Pirmasens (DE)

Pirmasens is an independent town (40,101 inhabitants end 2013) in Rhineland-Palatinate, near the border with France. It is famous for the manufacture of shoes. The surrounding rural district was called Landkreis Pirmasens from 1818 until 1997, when it was renamed to Südwestpfalz.

It used stamps issued by the Bavaria (Bayern) State until 1920.

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French Zone Era 1946-1949

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French Zone 'Philately Equator' cover posted in Pirmasens to Miami, Florida. With British Military Censor mark 2592

German Empire era

DC PIRMASENS 3 in 1922 on DR issue end 1920.

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Bavaria State era

Until 31 March 1920.

A post office opened in 1828-1831 period.

PIRMASENS used numerals 268 and 397 (after 1859) within a mill wheel (Mühlrad).

Closed millwheel 268 in 1850ca.

Circle after 1885.

In 1890.

Circle PIRMASENS 2 in 1900ca.