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German 10 Pfennig Germania Definitive (1915)
common1900-1945

German 10 Pfennig Germania Definitive (1915)

Germany · 1915 · 10 Pfennig

The stamp features an allegorical bust of Germania, a female national personification, facing right and wearing a helmet. The denomination '10 Pfennig' is printed at the bottom.

This 10 Pfennig Germania stamp was a standard definitive issue during World War I. It gained historical significance as the target of British wartime forgeries, like the one shown, designed to spread propaganda and disrupt German postal services.

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Image: British Government (left), Bavarian Government (right) · License: Public domain

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