German Inflation 1920s
10 Million Marks July 1923
100 Billion Marks November 1923
Postal Rates
Postal rates for the period dramatically document the inflation. All postal rates,
including registration fees, inland and foreign mail etc. are found in a table in the
Michel Germany Specialized Catalog. Here is a summary of changes to domestic, city to city
basic letter rates (Fernverkehr)and rate change dates:
| Date |
Rates in Marks |
| Apr 1, 1921 |
.60 |
| Jan 1, 1922 |
2 |
| Jul 1, 1922 |
3 |
| Oct 1, 1922 |
6 |
| Nov 15, 1922 |
12 |
| Dec 15, 1922 |
25 |
| Jan 15, 1923 |
50 |
| Mar 1, 1923 |
100 |
| July 1, 1923 |
300 |
| Aug 1, 1923 |
1,000 |
| Aug 24, 1923 |
20,000 |
| Sep 1, 1923 |
75,000 |
| Sep 20, 1923 |
250,000 |
| Oct 1, 1923 |
2,000,000 |
| Oct 10, 1923 |
5,000,000 |
| Oct 20, 1923 |
10,000,000 |
| Nov 1, 1923 |
100,000,000 |
| Nov 5, 1923 |
1,000,000,000 |
| Nov 12, 1923 |
10,000,000,000 |
| Nov 20, 1923 |
20,000,000,000 |
| Nov 26, 1923 |
80,000,000,000 |
| Dec 1, 1923 |
100,000,000,000
or 0.10 new marks! |
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