The adhesive postage stamps of Europe Volume 2; A practical guide to their collection, identification, and classification ...

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1900 Excerpt: ...and Lauenburg. The inhabitants of the latter were essentially German, while many of those of Schleswig were also German. The union, therefore, of the Duchies with Denmark was never one of hearts, and they were constantly in a state of ferment, insurrections being of frequent occurrence. During one of these, which broke out in 1848, a Provisional Government that had been formed by the rebels issued two postage-stamps in November, 1850, but they did not continue long in use, as the Duchies were again brought under the control of Denmark in 1851. On the death of Frederick VII. of Denmark, in November, 1863, Prince Frederick of Augustenburg laid claim to the Duchies, and in December, 1863, entered Kiel as Duke of Schleswig and Holstein. This led to further complications, and at length federal execution was ordered, Austria and Prussia making war against Denmark. Ultimately, in October, 1864, peace was signed at Vienna, on the terms of Denmark giving up the Duchies to the allies. By a convention made at Gastein, August 14th, 1865, Austria was to have the temporary government of Holstein, and Prussia that of Schleswig, while Lauenburg was absolutely ceded to the latter, Austria receiving compensation in money. After the war between Austria and Prussia the Duchies were incorporated with the latter on December 24th, 1866. The currency in Schleswig and Holstein was the mark current, worth about 1s. 2d., divided into 16 schilling. In lauenburg the currency was that of Mecklenburg, in which 48 schilling were equivalent to a thaler of 3s. The Danish money was also used, in which 96 skilling were equivalent to 1 rigsbankdaler, worth about 2s. 3d. Four skilling Danish were therefore equivalent to 1j schilling of Schleswig-Holstein and H schilling of Lauenburg equal to ab...