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Holstein
1st March 1864
Schleswig
10th March 1864
see Schleswig-Holstein, 1850
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German States | 17 & 18 |  |
| German Occupation Issues | 1 & 2 | |
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Holstein |
Schleswig |
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| 1864 Sc15 SG51 | 1864 Sc8 SG21 |
both rouletted 11½, no watermark, typographed.
Printed by the Prussian State Printing Works
| Description | Scott | SG | Mi | Y&T | Notes | |
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| Holstein | ||||||
| 1¼ schilling blue and grey Type I | 15 | 51, 52 | see note 1 | |||
| 1¼ schilling blue and grey Type II | 16 | 54 | ||||
| 1¼ schilling blue and grey Type II | 17 | 55, 56 | ||||
| Schleswig | ||||||
| ¼ schilling green | 8 | 21 | ||||
| 4s carmine | 9 | 22, 23 | ||||
Both Scott and Gibbons include these within the Schleswig-Holstein issues
Notes
1. the variants on the Holstein issue are:
Type I small lettering in frame, wavy lines in spandrels close together
Type II small lettering in frame, wavy lines wider apart
Type III larger lettering in frame, no periods after "H R Z G", wavy lines as Type II
Mackay [1] suggests that these stamps, arising from disputes between Prussia and Austria over Holstein and Schleswig in 1864 that led to the Seven Weeks’ War in 1866 were the first ever Occupation Issues. Stamps were issued by the German Federal Commissioners for Holstein 1864 and then by Austria. Joint stamps were at first issued for Schleswig, and Prussian stamps from 1865.