Bavaria – Scott # 181, used
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1919 15 Pf violet Freistaat Bayern overprint on German Empire Germania issue (Scott #181); used, light cancel, historic postwar issue marking Bavaria’s early republican era.
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Description
Bavaria Scott #181 (1919) — Used
This 15 Pfennig violet stamp (Scott #181) features the Germania design of the German Empire, overprinted “Freistaat Bayern”—meaning Free State of Bavaria—in bold Gothic lettering. Issued in 1919, it marks Bavaria’s transition from monarchy to a republican government after the fall of the German Empire and the brief revolutionary period that followed.
The overprint transformed imperial-era postage into symbols of the new Bavarian state within the Weimar Republic, making these issues historically significant and highly collectible.
This example is postally used, showing a light, legible circular cancel that leaves the overprint and portrait sharp and clear.
Condition: Used; light cancel; fine centering; crisp overprint.
Issued: 1919
Color: Violet with black overprint
Denomination: 15 Pfennig
Series: Overprinted German Empire “Germania” Issues — Freistaat Bayern
Subject: Germania with Free State of Bavaria overprint
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