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INFLATION ON STAMPS

INFLATION ON STAMPS

Remember from yesterday, that the cost of sending a letter on 1. December 1923 was 100.000.000.000 Mark. On that particular day, a currency reform was adopted that stopped the German inflation and reduced the cost of sending a letter to 10 rentenpfennigt – the...
INFLATION ON STAMPS

INFLATION ON STAMPS

Remember from yesterday, that the cost of sending a letter on 1. November 1923 was 100.000.000 Mark. Just 30 days later, on 1. December 1923, the price has increased to no less than 100.000.000.000 M – yes one hundred billion Mark. That is two copies of todays...
INFLATION ON STAMPS

INFLATION ON STAMPS

Remember from yesterday, that the cost of sending a letter on 20. September 1923 was 250.000 M. Just 41 days later, on 1. November 1923, the price has increased to no less than 100.000.000 M – yes one hundred million Mark. Exactly the denomination of todays...
INFLATION ON STAMPS

INFLATION ON STAMPS

Remember from yesterday that the cost of sending a letter on 1. July 1923 was 300 M. Just 80 days later, on the 20. September, the cost has risen to 250.000 M which is the denomination of this stamp that was issued on 22. September 1923.
INFLATION ON STAMPS

INFLATION ON STAMPS

Remember from yesterday, that the cost of sending a letter on 1. July 1922 was 3 Mark (M). Now – one year later on 1. july 1923 the cost have increased to 300 M. That is the exact denomination of todays stamp that was issued in November 1922.