Wuerttemberg, Kingdom, Coat of Arms in Perforation 10 ink new colors, January1863 – April 1864, Michel Nr. 25-29: Five stamps in the nominals 1Kr, 3Kr, 6Kr, 9Kr and 18 Kr were issued.
1Kr (yellowish-green, Michel Nr. 25a) mint never hinged with full original gum in a spectacular block of 15 stamps. This is one of the largest mint units that still exist. Michel values a used block of four already at 150 times that of a single stamp.
1Kr stamp (Dark-yellowish-green, Michel Nr. 25a) used.
1Kr stamp (dark-yellowish-green. Michel Nr. 25a) canceled with the three-ringed circular canceler of Braunsbach (+50 points).
1Kr stamp (dark-yellowish-green, Michel Nr. 25a) cancelled with the triple-ringed circular cancel of Weissenstein in March 0f 1865 (+40 points).
1Kr stamp (dark-yellowish-green, Michel Nr. 25a) cancelled with the double-ringed circular canceled of Wolfegg (+10 points).
1Kr stamp (Michel Nr. 25b) mint with some remainder of the original gum. Signed „Drahn“.
1Kr stamp (dark-olive-green, Michel; Nr. 25b) used. Signed b „Irrtenkauf“.
1Kr stamp (dark-olive-green, Michel Nr. 25b) cancelled with the triple-ringed circular canceler of Wilhelmsdorf (+50 points). Signed Pfenninger and Richter.
3Kr stamp (Michel Nr. 26a) in a block of four mint never hinged. MNH stamps from the Kreuzer currency area are extremely rare. One of the largest known units of this stamp.
3Kr stamp (radish-carmine, Michel Nr. 26a) used.
3Kr stamp (redish-carmine, Michel Nr. 26a) cancelled with the three-ringed circular canceler of Besigheim.
3Kr stamp (redish-carmine, Michel Nr. 26a) cancelled with the three-ringed circular canceler of Biberach.
3Kr stamp (Michel Nr. 26a) canceled by the triple-ringed circular canceler of Doettingen (+60 points) in April of 1864.
3Kr stamp (redish-carmine, Michel Nr. 26a) cancelled with the triple-ringed circular cancel of Soeflingen, Period I (+150 points) in September of 1865.
Multiple franking of a strip of four 3Kr stamps (carmine-pink, Michel Nr. 26a) on an international letter sent from Stuttgart to Paris, France in January of 1865 paying an overall postage of 12Kr. The postage was made up of 6Kr Postal Union and 6Kr onwards transport in France. Stamps cancelled with their triple-ringed circular cancelers of Stuttgart. Bade/Strassburg transit on front. Various transit/arrival cancels on the reverse. Michel values a strip of four at 250 times that of a single stamp.
3Kr stamp (radish-carmine, Michel Nr. 26a) cancelled with the triple-ringed circular canceler of Wurmlingen (+60 points).
3Kr stamp (Michel Nr. 26a) as a single franking on a local letter sent from Isny to Lindenberg cancelled with the three-ringed Circular cancel of Isny. Various transit cancels on the reverse.
Mixed franking of the 3Kr stamps (Michel Nr. 26a and 26b) on a 3Kr postal stationary send in April of 1864 from Stuttgart to Villach in Austria paying an overall postage of 9Kr. Cancelled with the triple-ringed circular canceler of Stuttgart. Vienna transit and Villach arrival cancels on the reverse.
Mixed franking of the 3Kr (Carmine) on a 6Kt postal stationary sent in September of 1864 from Stuttgart to Munich in Bavaria. Stan cancelled with the three-ringed circular canceler of Stuttgart. Royal Coach Post (K.Wuertt. Fahrpost) transit cancel on the reverse.
Rare mixed franking of the fourth and sixth stamp issue of Wuerttemberg. 6Kr (Green, Michel Nr. 18ya) together with 3Kr (dark-carmine, Michel Nr. 26b) paying an overall postage of 9Kr for a letter sent from Heilbronn to Ploessberg in Bavaria. Stamps cancelled with the double-ringed circular cancelers of Heilbronn. Royal Coach Post (K.Wuertt Fahrpost) transit and Ploessberg stirrup arrival cancel on there reverse.
3Kr stamp (vivid-reddish-carmine, Michael Nr. 26b) used in Stuttgart.
3Kr stamp (red-carmine, Michel Nr. 26c) cancelled with the triple-ringed circular canceler of Ebnat (+90 points). Signed „Thoma“.
3Kr stamp (red-carmine, Michel Nr. 26c) used in Heilbronn.
3Kr stamp (red-carmine, Michel Nr. 26c) cancelled with then triple-ringed circular canceler of Moeckmuehl (+5 points)
3Kr stamp (red-carmine, Michel Nr. 26c) cancelled with the triple-ringed circular canceler of Pflaumloch (+25 points). 
3Kr stamp (red-carmine, Michel Nr. 26c) canceled with the triple ringed canceler of Renningen (+70 points) in July of 1866.
3Kr stamp (dark-red-carmine, Michel Nr. 26d) used.
3Kr stamp (dark-red-carmine, Michel Nr. 26d) cancelled with the three-ringed mobile coach cancel (Wuerttembergisches Fahrendes Postamt). Bottom right corner of the stamp shows a fold.
Single franking of the 3Kr stamp (lilac-red, Michel Nr. 26d) on a letter mailed from Altdorf (+15 points) to Gaissau/Bregenz in Austria. 3Kr was the correct postage for a letter up to 10 miles. Signed „Thoma“.
