Mourning Stamps

Stamps issued on occasions of national bereavement, either special issues printed in black (usually), or existing stamps having an added black border. The Courier Stadt brief Beforderung, a German local post, issued black stamps in mourning for the Emperor Wilhelm I and his son Friedrich III, both of whom died in 1888. I have no image of this stamp. The first mourning stamps by a government postal administration were the US 2c stamps of 1861-66 honouring Andrew Jackson.

Belgium

This stamp was issued on 10 December 2001 as a mourning stamp for anyone that was being mourned. Only avaible for a short period in the post office. From then on, only at the Philatelic service and at undertakers.

Belgian Congo

Stamps issued 7 May 1934

King Albert died February 18, 1934, when he went rock climbing alone and fell to his death.

The issued value of 1,50 francs was the most used in the time and therefore chosen

Netherlands

Mourning Stamps, Issued years1998-2004

Standard stamp for notification of death first version 1998, 80 Dutch cents second version 2000, 85 Dutch cents / 39 Eurocents third version 2002, 39 Eurocents

Russia

Vladimir Llyich Ulyanov (Lenin)

Issued in 1924

Four values 3,6,12 and 20 Kopecks in both perf 13&1/2 and imperf.

Yes, the border is in red.

United States

Andrew Jackson Died June 8, 1845 at the Hermitage near Nashville, Tennessee.

First issued in 1863

Scott no.73, also 73d,84,85B,87,93,and 103 Printed in black.

Abraham Lincoln was assassinated at Ford's Theatre in Washington by John Wilkes Booth on good Friday, April 14, 1865 and died the next morning April 15

First issued 1866

Scott no. 77,85F,91,98,98 and 108

Warren Gamaliel Harding died in San Francisco, August 2, 1923

Stamps issued that same year.

Scott no. 610 perf 11 also made in imperf and perf 10

The rare one was made from rotary press waste and is valued used at $42,500.00 (2005 cat.) in the grade of fine and is also perf 11. All were printed in black.

A mouning envelope and card for the death of President W.G. Harding in 1923. The card is a thank you for a message of sympathy for the death of the President and her husband. The card was mailed with the above stamp.

Yugoslavia

King Alexander

Stamps issued October 17, 1934

This is a complete set of the 14 issued stamps. They are from previous issue but with black border.

Bavaria 1912 Luitpold Mourning Diecut Poster Stamp

(Luitpold, Prince Regent of Bavaria (German: Luitpold Karl Joseph Wilhelm Ludwig Prinzregent von Bayern) (12 March 1821—12 December 1912), was the de facto ruler of Bavaria from 1886 to 1912.)

What is a poster stamp? The easy definition is a non-denominated stamp created to advertise or commemorate a product or event.

Prince Regent Luitpold celebrating his 90th birthday in 1911

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