POSTAGE STAMPS
(1932)

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MICHEL 463
GERMAN AID FOR THE NEEDY
(Buildings III)

The first stamp in this two part series is a 6Rpf + 4Rpf semi-postal stamp depicting the Dresden Frauenkirche or Church of our Lady, originally constructed during the 11th Century. The church was destroyed during an intense Allied bombing raid of Dresden on 13th Feb 1945, but was eventually rebuilt between 1994 and 2005 after the reunification of Germany and the end of Communist control.

The stamp is a re-issue of the 1931 Michel 459 only now with a black '6 + 4 Rpf' overprint, where 6Rpf was the cost of postage (Intercity mail) and 4Rpf was given to the charity.



VALIDITY: 2nd Feb 1932 until 31st Aug 1932
VALUE: 6Rpf + 4Rpf on 8Rpf + 4Rpf
COLOUR: dark green
WATERMARK: Waffle
PERF: comb 14 x 14¼
SIZE:
PRINT TYPE: Recess
AVAILABILITY: Sheets
QUANTITY PRINTED: 676,019

MAJOR VARIATIONS

There are no major variations

COLOUR VARIATIONS

There are no major colour variations

OTHER VARIANTS

There are no other variations

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