POSTAGE STAMPS
(1935)
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MICHEL 567
SAAR VOTING
(MOTHER WITH CHILD)
12Rpf
BACKGROUND: This is the third of 4 stamps that was issued to commemorate the SAAR vote on 13th Jan 1935. These stamps were the only official self-adhesive stamps designed by a woman during the Third Reich period. Fraülien Emmy Glintzer designed these stamps, but she also designed another stamp, a pre-printed stamp used on the official WHW P254 series of postcards. The imagery is meant to represent the German Empire (mother) welcoming the Saarland (daughter) back into the arms of the German family.
VALIDITY: 16th Jan 1935 to 31st Dec 1936
VALUE: 12Rpf
COLOUR: brownish carmine
WATERMARK: Swastika
PERF: 14.
AVAILABILITY: Engraved sheets (10x10)
QUANTITY PRINTED: Unknown
SPECIAL CANCELLATION: There was a special handstamp used to commemorate the occasion.
VARIATIONS
There are no major variations
PLATE FLAWS
There are no major plate flaws
STAMPS FROM MY COLLECTION
All stamps from here until the end of the page are from my collectionMINT / UNUSED
CANCELLED / USED
ABOVE: Mi 567 Cancelled in HÜTTENKOFEN a town near STRAUBING, north-east of LANDSHUT on New Years Eve 1936, the last day that this stamp was valid for use.
