POSTAGE STAMPS
(1930)

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MICHEL 453
GERMAN AID FOR THE NEEDY (V)

This semi-postal stamp is the last of four stamps issued 1st Nov 1930 to raise funds for German charities. As well as the 50Rpf charge for the stamp there is an additional 40Rpf which was donated to charity. The image is that of the statue of St. Burkhard on the main bridge in Würzburg and the Marienburg Fortress.



VALIDITY: 1st Nov 1930 until 30th Jun 1931
VALUE: 50Rpf + 40Rpf
COLOUR: dark brown
WATERMARK: Waffle
PERF: comb 14¼ x 14
SIZE:
PRINT TYPE: Recess
AVAILABILITY: Sheets
QUANTITY PRINTED: 228,913

MAJOR VARIATIONS

There are no major variations

COLOUR VARIATIONS

There are no major colour variations

OTHER VARIANTS

There are no other variants

PLATE FLAWS

There are no major plate flaws

STAMPS FROM MY COLLECTION

All of the stamps from here until the end of the page are from my collection

MINT / POSTALLY UNUSED

REFERENCES:

1. MICHEL Deutschland-Spezial 2022 Band 1: 1849 bis April 1945. ISBN: 978-95402-401-8.
2. www.colnect.com
3. Plattenfehler Katalog Deutsches Reich 1872-1945 inkl. Dienstmarken, 4th Edition 2003. Thomas Schantl Verlag. ISBN: 3-932769-25-2