<p>German Empire; envelope of a <b>Cash-on-delivery (C.O.D.) letter</b> from <b><a href="//commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Ballenstedt" title="Category:Ballenstedt">Ballenstedt</a></b> to <b><a href="//commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Harzgerode" title="Category:Harzgerode">Harzgerode</a></b> (then Duchy of Anhalt) from 1881<br><b>Stamp</b>: 3 x Michel No. 41a <i>(without "...e" at the currency name)</i>, red<br><b>Franked nominal value</b>: 30 Pfennig<br><b>C.O.D. amount</b>: 4,50 Mark<br><b>Postmark</b>: Ballenstedt, <time class="dtstart" datetime="1881-02-07" lang="en" dir="ltr" style="white-space:nowrap">7 February 1881</time><br><b>Receiver</b>: Ducal District Court in Harzgerode<br></p>
<b>Postage validity of the stamp</b>: from 1880 until 31 January 1891 <div style="display: none;">date QS:P,+1850-00-00T00:00:00Z/7,P580,+1880-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P582,+1891-01-31T00:00:00Z/11</div>
Printing office of H.Klöppel, Ballenstedt <i>(sender)</i> <br> Deutsche Reichspost <i>(stamp)</i>
scan of original