Digits in Rhombus-With Water Mark Crosses and Rings

Wuerttemberg, Digits in Rhombus-With Water Mark Crosses and Rings, 1906, Michel Nr. 112-118; Michel Nr. 102-106 were reissued in 1906 but this time with there water mark 1 „Crosses and Rings“.

Here is the mint never hinged set (with two shades of the 2Pf stamp and minus the 5Pf and 25Pf nominal)

In order to introduce the new stamps to the general public postal authorities specimens were distributed to members of the press. In order to prevent these samples to be misused to defraud the post they received a black or blue overprint that stated „Probe zur Frankatur nicht verwendbar“ (Specimen not valid as postage). Here are the mint hinged with full original gum specimen for the 3Pf and 5Pf stamps.

Imperforate trial prints of the whole set are known. Here are the trial prints of Michel Nr. 112 to 117. Listed in Michael under 112PU-117PU. All stamps are mint hinged with full original gum.

Here is the used set with both color shades for there 10Pf and 20Pf values.

Here is a rare complete sheet of the 2Pf value used in Cannstatt.

Registration Nr. 00240