ISSUE 178 - October 3, 2025 - Stamp News Online Magazine
Fabulous Firsts:
Saxony (July 1, 1850)
by B.W.H. Poole
Saxony is a kingdom of Germany, being fifth in area and third in population among the states of the empire. It is surrounded by Bohemia, Silesia, Prussian Saxony, and the minor Saxon States and has a total area of 5,787 square miles.
The population grows fast and had nearly quadrupled in the period 1815-1900. At the present time it has nearly reached the five million mark and is the most . . .
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