German Federal Post Meter Stamp, 40 Pfennig

West Germany · 1979 · 0.40 DM

A machine cancellation (meter stamp) from the Deutsche Bundespost, franked at 0.40 DM, featuring the date 7.9.79 and the sender 'Industrie- u. Handelskammer zu Köln'. It is applied to a piece of printed matter.

This meter stamp illustrates the postal practices of West Germany in the late 1970s, specifically for bulk mailings of printed matter by institutions like the Chamber of Industry and Commerce in Cologne.