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Charlie2009

26 May 2020
02:51:28pm

I found this in a collection of Saxony stamps, what is it?
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ccndd

26 May 2020
03:31:22pm

re: Is this a stamp?

Yes! Hannover Germany. Supposedly rare. Chris

Charlie2009

26 May 2020
04:09:03pm

re: Is this a stamp?

I looked through the section of Hannover in the Michel Catalogue, read the introduction and several others and not a mention of this. I have quite a lot of Hannover but not another one of these. Looking at this again I should have noted the posthorn since I have the others with the posthorn on white background. Where did you see this, I mean in which Catalogue?.

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nigelc

26 May 2020
05:27:57pm

re: Is this a stamp?

The word "Bestellgeld" means "delivery charge", much the same as Zustellgebühr, so we basically have "free delivery".

From what I can make out from the Michel postal stationery catalogue, it's a cut-out from a Hannover town post envelope from 1858 or, perhaps more likely, from an 1863 reprint.

There was a similar design with a rearing horse from 1861.

Charlie2009

26 May 2020
06:06:17pm

re: Is this a stamp?

Thank you both. It could be a cutout going by the thickness I would say a pre-paid envelope.

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