POSTAGE STAMPS
(1938)
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MICHEL 665
16th BRESLAU SPORTSFEST
3Rpf
BACKGROUND: A set of 4 stamps designed by G. Fritz and depicting major buildings in Breslau was issued on the 21st Jun 1938 to commemorate the 16th BRESLAU Sportsfest.
This event was held between 23rd and 31st Jul 1938 and was attended by Adolf Hitler and the leader of the Sudeten Nazi's, Konrad Heinlein. At a speech during the games Hitler promised Sudeten Germans they would soon be freed (in October 1938, true to his word, the German army invaded the Sudetenland area of Czechoslovakia). This stamp features an image of Breslau Cathedral.
VALIDITY: 21st Jun 1938 until 31st Dec 1938
VALUE: 3Rpf
COLOUR: black orange brown
WATERMARK: None
PERF: K14.
AVAILABILITY: Sheets 100 (10x10)
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 collectionMINT / UNUSED
100th ANNIVERSARY OF BIRTH OF GRAF ZEPPELIN
(8th Jul 1938)
The special handstamp used on the following Michel 665 stamp commemorates the 100th Anniversary of the birth of Ferdinand von Zeppelin.
RELATED SPECIAL HANDSTAMP
(23rd/31st Jul 1938)
The following example features the special handstamp used to advertise the 1938 German Gymnastics festival.
250 YEARS of FREEDOM
(16th/17th Jul 1938)
The Michel 665 stamp below has been cancelled with the special handstamp used to commemorate 250 years of freedom for the women of SCHORNDORF.
15th GREATER GERMAN RADIO EXHIBITION
(5th/21st Aug 1938)
The Michel 665 below features the special handstamp used to commemorate the 15th Greater German Radio Exhibition, held in BERLIN from 5th to 21st Aug 1938.
GERMAN DAHLIA SHOW
(21st Aug 1938)
The next example of a Michel 665 features the special handstamp used to commemorate the German Dahlia Show held in LIEGNITZ from Aug to Sep 1938.
5th INTERNATIONAL AUDITING CONGRESS
(17th/23rd Sep 1938)
The following example of a Michel 665 features the special handstamp used to commemorate the 5th International Auditing and Fudiciary Congress held from 17th to 23rd Sep 1938.
ASSOCIATION FOR STAMP COLLECTORS
(15th/16th Oct 1938)
The Michel 665 stamp below features the special handstamp used to commemorate the Meeting of the Association of stamp Collectors organised by the Reichsdund der Philatelisten in FRANKFURT from 15th to 16th Oct 1938
15th ANNIVERSARY of the MUNICH PUTSCH
(9th Nov 1938)
The special handstamp shown below was used to commemorate the 15th Anniversary of the failed MUNICH Putsch.
OCCUPATION of the SUDETENLAND
(4th Dec 1938)
The special handstamp below was one of several used to mark the German occupation of the Sudetenland.
TAG DER BRIEFMARKE
DAY OF THE STAMP
(8th Jan 1939)
The next few examples feature the special handstamps used to commemorate the Day of the Stamp on 8th Jan 1939.
INTERNATIONAL AUTOMOBILE AND MOTORCYCLE EXHIBITION
(17th Feb/5th Mar 1939)
The example below features the special handstamp used to commemorate the 1939 International automobile and motorcycle Exhibition held in BERLIN.
