# Cash franking (postage in specie)

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## Definition

Especially during the inflationary period after World War I (1914 to 1918) in Germany and Austria, as well as in the other four states affected by hyperinflation (Hungary, Poland, Russia, Romania), proof of payment of postage affixed to the mail item by the respective post office by - stamp (special postmark) or - handwritten note (handwritten cancel). - The galloping inflation soon made it impossible for the postal administration to adjust stamps (as initially at the beginning of inflation) by overprint. This was because the stamps could not be produced as quickly as the value of money changed daily, later even hourly. - Corresponding documents from this period are now coveted collector's items; unlike substitute means of payment from this period, they are widely regarded as forgery-proof. - See makeshift bill, substitute coins, money, moral, monetary stability, hyperinflationary country, cash bill, emergency money. Attention: The financial encyclopedia is protected by copyright and may only be used for private purposes without express consent! University Professor Dr. Gerhard Merk, Dipl.rer.pol., Dipl.rer.oec. Professor Dr. Eckehard Krah, Dipl.rer.pol. E-mail address: info@ekrah.com https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerhard_Ernst_Merk https://www.jung-stilling-gesellschaft.de/merk/ https://www.gerhardmerk.de/

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