The Donau DampSchiffart Gesellschaft started 1829. In 1857 it had 101 steamers and 359 tugs.
It had exclusive right to trade on the Danube between 1846 to 1880,
and kept on functioning until the 1920s.

 

DDSG Baggage control fee
Fee for transfer of baggage or goods to Russian steamship lines. Mint remainders from later printings are most often found. Earlier printings were most often in deeper or darker shades.
The Ostrov and Kalaras offices were only open a few months,the Silistria office never opened. Only mint remainders exist.
1870 BRAILA - GALATZ Imperf or perf 8
20B yellow-brown
20B yellow-green
40B yellow-brown
40B yellow-green
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1870 GALATZ - BRAILA Imperf or perf 8
20B red-brown
20B rose-carmine
40B red-brown
40B rose-carmine
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1874 KALARAS - OSTROV - SILISTRIA
Imperf or perf 8
40B brown
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1874 OSTROV - KALARAS - SILISTRIA
Imperf or perf 8
40B yellow
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1874 SILISTRIA - OSTROV - KALARAS
Imperf or perf 8
40B blue
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DDSG General duty
1887 Embossed in colour. Imperf
5 kr red
10 kr blue
20 kr green
50 kr black on orange

 

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DDSG General Insurance fee
1889 Value in centre - no currency stated Perf 11 or imperf
5   kr grey
10 kr rose
20 kr blue
30 kr violet
40 kr pale green
60 kr orange
80 kr yellow
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1901 New dual currency
10 h - f grey
20 h - f rose
30 h - f pale grey
40 h - f blue
50 h - f blue-green type 1
50 h - f blue-green type 2
60 h - f lilac
80 h - f pale green
100 h - f purple brown
120 h - f pale brown
160 h - f yellow
200 h- f red brown
1800 h - f yellow
2400 h - f lilac
3000 h - f pale blue
4200 h -f rose
 
1910? Value in red (Listed by Billig only)
35h, 45h, 50h
1922  Hurt & Kelly list various stamps inscribed DDSG for use in Austria, Germany, Yugoslavia. These are parcel insurance stamps issued by the European Packet Insurance Company for the DDSG  


DDSG  Bill of lading
1894  Perf 11 1/2
15 kr blue
20 kr blue

 

 

 

 

 

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1901 Similar,  Numerals in red   Perf 11 172
35 h -f black on lilac
45 h - f black on lilac
50 h - f black on lilac
 
1913 Similar, new colours & values overprinted DM
5 h - f pale green
10 h - f yellow
50 h - f dull red
100 h - f red-brown
200 h - f yellow brown
200 h - f blue
400 h - f lilac
1000 h - f yellow-brown
1913 Similar, german currency, overprinted DM
5 pf pale green
10 pf yellow
50pf dull red
(100pf)
(200pf)
400 pf lilac
1000 pf yellow-brown (1920)
1913 Similar, Gold francs, overprinted DM
5c pale grey
10 c yellow
50c dull red
 
1922 Large format, depicting steamship,
Currency Austrian Kronen  Perf 9 1/2
5 Kr blue
10 kr rose
 
1922 Large format, depicting steamship,
Currency German Mark  Perf 9 1/2
2M blue
4M rose
10M green
 


DDSG Additional Fee Stamp
c1884  Perf 11
3 kr blue
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?  D.G.H.T.  


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Cover 1901

 

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