Thurn and Taxis

The princely house of Thurn and Taxis ran a private postal service from 1806-1867, the system itself going back centuries as a private postal service in the Holy Roman Empire.

Technically, stamps are issues of a private postal service and not of any state. Stamps were issued in the two currencies used in Germany at the time, silber groschen/thalers in the northern regions, kreuzer/gulden in the southern regions.

Forged cancels are known throughout all issues

 File:T&T 3sgr 1852.jpg|1852 3 silber groschen value File:T&T 3kr 1853.jpg|1853 3 kreuzer value File:T&T quarter sgr.1860.jpg|1860 ½sgr File:T&T 15kr1859.jpg|1859 15kr File:T&T half sgr 1862.jpg|1862 ½sgr value    File:Thurn and Taxis roul.jpg|1866 1 kr rouletted in color 
 * In 1852-58, square-framed designs were issued in groschen, printed in black on colored papers. Rounder inner frame designs were issued in kreuzer, also printed in black on colored papers. These are all imperf with very close margins. They are inscribed with a large Freimarke at top, a tiny Thurn / und Taxis at right. Reprints exist with "ND" (neudrucke) on backs.
 * In 1859-62, octagonal inner frame designs with small shields in the corners were issued in groschen. Circular inner frame designs with shields in the corners were issued in kreuzer. Reprints exist.
 * In 1862-64, the previous designs were issued in new colors. Again, reprints exist.
 * The postal service was replaced by the Prussia post office using Prussian stamps in July 1867.
 * In 1865, the previous designs were issued rouletted. Reprints exist.
 * In 1866, stamps were issued in the same colors as before, but rouletted in color.

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