POSTAGE STAMPS
(1938)
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MICHEL 683
WINTERHILFSWERK
(WINTER RELIEF FUND)
40Rpf + 35Rpf
BACKGROUND: Following the tradition of the last two years another set of 9 stamps was issued to commemorate the Winter Relief Fund on the 18th Nov 1938. The stamps feature views of buildings and the Alpine flowers of Austria (now known as The Ostmark). The stamps were designed by von Axter-Heudtlass and this eigth stamp features Braunau.
VALIDITY: 18th Nov 1938 until 30th Jun 1939
VALUE: 40Rpf + 35Rpf
COLOUR: blackish lilac purple
WATERMARK: None
PERF: K14.
AVAILABILITY: Sheets 50 (10x5)
QUANTITY PRINTED: Unknown