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ABSENDER-FREISTEMPEL

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ABSENDER-FREISTEMPEL
Type: E1
Francotyp A
No. 42
CITIES: 'L'

Francotype A versions are determined by the format of the date in the city/date portion of the stamp. Type 'A's have a date format where the day, month, and year values are separated by large gaps. The Type 'A' can also be differentiated by the distance between the centre of the city/date and the centre of the value stamp frame (59 - 62mm) as below.

Type 42 stamps can be differentiated by the red asterisk preceeding the three numbers in the value stamp and old style digits: *000

The Francotype 'A' meter stamps occur either with or without a 4 digit counter number. This number when present is either at the top (Type Ah- hoch or high) or in the centre (Type Am - Mitte or middle). Those without the counter number are Type Ao.

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1. LEIPZIG

B. G. TEUBNER

CAT No.	FROM	TO	DATE	VALUE
E1: No. 42m	Leipzig C1	Lüttich, Belgium	7th Dec 1935	15 Rpf

See here for more examples from Leipzig

2. LÜDENSCHEID

MAX KAMPER METALLWERKE

CAT No.	FROM	TO	DATE	VALUE
E1: No. 42m	Lüdenscheid	Bünde	13th Oct 1941	6 Rpf

REFERENCES

1. "DIE DEUTSCHEN POST- UND ABSENDER-FREISTEMPEL" - Handbuch und Katalog by Heiner Dürst and Gerd Eich. Heft Nr. 90

2. "Die Deutschen Post- und Absenderfreistempel Band 1" - Die Absenderfreistempel des Deutschen Reiches und ihre Aptierungen Handbuch und Katalog by Heiner Dürst and Gerd Eich.

3. Wikipedia International Postage Meter Stamp Catalog Germany Page 1

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