Prussia

Prussia, or Preußen, was a large kingdom that stretched across through most of what is now northern Germany and northern Poland.

It issued its first stamps in 1850.  File:Prussia 4pf engr profile.jpg|1850 4pf engraved File:Prussia 1sgr typo profile.jpg|1857 1sgr typographed File:Prussia 2sgr profile typo.jpg|1858 2sgr typographed (new design) File:Prussia 4pf eagle.jpg|1861 4pf value File:Prussia 2sgr eagle.jpg|1861 2sgr value   File:Prussia 10 goldbeaters.jpg|1866 10sgr value. This has been backed with normal paper to show the design. The paper is intentionally fragile; very few sound examples exist with prices of faulty examples typically a small fraction of catalog value. File:Prussia lg numeral eagle.jpg|1867 1kr value 
 * In that year, an engraved design of Friedrich Wilhelm IV in profile was issued. They are only inscribed FREIMARKE ("postage stamp") since all you Europeans should have recognized the king in a heartbeat. Two official reprints exist, one without watermark.
 * In 1856, a 4pf value was released.
 * In 1857, the designs were done in typography, with a solid background.
 * In 1858-60, the typographed designs were changed to ones with a crisscross background.
 * In 1859, a new 6pf engraved value was issued without watermark. Be aware that mint examples can be confused with a reprint of the first issue.
 * In 1861-65, an new design for pfennig values with an embossed eagle was issued, now inscribed PREUSSEN. The design is octagonal with numerals of value in each corner.
 * Also in 1861, silbergroschen values were issued with an embossed eagle in an oval frame.
 * In 1866, two numeral design high values were issued on extremely thin and fragile collodion-gelatine transparent paper.
 * In 1867, new embossed eagle designs were issued in kreuzer values with numerals of value at the sides.
 * In January 1868, it joined the North German Federation.

Local officials

 * In 1903, as part of Germany, Prussia issued its own local officials. The frame is that of the Germania designs, but is inscribed FREI / DURCH / ABLÖSUNG / Nr. 21
 * In 1920, the design was changed to follow the then-current German numeral officials, with a "21" in a corner or corners.



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