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Article 144: Bavaria (German State) 3 Kreuzer Red Brown

This is a typical specimen. Quick links: main page / postmarked "12" specimen / postmarked "142" specimen / postmarked "102" specimen

Below is a back scan of this stamp showing the vertical silk thread

Below is a darkened highlight of the postmark

The upper left corner has a squeezed top left line. Both corners highlighted here are pointed, which is a common feature of many of these stamps.

The lower left edge of this stamp widens.