948. 10px[$125] Frank as Type L4, but with two single-circle town marks. With impression counter number high between right town mark and frank. V/F: 10px000 (A) NOTES: These stamps were produced by the two machines that survived World War Two that originally produced Type PP-B1 stamps. The catalog value is for examples showing both or parts of both town marks. Examples showing only one town mark are worth considerably less. left|700px PP-D2. Francotyp “C” (MV), 1949. 10px[$125] As Type PP-D1, but with two double-circle town marks and with narrower spacing between right town mark and the frank. With impression counter number high between right town mark and frank. V/F: 10px 12px000 (A) 10px 12px000 (G) NOTES: These stamps were produced by machines surviving World War Two that originally produced Type PP-C1 stamps. The catalog value is for examples showing both or parts of both town marks. Examples showing only one town mark are worth considerably less. left|637px PP-D3. Francotyp "Cc" (MV), 1951. 10px[$125] Frank with double-circle town mark at far left and with additional boxed date between it and the frank. The town name is present below the frank as well as in the circular town mark. V/F: 12px 12px000 (G,O) left|740px PP-D3.1. Francotyp "Cc P" (MV), 1953. 10px[Quite rare, value unknown] At far left town name above the value figures and date, repeated, in a row. Frank with double-circle town mark at far left and with additional boxed date between it and the frank. The town name is present below the frank as well as at left. V/F: 12px 12px000 (O) left|170px PP-D4. Francotyp "Ccm" (MV). Town name below the frank. Date at left, high. V/F: 12px 12px000 left|197px PP-D5. Francotyp "A9000" (MV). Town name below the frank. Date about 3 cm below the post office name. Value figures are narrow. V/F: 12px 12px0000 blue Sub-group PP-E Frank resembles Group N stamps 3 blue The double town mark or double date was used on domestic mailings only. The leftmost town mark or date was toggled off for foreign destination parcels. left|670px PP-E1. Francotyp “C” (MV). 10px[$150] Two double-circle town marks at left. V/F: 12px000 (G) 12px 12px0000 (G,O) left|650px PP-E2. Francotyp “Cc” (MV). 10px[$75] Date in box, left of double-circle town mark. V/F: 12px12px000 (G,O) left|755px PP-E3. Francotyp "Cc P/Ccn P" (MV), 1952. 10px[$50] At far left are the town name above the value figures and date, repeated, in a row. An additional town name is below the frank. V/F: 12px 10px000 (O) 12px 12px000 (O) a. The inner date is closer to the right than to the left. b. Used without frank frame NOTE: Examples of this stamp as b (without frank frame) but with zero-cent value figures were used, apparently, for inventory purposes at a post office in Hamburg. left|350px PP-E4. Francotyp "Ccm” (MV). 10px[$5] As type PP-E3 but without the value figures and other data at far left. The town line is below the frank, and the date is high at left. V/F: 10px 10px000 a. Printed in black instead of red. 10px[$20] NOTE: Value figures may be thick or thin left|195px PP-E5. Francotyp “A9000” (MV). 10px[$40] Both town line and date are below the frank with the date about 3 cm below. Value figures are narrow. V/F: 12px 12px0000 left|735px PP-E6. Francotyp "Cc P" (MV). 10px[$30] As Type PP-E3 but with “BERLIN” added below “BUNDESPOST”. V/F: 10px 10px000 10px 10px000 left|330px PP-E7. Francotyp "Ccm" (MV). 10px[$30] As Type PP-E4 but with “BERLIN” added below “BUNDESPOST”. V/F: 10px 10px000 left|195px PP-E8. Francotyp “A9000” (MV). 10px[Value unknown] As Type PP-E5 but with "BERLIN" added below "BUNDESPOST". V/F: 12px 12px0000 left|680px PP-E9. Francotyp “C” (MV). 