The American army was the last to leave Germany, but finding mail from occupying forces is difficult. This is a post card home from Corporal Archie Wilcox, serving in a Third Army artillery battery. As with most Soldier's Mail, it has a censor's rubber stamp and initials, and it's ratty. I do not know why most Army of Occupation mail is in worn condition, maybe from being passed from hand to hand.
Those valued in Groschen are the issue of 1872 for South Germany only. Michel lists these as:
2 1/2 Groschen. T3
5 Groschen. T5
10 Groschen. T7
The Pfennig value was valid through out Germany.
40 Pfennigs. T13
This was an inexpensive ebay lot. It allowed me to improve my 1902 Germania collection. The mint hinged five pfennig is Michel Number 70a, opal green. The two mark Latin Script and German Script examples gave me Michel Number 82A and 82B. Eighty-two B lists at 40 Euros. The mint hinged three mark Michel Number 80 leaves me with mint examples of 80Aa and 80Ba. Nice, huh?
Michel lists eleven shades - three of them at between sixty and one hundred Euros. I purchased a huge lot of them for seven dollars. It hasn't arrived yet, but from the photos most or all of the shades are present.
Here is the first page of the lot.
