POSTAGE STAMPS
(1933)
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20-Feb-2023 07:47
MICHEL 519
HINDENBURG MEDALLION III
12Rpf
BACKGROUND: This was a re-issue of the Hindenburg Medallions II series from earlier in the year, but now with Swastika watermark and perf K14:14¼. As these stamps were produced over a long period of time, they do show significant variations in colour and shade.
VALIDITY: Feb 1934 to May 1945
VALUE: 12Rpf
COLOUR: blackish-pink (red)
WATERMARK: Swastika
PERF: K14x14¼.
AVAILABILITY: Engraved sheets (10x10), coils and booklets
QUANTITY PRINTED: Unknown
VARIATIONS
ABOVE LEFT: Sheets
ABOVE CENTRE: Coils
ABOVE RIGHT: Booklets
The only way to determine if a stamp is from a sheet or a coil is if it has a section of the gutter attached or if there is a continuous strip of 11 stamps (coil only).
The booklets are more easily distinquished from the sheets when they exist as se-tenants with two different value stamps attached or if the values are the same but one of the stamps is inverted.
PLATE FLAWS
There are no major plate flaws.
STAMPS FROM MY COLLECTION
All stamps shown from here until the end of the page are from my personal collectionMINT / UNUSED
SPECIAL CANCELS
1. The following stamp (on piece), is one of four special handstamps related to the 1933 Richard Wagner commemoration.
2. The following stamp (on piece), has been cancelled with a special handstamp used to advertise the 1935 'Wonders of Life Exhibition' held in BERLIN.