10px[Value unknown] As Type PP-E2 but with “SAARLAND” added below “BUNDESPOST”. This stamp is known by proof only and may not have been used. V/F: 10px 12px000 (O) F blue Sub-group PP-F: Frank resembles Group P stamps 3 blue Often with double town mark or double date which was used on domestic mailings only. The leftmost town mark or date was toggled off for foreign destination parcels. left|719px PP-F1. Francotyp “Ccm” (MV). 10px[$10] At far left are the unframed value figures left of the town line and date. The date is duplicated at lear leftr. The town line is repeated below the frank. V/F: 12px 10px000 12px0000 left|290px PP-F2. Francotyp “Ccm” (MV). As Type PP-F1 but without the data at far left. V/F: 12px 10px000 12px0000 left|720px PP-F3. Francotyp “C/Ccm” (MV). As Type PP-F1 but with “BERLIN” added below “BUNDESPOST”. V/F: 12px 10px000 12px0000 blue GROUP PV: Stamps from public, self-service, variable-rate vending machines left|330px PV1. Autofranc (LV-9), 1931. 10px[$350] Octagon design which closely resembles bulk mail machine stamps of the period. Type PV1 has single line date instead of the dual-line date/hour as found on the bulk mail machine stamps. (See the NOTE below Type PV2.) The machine remained in use till 1937. TM: SC reading “BERLIN W9 / 5 * ” Values: 10px 5 to 45 (in steps of 5) left|330px PV2. Autofranc (FV-1), 1933. 10px[$350] As Type PV1 but single value machine franking 6 pfennig stamps only. Town mark reads "BERLIN-SWANSEE 3 / (STRANDSBAD)" . One machine used in multiple locations with two different town marks. A. “BERLIN-CHARLOTTENBURG 5. 10px[$500] B. “BERLIN-WANNSEE 3” 10px[Extremely rare, only two examples known, value uncertain] V/F: 10px6 right|140px NOTE: Common bulk mail machine stamps of the period are easily misidentified as the very rare Types PV1 and PV2. They can be distinguished most easily by the town mark which has a time range in hours below the date on the bulk mail stamps. The much rarer Types PV1 and PV2 have date only without time of day. Pictured at right is a typical bulk mail machine stamp town mark. left|346px PV3. Autofranc (FV-1), 1938. 10px[Extremely rare, value unknown] This stamp is from the same machine that produced Type PV2. One machine used in a youth hostel in Berlin during parts of 1938 and 1938. The stamp is nearly identical to bulk mail machine stamps of the period and can be identified by “(HAUS DER JUGEND)” at bottom of the town mark and by the date which has no hour figure. TM: DC Value: 10px 6 NOTE: See the NOTE below PV2. The same situation occurs with PV3 except the bulk mail machine stamps have the hour figure right of the date, as: 10px 00.00 00. –00 left|415px PV4. Francotyp (MV), 1954. 10px[$50] Upright frank with old post horn at bottom and ”DEUTSCHE POST/ BERLIN” at top. Spacing 51 mm between centers of date and value figures. In use for ten months only. A. “BERLIN W15”, 24 August 1954 to 20 January 1955 B. “BERLIN NEUKOLN”, 22 February to end of June,1955 TM: DC V/F: 10px000 (G) left|485px left|470px left|535px left|490px PV5. ABAS automatic franking systems (digital), 1995. From December 1995 to mid-1997 four configurations of self-service digital franking systems were tested at various locations. The four systems were manufactured by Siemens-Nixdorf, Olivetti, Nagler. and IBM. The stamps are very similar in appearance and can be distinguished most easily by the town name. The fonts are different for each manufacturer. Loose stamps were not vended. The basic stamp is a horizontal rectangle with simple outer frame line and two panels printed in black. The smaller top panel contains a post horn and the value figures, and the bottom panel contains the town mark and “Deutsche Post AG”. The stamps are often accompanied by a service indicator at left usually printed in red and black (registered, express) but also black alone (economy, airmail). A. Siemens-Nixdorf (Bonn, Bremen, Bottrop, Köln, Wiesbaden, Dortmund). Frank applied thermally to a plain white