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During WWI there were extra stamps in Germany for packs intended for the German troops. These cards were tax-privileged. Below are a few of these stamps, but there were a lot more.
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This additional stamp has the text 'ROTES KREUZ' and 'MANNHEIM'. |
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Here I cannot read the complete text. It seems to end with '...verein vom Rothen Kreuz' (... society
of the red cross). |
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This is a special stamp with the text 'STEMPELFREI' ('free of tax').
I do not know what the '20' stands for. |