POSTAGE STAMPS
(1932)

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MICHEL 463 to 464
GERMAN AID FOR THE NEEDY
(BUILDINGS III)

Unusually this was the first of two charity issues in 1932, this set issued in Feb and the second larger issue Michel 474 to 478 appearing in Nov.



ABOVE LEFT: Michel 463 6Rpf + 4Rpf on 8Rpf + 4Rpf - dark green
ABOVE RIGHT: Michel 464 12Rpf + 3Rpf on 15Rpf + 5Rpf - dark carmine red

MICHEL 465 to 466
REICHSPRESIDENT FRIEDRICH EBERT and
PAUL VON HINDENBURG

This was the fourth and final instalment of the German President's Series. The first and most significant series Michel 410 to 422 was issued in Sep 1928. The second series, consisting of only three stamps Michel 435 to 437 was issued in 1930. The third and penultimate series, a single stamp Michel 454 was issued in 1931.



ABOVE LEFT: Michel 465 6Rpf - blackish olive yellow
ABOVE RIGHT: Michel 466 12Rpf - red orange

MICHEL 467 to 473
HINDENBURG - MEDALLIONS (I)

The so-called Hindenburg Medallions are possibly the most well-known of the German definitive stamps of the 1930's. There were three issues (four if you count Michel 548 to 553, the 1934 set issued to commemorate Hindenburg's death). This first set, was produced on waffle watermarked paper, the second set issued in 1933 Michel 472 to 495 was also produced on waffle watermarked paper but features different colours and values. The third set Michel 512 to 528 issued from Dec 1933 until 1936, was produced on swastika watermarked paper.



ABOVE LEFT: Michel 467 4Rpf - cobalt blue
ABOVE CENTRE LEFT: Michel 468 5Rpf - yellow emerald green
ABOVE CENTRE RIGHT: Michel 469 12Rpf - cinnabar
ABOVE RIGHT: Michel 470 15Rpf - lilac red



ABOVE LEFT: Michel 471 25Rpf - mid violet ultramarine
ABOVE CENTRE: Michel 472 40Rpf - dark bluish violet
ABOVE RIGHT: Michel 473 50Rpf - bright sienna

MICHEL 474 to 478
GERMAN AID FOR THE NEEDY
(CASTLES and PALACES)

The annual stamp issue to raise funds for German charities in 1932 saw the release of a set of five stamps all depicting well-known German castles.



ABOVE LEFT: Michel 474 4Rpf + 2Rpf - dark green blue
ABOVE CENTRE LEFT: Michel 475 6Rpf + 4Rpf - blackish olive
ABOVE CENTRE RIGHT: Michel 476 12Rpf + 3Rpf - dark yellow red
ABOVE RIGHT: Michel 477 25Rpf + 10Rpf - blackish blue



ABOVE: Michel 478 40Rpf + 40Rpf - blackish brown lilac