label affixed to the cover. These stamps fade rapidly. Most impressions are already lost. B. Olivetti (Braunschweig, Cottbus, Leipzig) Frank applied by inkjet directly to the cover C. Nagler (Augsburg, Nürnberg, Pforzheim, Regensburg). Frank applied by inkjet to transparent label affixed to the cover D. IBM (Darmstadt, Ludwigsburg, Lübeck). Frank applied by inkjet directly to the cover V/F: 10px 12px000 (+ fixed starburst) a. Service indicator at left left|700px PV6. Samkyung “Briefstation” (digital), 2005. In August 2005 Deutsche Post began testing self-service mailing kiosks in three locations in Cologne. The machines produced both ATM-style automat stamps and meter stamps. The meter is a Francotyp-Postalia model and produces a stamp that closely resembles Group S stamps but has “BRIEF-/STATION” in place of “FRANKIT”. The test ended in the Spring of 2008. V/F: 10px0.00 a. With large "R" and “Deutsche Post” plus post horn above barcode at left of frank (shown). Used for Registered mail. left|400px left|400px PV7. PDL-Automat (1 Post Dienst Leistung) Samkyung "PASS" (1 Postal Automatic Service System) (digital), March 2002 to 4 November 2003. red This stamp was previously cataloged erroneously as a Post Office stamp, Type PO4. Two types of stamps were vended, one for small items (letters, post cards, etc.) and one for parcels. White self-adhesive labels with square corners, bar code at top, and a yellow bar across the bottom with the Deutsche Post logo at left. A. Self-adhesive label for smaller articles, short bar code centered B. Self-adhesive label for parcels, tall bar code at left, "POSTPAKET" at right V/F: 12px0,00 € NOTES. This system was first trialed in Bonn in March 2002. From April through December it was placed in sixteen different locations throughout Germany. The system did not operate as well as hoped and all kiosks were removed from service during 2003 with the last machine unplugged on 4 November. The text on the stamps is light sensitive and tends to fade over time. blue GROUP OO: Stamps used for Official government mail only. 3 With “ZENTRALER” at top and “KURIERDIENST” at bottom Used in East Germany (DDR) only. left|450px OO1. Francotyp “A” (MV). Spacing between centers of date and value figures is 60 mm. Date figures without stops. TM: SC V/F: 12px12px000 (G) 12px[$35] V/F: 12px12px000 (A) 12px[$45] left|520px OO2. Francotyp “B” (MV). Spacing between centers of date and value figures is 75 mm. Date figures with stops. TM: SC V/F: 12px000 (A) 12px[$15] V/F: 12px000 (G) 12px[$20] left|546px OO3. Francotyp “C” (MV). 12px[$10] Spacing between centers of date and value figures is 78 mm. Date figures without stops. TM: DC, BIC V/F: 12px000 (A,G,O) 12px 12px000 (O) left|495px OO4. Postalia (MV). 12px[$15] Wide spacing. Value figures are small and narrow. TM: DC V/F: 12px000 (O) left|305px OO5. Postalia "D2" (MV). 12px[$15] As Type OO4 but spacing is narrow. TM: DC V/F: 12px000 left|540px OO6. Francotyp “Cc” (MV). 10px[Value unknown] Similar to Type OO3 but date figures have stops after D and before Y. Spacing between centers of date and value figures is 78 mm. TM: DC, BIC V/F: 12px12px000 (O) left|510px OO7. Francotyp “D” (MV). 10px[Value unknown] Spacing between centers of date and value figures is 66-67 mm. Date without stops. TM: DC, BIC V/F: 12px 12px000 (G) blue GROUP SR: Stamps used in the Saar before being absorbed into Germany blue Sub-group SR-A: Horizontal frank with sides forming doubled outward-projecting arcs. Inscribed “SAARGEBIET” at top 3 blue Used from 1926 until incorporation into Germany in 1935. left|475px SR-A1. Francotyp “A” (MV), 1926. 10px[$10] Spacing between centers of date and value figures is 60 mm. With impression counter either high or in middle between TM and frank. Date figures without stops. TM: SC V/F: 10px 12px000 (A) left|542px SR-A2. Francotyp “B” (MV). 