GERMAN PHILATELY

OFFICIAL POSTAL STATIONERY
(1872)

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S3 - OFFICIAL STREIFBÄNDER
⅓ GROSCHEN

1st Jun 1872. Eagle with LARGE SHIELD, white and measuring 352 x 66mm. Embossed stamp. The pre-printed stamp is the same as a Michel 17 from 1872 issue of "Großer Brustschild" (Large Breastplate/Shield) series. S3 is the same as S1, only this wrapper has an eagle with a large shield, and S1 has an eagle with a small shield.



S3 - ⅓ Groschen, green stamp