Schleswig-Holstein 1¼ Schilling Green

Schleswig-Holstein · 1864 · 1¼ Schilling

A green definitive stamp featuring the large denomination '1¼' with 'SCHILLING' below it, and 'SCHLESWIG HOLSTEIN' inscribed at the top within a simple rectangular frame.

Issued in 1864 by the Duchy of Schleswig-Holstein, this stamp represents a period of complex political status for the region, shortly before its annexation by Prussia in 1867 following the Second Schleswig War.