10px[$10] Spacing between centers of date and value figures is 75 mm. With impression counter either high or in middle between TM and frank. Date with stops. TM: SC V/F: 10px000 (A) left|546px SR-A3. Francotyp “C” (MV). 10px[$5] Francotyp model “C” spacing With impression counter high between TM and frank. No stops in date. TM: SC V/F: 10px000 (A) 10px 12px000 (A) left|460px SR-A4. Komusina (MV), 1929. 10px[$25] Small frank with very narrow spacing between TM and frank. impression counter vertical at far left. TM: SC V/F: 10px000 blue Sub-group SR-B: Frank is upright rectangle inscribed “SAAR” at bottom 3 blue With double inner frame around value figures. Used after WW2 under temporary French control (1947-1951) and semi-independence (1951) until merged back into Germany on 1st January 1957. left|450px SR-B1. Francotyp “A” (MV). Spacing between centers of date and value figures is 60 mm. Date figures without stops. With impression counter high between TM and frank. TM: SC V/F: 12px000 F (A) a. Without "F" after value figures 12px[Rare, value unknown] NOTE: The illustration does not show the "F" but it is there, faintly, in the inner right margin. left|514px SR-B2. Francotyp “B” (MV). Spacing between centers of date and value figures is 75 mm. With impression counter either high or in middle between TM and frank or nil. Date with stops. TM: SC V/F: 12px000 F (A,G) a. Without "F" after value figures10px[$30] left|546px left|536px SR-B3. Francotyp “C” (MV). Spacing between centers of date and value figures is 78 mm. Date figures without stops. Impression counter high or nil. A. “F” right of V/F does not break frame lines (as pictured) B. “F” breaks inner frame lines at right. TM: DC, SC, BIC V/F: 12px000 F (A,G,O) 12px12px000 F (A) a. As B but without “F”. Empty broken spot in the frame lines at right. left|537px SR-B3.1. Francotyp “Cc” (MV). Similar to Type OO3 but date figures have stops after D and before Y. Spacing between centers of date and value figures is 78 mm. TM: DC, SC, BIC V/F: 12px000 (G,O) left|490px left|487px right|484px SR-B4. Francotyp "D (AN)” (MV). Spacing between TM and frank is 66-68 mm. Date without stops. A. “F” in inner frame lines at right B. “F” between margins at left TM: SC V/F: 12px 12px000 (G) a. As A but without “F”. Empty broken spot in the frame lines at right. NOTE: After the Saar was absorbed into Germany in 1957 a meter of this type was used for a short time without a frank frame before it was fitted with a new German frank. This is cataloged as Type L4b. (See Part 1) left|430px SR-B5. Komusina (MV). 10px[Only three examples known, extremely rare] Small frank with very narrow spacing between TM and frank. impression counter vertical at far left. TM: SC V/F: 12px000 left|510px left|510px SR-B6. Postalia (MV). Wide spacing between TM and frank. Value figures narrow and thin. A. “F” in inner frame lines at right B. Fixed zero and “F” at right TM: SC V/F: 12px000 12px00,00 left|555px SR-B7. Town mark is straight line Month in date either in letters (as shown) or as Roman numerals. V/F: 12px10px000 F left|520px SR-B8. Francotyp “C” (MV), 1950. 10px[$100] Frank has two post horns in upper corners. Large “F” precedes value figures. Two machines known using this frank. All examples seen are from 1950. TM: DC V/F: 12pxF000 (G) left|360px SR-B9. Hasler “F88” (MV). 10px[$15] Narrow spacing between TM and frank. TM: DC without horizontal lines above and below date. V/F: 12px000 18pxF 0000 F 18px00000 F blue Sub-group SR-C: Frank is upright octagon 3 Used to frank parcel post forwarding cards left|690px SR-C1. Francotyp “Cc” (MV). 10px[$100] TM at far left with boxed date repeated between TM and frank. TM: DC V/F: 10px 12px000 (O) 3 green Return to main catalog ⇒ ../ 3 green Return to top ⇒ Germany,_Part 3