1855-1863 Saxony in Bud's Big Blue
Bud's Big Blue
Bud's Observations
(From Jim: Bud is well, but has a lot of non philatelic obligations and responsibilities at the moment. With his permission, I will upload country pages in his complete '69 Big Blue that so far has not been shown. He might add his observations later. Enjoy!)
Jim's Observations
The Kingdom of Saxony lasted between 1806 and 1918, although the Kingdom existed as a more slender state after 1815 (Prussia took the rest), and then joined the German Empire in 1871.
A stamp was introduced in 1850, and it looks quite similar in design to the early "Numeral" stamps of Bavaria.
Stamps of Saxony were replaced by those of the North German Confederation on January 1, 1868.
Subsequently, the Confederation was reorganized in 1871 into the German Empire , under the leadership of Prussian Wilhelm I (Emperor) and Otto von Bismarck.
However, the King of Saxony (John I at the time) still retained some prerogatives, including establishing diplomatic liaisons with other countries.
The 2014 Scott Classic Specialized 1840-1940 catalogue has, for Saxony 1850-1863, twenty major number descriptions. Of those, eight are CV $1+-$9+, or 40%.
Big Blue '69 has Saxony on one line of one page, and includes eight spaces for the "1855-56" (3 spaces) and 1863 (5 spaces) issues. Total coverage is 40%.
For more on Saxony, click on the link below..
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