POSTAGE STAMPS
(1938)
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11-May-2023 06:11
MICHEL 664
49th BIRTHDAY of ADOLF HITLER
(20th Apr 1938)
12Rpf + 38Rpf
BACKGROUND: A single stamp was issued on 13th Apr 1938 to celebrate Hitler's 49th birthday on the 20th Apr 1938. It was designed by Prof. Richard Klein and features Hitler's head facing to the right. Although this stamp was published to commemorate Hitler's birthday there is no related inscription on the stamp.
Several private issue commemorative postcards were also issued. A number of special postmarks were also available for use only on 20th Apr in Berchtesgaden, Berlin, Munich, Nürnberg, Braunau, Graz, Linz and Vienna. Each of these towns and cities had a special link to Adolf Hitler during his life.
VALIDITY: 13th Apr 1938 until 31st Dec 1938
VALUE: 12Rpf + 38Rpf
COLOUR: dark carmine red
WATERMARK: None
PERF: K14.
AVAILABILITY: Sheets 50 (10x5)
QUANTITY PRINTED: Unknown
VARIATIONS
There are no major variations.
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 collectionRELATED SPECIAL CANCELS
1. BERCHTESGADEN (P)
2. BERLIN (P)
3. BRANAU AM INN (P)
4. ESLER (P)
5. GRAZ (P)
6. LINZ
7. MUNICH
8. NÜRNBERG (P)
9. PASEWALK (P)
10. VIENNA (P)
UNRELATED SPECIAL HANDSTAMPS
The following unrelated handstamp is exactly the same as the birthday celebration handstamp above used in PASEWALK on 20th Apr 1938. This one however has a revised date of 21st Oct 1938 and was used to mark the 20th anniversary of Hitler's admission to PASEWALK hospital following a gas attack in 1918, just prior to the end of the First World War.
