Here it is the right way up and hopefully a bit bigger.
It's 1868 Southern District 2 Kreuzer orange;
SG 13 : Scott 8a
My old Scott (2008) values it at $90 used.
The North German Confederation was set up on 1st Jan 1868. Its postal servies replaced those of Bremen, Brunswick, Hamburg, Lubeck, Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Mecklenburg Strelitz,Oldenburg,Prussia and Saxony.
Loads on Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_German_Confederation
It's impossible to make a definite confirmation of a stamp being counterfeit by looking at a small image of a faded stamp. If you have doubts, and want to be sure, you'll have to get it expertized.
the stamp and cancel are both genuine: Mainz Bahnhof (train station).
LRM
And it is upside down again Charlie2009 .......
re: Germany
Here it is the right way up and hopefully a bit bigger.
re: Germany
It's 1868 Southern District 2 Kreuzer orange;
SG 13 : Scott 8a
My old Scott (2008) values it at $90 used.
The North German Confederation was set up on 1st Jan 1868. Its postal servies replaced those of Bremen, Brunswick, Hamburg, Lubeck, Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Mecklenburg Strelitz,Oldenburg,Prussia and Saxony.
Loads on Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_German_Confederation
re: Germany
It's impossible to make a definite confirmation of a stamp being counterfeit by looking at a small image of a faded stamp. If you have doubts, and want to be sure, you'll have to get it expertized.
re: Germany
the stamp and cancel are both genuine: Mainz Bahnhof (train station).
LRM
re: Germany
And it is upside down again Charlie2009 .......