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To: dynachrome

My Father gave me an old stamp album which is worthless but still interesting. Among the stamps is a German one for 100,000 marks.

That sounds like an expensive letter but just shows how ridiculous inflation can get.


2 posted on 01/11/2012 6:01:23 PM PST by yarddog
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To: yarddog

I have a million mark note from 1923. Printed on one side only to save cost.


4 posted on 01/11/2012 6:10:18 PM PST by dynachrome ("Our forefathers didn't bury their guns. They buried those that tried to take them.")
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To: yarddog
My Father gave me an old stamp album which is worthless but still interesting. Among the stamps is a German one for 100,000 marks.

That sounds like an expensive letter but just shows how ridiculous inflation can get.

As a kid I had a stamp collection that included some Hitler portrait stamps. They were all overprinted with higher denominations as the mark failed. I wish I had them now. They might be worth something to collectors.

8 posted on 01/11/2012 6:59:43 PM PST by Don Corleone ("Oil the gun..eat the cannoli. Take it to the Mattress.")
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