ISSUE 172 - April 4, 2025 - Stamp News Online Magazine
Fabulous Firsts:
Mecklenburg-Schwerin (July 1, 1856)
by B.W.H. Poole
Mecklenburg-Schwerin is a grandduchy of the German Empire lying south of the Baltic Sea. The duchy dates from 1710, while the title of grand duke dates from 1815. During the time its postage stamps were in use the reigning Grand Duke was Frederick Francis II.
The grand-duchy of Mecklenburg-Schwerin did not issue its first postage stamps until July 1st, 1856, though it appears to have joined the German-Austrian Postal Union some years previously, and to have been desirous of issuing stamps. Its currency, however, seems to have been a stumbling block for being in thalers and schillinge some difficulty was experienced in . . .
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