Reichsabgabe

The Reichsabgabe was a tax on the postal traffic, levied in the German Empire during the First World War. It was introduced to finance the war expenses. The tax was announced in the ‘Tariff Law’ (Gebührengesetz) of 21 June 1916 and became effective with the new postal rates of 1 August 1916. On 1 October 1918 the Reichsabgabe was raised. Now the printed matter rate was not excepted. The effects of the Reichsabgabe are illustrated in the following table:

Reichsabgabe

The Reichsabgabe was a tax on the postal traffic, levied in the German Empire during the First World War. It was introduced to finance the war expenses. The tax was announced in the ‘Tariff Law’ (Gebührengesetz) of 21 June 1916 and became effective with the new postal rates of 1 August 1916. On 1 October 1918 the Reichsabgabe was raised. Now the printed matter rate was not excepted. The effects of the Reichsabgabe are illustrated in the following table: