Post by Deleted on Oct 7, 2018 23:08:32 GMT
The Donau Dampfschiffahrt Gesellschaft (D.D.S.G) was established in 1829 by John Andrews and Joseph Pritchard, two British engineers in Vienna.
The Austrian government granted them exclusive commercial navigation rights on the Danube.
In 1846 the DDSG agreed to carry mail between Austria and the Consular P.0.s in the Levant, and in 1866 the DDSG formally took responsibility for mail handled by its agents along the Danube.
A uniform letter fee of 17k was charged (reduced to 10k in 1867) and the first DDSG stamps were issued.
DDSG stamps are in demand and many forgers were eager to fill the requirements.
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