Bavaria – Scott # 198, used
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1919 20 Pf blue-green Freistaat Bayern overprint on Luitpold definitive (Scott #198); used, fine cancel, historic transitional issue symbolizing Bavaria’s shift to republican rule.
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Bavaria Scott #198 (1919) — Used
This 20 Pfennig blue-green stamp (Scott #198) features the portrait of Prince Regent Luitpold, overprinted with the bold black inscription “Freistaat Bayern” (Free State of Bavaria). Issued in 1919, this overprint marked Bavaria’s political transformation following the fall of the German Empire and the end of the Bavarian monarchy.
The Freistaat Bayern series was produced during a short but pivotal transitional period when the region redefined itself as a republican state amid the turmoil of post–World War I Germany. Existing royal-portrait definitives were reused with new overprints, creating one of the most recognizable political issues in Bavarian philately.
This example is postally used, with a light circular cancel that leaves both the portrait and the Gothic overprint clear and well-centered.
Condition: Used; fine centering; clean strike; crisp overprint.
Issued: 1919
Color: Blue-green with black overprint
Denomination: 20 Pfennig
Series: Freistaat Bayern overprint on Prince Regent Luitpold definitives
Subject: Prince Regent Luitpold, with Free State of Bavaria overprint
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