POSTAGE STAMPS
(1935)

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MICHEL 582
100. JAHRE DEUTSCHE EISENBAHN
100th ANNIVERSARY of GERMAN RAILWAYS
25Rpf

BACKGROUND: This stamp is the second of 4 Karl Diebitsch designed stamps that were issued to commemorate 100 years of the German railways. This stamp features an image of 'The Flying Hamburger'.

VALIDITY: 10th Jul 1935 until 31st Dec 1936
VALUE: 25Rpf
COLOUR: lilac ultramarine
WATERMARK: Swastika
PERF: 14.
AVAILABILITY: Sheets (10x10)
QUANTITY PRINTED: Unknown

VARIATIONS

Michel 582 DD: Double printing
Michel 582 U: Imperforate
Michel 582 Uu: Bottom Imperforate
Michel 582 Udr: Bottom and right side imperforate

PLATE FLAWS

Michel 582 I (Schantl 582 f18): right side of 'n' in 'Eisenbahn' broken

STAMPS FROM MY COLLECTION

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