Bavaria – Scott # 196, used
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1919 10 Pf carmine Freistaat Bayern overprint on Bavaria’s Prince Regent Luitpold definitive (Scott #196); used, clean cancel, historic transitional issue marking Bavaria’s early republican era.
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Description
Bavaria Scott #196 (1919) — Used
This 10 Pfennig carmine issue (Scott #196) bears the bold Gothic overprint “Freistaat Bayern”—signifying the Free State of Bavaria proclaimed after the collapse of the German monarchy in 1918. The overprint was applied to the familiar Luitpold series definitives, originally depicting Prince Regent Luitpold of Bavaria, symbolically rebranding the monarchy’s image for the new republican state.
Issued in 1919, these stamps mark a critical moment of transition in Bavarian postal history—when revolutionary ideals, civil unrest, and federal reorganization coexisted within the emerging Weimar Republic.
This example is postally used, showing a strong circular cancel that preserves the clarity of both the portrait and the overprint.
Condition: Used; fine centering; crisp black overprint; clear circular cancel.
Issued: 1919
Color: Carmine with black overprint
Denomination: 10 Pfennig
Series: Freistaat Bayern overprint on Prince Regent Luitpold definitives
Subject: Portrait of Prince Regent Luitpold, with Free State of Bavaria overprint
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