Brechinite
26 Jan 2025
09:30:52am

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re: Need help with this German State stamp (?)

It is not German But Danish 4s Brown

Difficult to tell which type as the postmark obliterates id.

The stamp is not in the best condition with nibbled corners and poor margins.

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re: Need help with this German State stamp (?)

Assuming this was canceled during the original allocation of numerals, 113 corresponds to Altona. In 1864, 113 went to Haslev.

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re: Need help with this German State stamp (?)

Altona was controlled by Denmark until 1864. It's so close to Hamburg, that today, it is considered a neighborhood of Hamburg.

Before Denmark lost Altona to Prussia, it was Denmark's second-busiest port.

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26 Jan 2025
01:37:34pm

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They weren't completely wrong. Altona was actually in the Duchy of Holstein, further to the south of Schleswig, but close.

Around 1850, Altona was part of the Kingdom of Denmark and served as a key port city on the Elbe River. Its location made it an important center for trade and industry.

In 1864, the Second Schleswig War resulted in Denmark losing the Duchies of Schleswig, Holstein, and Lauenburg to Prussia and Austria. This shift brought Altona under Prussian control, marking the end of Danish governance in the area. Under Prussian administration, Altona grew as part of Schleswig-Holstein, with increased urbanization and industrial development.

In 1937, Altona was incorporated into the city of Hamburg as part of a larger administrative reorganization under Nazi Germany. This change aligned governance of the region with the growing metropolitan area of Hamburg.

Following World War II, Altona became part of West Germany and remained within the Federal Republic of Germany after reunification in 1990. Today, Altona is a district of Hamburg, governed locally but part of the broader German federal system.

Roy



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re: Need help with this German State stamp (?)

Fun fact: The place name "Altona" is said to be derived from the North German expression "all to nah", i.e. "much too close" - at least it was so in the eyes of the Hamburg city council. The two settlements were busy for centuries quarreling about the use of the river, pasture rights, coinage, religious and business affairs and what not. It took until 1740, a hundred years after Altona had been inherited by the Danish crown, to resolve the disputes.

Martin

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re: Need help with this German State stamp (?)

This is a fraction of the first page of my Danish collection, there's quite a difference between numbers 4 and 7.

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27 Jan 2025
03:53:10pm

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There's some wonderful stamps there!!! How do you keep track of what's what? If I didn't use an album I would be totally confused! It must be the math teacher in me but everything has to be IDed with a number! We are all different and that's a good thing.

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re: Need help with this German State stamp (?)

I used to use albums, many years ago, but I realized that I needed too many stamps to complete any country so when my collection became too big I needed a way to organize my stamps in order to move them around so vario or similar pages were the solution, I went through the mounts stage as well. I have my stamps basically, and I say basically because I use the Scott cat. in chronically order and leave empty spaces for the missing stamps in hope that some day I may get that elusive stamp. Although I do not specifically collect varieties, I do have many and a basic stamp is good enough for me.

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