Germany Meter Stamp Type E1

Germany · 1996 · 1,00 DM

A machine-generated meter stamp from Deutsche Post, featuring the denomination 'DM 1,00' and a postmark indicating it has been franked with a date from 1996.

Meter stamps like this represent a shift in postal franking methods, moving from adhesive stamps to machine-generated indicia. This particular stamp reflects German postal services in the mid-1990s, prior to the adoption of the Euro.