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mlrd = milliarden = billions
I don't recall seeing a trillion mark stamp. Everett Bob Ingraham wrote: In the Germany section of Scott, the Inflation Issues are listed in "th m," "mil m," and "mlrd m" values. I assume that these are abbreviations for "thousand (1,000) marks," "million (1,000,000) marks," and "billion (1,000,000,000) marks." Correct? What does the abbreviation "mlrd" stand for? I've found it on several European websites, but can't find a translation, and Babelfish doesn't help. A Carl Sagan biography indicates that he had a "6 trillion DM" stamp in his collection when he was young. Is this a case of poor bad memory, or the European meaning of trillion, or a value given in modern DM? The highest value among the Inflation stamps I can find is 50 mlrd m, which I assume is 50,000,000,000 marks. Actually, two stamps have that value, Scott #299 and #309. Is that correct? That's a lot of marks! Bob Ingraham |
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Meaning of "mlrd"
In the Germany section of Scott, the Inflation Issues are listed in "th m,"
"mil m," and "mlrd m" values. I assume that these are abbreviations for "thousand (1,000) marks," "million (1,000,000) marks," and "billion (1,000,000,000) marks." Correct? What does the abbreviation "mlrd" stand for? I've found it on several European websites, but can't find a translation, and Babelfish doesn't help. A Carl Sagan biography indicates that he had a "6 trillion DM" stamp in his collection when he was young. Is this a case of poor bad memory, or the European meaning of trillion, or a value given in modern DM? The highest value among the Inflation stamps I can find is 50 mlrd m, which I assume is 50,000,000,000 marks. Actually, two stamps have that value, Scott #299 and #309. Is that correct? That's a lot of marks! Bob Ingraham |
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"Bob Ingraham" wrote in message
... What does the abbreviation "mlrd" stand for? "Milliard." What we USAns call "billion." (What we call "trillion," they call "billion.") |
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"Tracy Barber" wrote in message ... On Sat, 13 Sep 2003 06:16:08 -0600, Everett Maddock wrote: mlrd = milliarden = billions I don't recall seeing a trillion mark stamp. There wasn't one issued, fortunately for those that pushed wheelbarrows of marks around to buy a loaf of bread. I always liked the story about the person who took a wheelbarrow of marks out and left it unattended. Someone pilfered the wheelbarrow and left the marks. Not sure where I heard it, but it is cute. And I can imagine it happening. Frank |
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Inflation-era revenue stamps exist in denominations up to
10 billion marks - that's 10,000,000,000,000 or 10 trillion to English speakers. The 1946 inflation in Hungary can top that. The highest denomination postage stamp was 5 million adopengos (where 1 adopengo = 2 times 10 to the 21st power), or (hope I get this right) 10,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 pengos. Jay Carrigan change domain to mchsi www.jaypex.com In article , says... On Sat, 13 Sep 2003 06:16:08 -0600, Everett Maddock wrote: mlrd = milliarden = billions I don't recall seeing a trillion mark stamp. There wasn't one issued, fortunately for those that pushed wheelbarrows of marks around to buy a loaf of bread. Tracy Barber |
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On Sat, 13 Sep 2003 21:08:53 -0400, "Frank Emanuel"
wrote: "Tracy Barber" wrote in message ... On Sat, 13 Sep 2003 06:16:08 -0600, Everett Maddock wrote: mlrd = milliarden = billions I don't recall seeing a trillion mark stamp. There wasn't one issued, fortunately for those that pushed wheelbarrows of marks around to buy a loaf of bread. I always liked the story about the person who took a wheelbarrow of marks out and left it unattended. Someone pilfered the wheelbarrow and left the marks. Not sure where I heard it, but it is cute. And I can imagine it happening. At least the wheelbarrow had some value! :^) Tracy Barber |
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In an earlier message "Frank Emanuel" wrote:
"Tracy Barber" wrote in message ... On Sat, 13 Sep 2003 06:16:08 -0600, Everett Maddock wrote: mlrd = milliarden = billions I don't recall seeing a trillion mark stamp. There wasn't one issued, fortunately for those that pushed wheelbarrows of marks around to buy a loaf of bread. I always liked the story about the person who took a wheelbarrow of marks out and left it unattended. Someone pilfered the wheelbarrow and left the marks. Not sure where I heard it, but it is cute. And I can imagine it happening. Frank I had a lock stolen from a bicycle. Says something about the bicycle.... -- Tony Clayton or Coins of the UK : http://www.tclayton.demon.co.uk/coins.html Values of Coins of the UK : http://www.tclayton.demon.co.uk/values/coins.html Metals used in Coins : http://www.tclayton.demon.co.uk/metal.html Sent using RISC OS on an Acorn Strong Arm RiscPC .... Growing old is mandatory; growing up is optional!! |
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On Mon, 15 Sep 2003 00:32:32 +0100, "David F."
wrote: Inflation-era revenue stamps exist in denominations up to 10 billion marks - that's 10,000,000,000,000 or 10 trillion to English speakers. Not in my experience! The highest 1923 issue was 50 Billion (50,000,000,000) Marks. I am English and as long as I can remember, a Billion is written as 1,000,000,000 - one thousand million. I think your zero's are on overload! David - please re-read his statement about a "revenue" stamp. :^) The 1946 inflation in Hungary can top that. The highest denomination postage stamp was 5 million adopengos (where 1 adopengo = 2 times 10 to the 21st power), or (hope I get this right) 10,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 pengos. Jay Carrigan change domain to mchsi www.jaypex.com Oooooh! Don't get me started on another collection!!! I love those 1923 Inflation issues! I didn't know about the others! HELP ME TRACY!! Rut roh... Tracy Barber |
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