POSTAGE STAMPS
(1935)

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MICHEL 583
100. JAHRE DEUTSCHE EISENBAHN
100th ANNIVERSARY of GERMAN RAILWAYS
40Rpf

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 a streamlined Express.

VALIDITY: 10th Jul 1935 until 31st Dec 1936
VALUE: 40Rpf
COLOUR: blackish lilac purple
WATERMARK: Swastika
PERF: 14.
AVAILABILITY: Sheets (10x10)
QUANTITY PRINTED: Unknown

VARIATIONS

Michel 583 DK: Double printing
Michel 583 U: Imperforate
Michel 583 Uu: Bottom Imperforate

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 collection