3Kr stamp (dark-lilac-red, Michel Nr. 26d) on a small piece canceled with the three-ringed circular canceler of Hohenstadt (+50 points)
Single franking of the 3Kr stamp (lilac-red, Michel Nr. 26d) on a folded letter sent from Kuenzelsau to Stuttgart November of 1863. Waldenburg transit cancel on the reverse.
6Kr stamp (dark-lilaq-red, Michel Nr. 26d) cancelled by the three-ringed circular canceler of Munderkingen (+5 points) in June of 1865.
6Kr stamp (Blue, Michel Nr. 27a) in a very rare mint block of four with full original gum (Hinged). This there largest known unit of this stamp.
6Kr stamp (blue, Michel Nr. 27a) used.
6Kr stamp (vivid-blue, Michel Nr. 27a) used.
6Kr stamp (Blue, Michel Nr. 27a) on a folded letter sent in August of 1864 from Gmuend to Augsburg. Cancelled with Fan shared city cancel of Gmuend (+20 points).
6Kr stamp (Blue, Michel Nr. 27a) on a folded letter that contained an invoice sent from Heidenheim to Hufingen. Various transit cancels on the reverse.
6Kr stamp (blue, Michel Nr. 27a) on a 3Kr postal stationary mailed in August of 1865 from Rottenburg to Frankfurt in Hesse paying the required 9Kr postage. Royal Coach Post (K.Wuertt Fahrpost) transit and distribution cachets on the reverse.
6Kr stamp (light-blue, Michel Nr. 27b) cancelled with the double-ringed circular canceler of Rottenburg. Note that the stamp shows the plate error „half-moon on left side“.
Detailed scan go the plate error
6Kr stamp (dark-blue, Michel Nr. 27c) used. Signed Irtenkauf.
6Kr stamp (dark-blue, Michel Nr. 27c) canceled with the three-ringed canceler of Esslingen.
9Kr stamp (yellow-brown, Michel Nr. 28a) used.
9Kr stamp (light-yellow-brown, Michel Nr. 28b) canceled with the triple-ringed circular cancel of Stuttgart.
9Kr stamp (light-yellow-brown, Michel Nr. 28b) canceled with the triple-ringed canceler of Stuttgart. Signed „Thoma“ and „Heinrich“
9Kr stamp (dark-yellow-brown, Michel Nr. 28c) used.
9Kr stamp (dark-yellow-brown, Michel Nr. 27c) canceled by the double-ringed canceler of Heilbronn.
Single franking of the 9Kr stamp (dark-yellow–brown, Michel Nr. 28c) on a domestic letter sent in 1864 from Stuttgart to Berlin in Prussia. Cancelled with the mobile cancel of the coach driving „Wuerttembergisches Fahrendes Postamt“. Distribution cancel on the reverse.
9Kr stamp (black-brown, Michel Nr. 28d) mint with parts of the original gum.
9Kr stamp (Black-Brown, Michel Nr. 28d). Signed d „Thoma“
9Kr stamp (black-brown, Michel Nr. 28d) on a 9Kr postal stationary paying an overall postage of 18Kr on an international letter sent from Schramberg to Milan in Italy. The postage was made up of 6Kr Postal Union transport plus 12Kr for onwards transit in Italy. Cancelled with the triple-ringed circular canceler of Schramberg (+5 points). Various transit and arrival cancels on the reverse.
9Kr stamp (black-brown, Michel Nr. 28d) cancelled with the three-ringed canceler of Reutlingen. Signed slightly elevated „Pfenninger“.
Mixed franking of the 6th and 7th issue on a Charge letter sent from Niederstotzingen (+30 points) in February of 1865 to Rosenau in France. The letter was routed through Munich, Vienna and Kaschau. Franked with two 3Kr (Michel Nr. 22a) stamps (damaged through opening the cover) of the 6th and the 9Kr stamp of the 7th issuepaying an overall postage of 15Kr . The postage consists of 6Kr for the base letter (2 lots), 3Kr for the transfer into the Austrian Postal Club and 6Kr charge surcharge.Various transit cancels on the reverse.
Mixed franking of the 9Kr stamp (black-brown, Michel Nr. 28d) on a 9Kr postal stationary (U6) paying an overall postagte of 18Kr. The postage was made up of 6Kr for the German, Swiss and Italian Post respectively. Mailed from Schramberg to Milan in Italy. Canceled with the triple-ringed circular canceler of Schramberg (+5 points). Various transit cancels on the reverse.
9Kr stamp (black-brown, Michel Nr. 28d) used in Stuttgart.
18Kr stamp mint with original gum (hinge remnant) signed „Thoma“.
This stamp was also forged by the well known forger Jean de Sperati. Here is the 18Kr Sperati forgery as published in his limited edition books „The works of Jean Sperati“ with a forged cancel.
18Kr stamp cancelled with the single-pin ged circular canceler of Esslingen.
18Kr stamp used in Heilbronn. Signed „Thoma“
Single franking of the 18Kr samp in deep-orange (Michel Nr. 29) on an international letter sent in October of 1863 from Ebingen to London, England. The Postal Union tariff amounted to 8Kr and the onward transport to London cost 10Kr. as indicated by the red manuscript marking. Signed „Thoma“.
Mixed franking of the 6Kr and 18Kr stamps paying an overall postage of 24Kr for an international letter sent in January of 1865 from Stuttgart to Milan. The 24Kr postage was made up of 6Kr Postal Union, 6Kr Swiss postage and 12Kr for the remainder of the distance. Stamps cancelled with the triple-ringed circular canceler of Stuttgart. The 18Kr stamp shows small signs of repair.
Registation Nr. 00070
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