POSTAGE STAMPS
(1940)
This page was last updated
03-Apr-2023 07:19
MICHEL 744
51st BIRTHDAY of ADOLF HITLER
12Rpf + 38Rpf
BACKGROUND: This stamp was issued on 10th Apr to celebrate Hitler's 51st Birthday which took place on the 20th Apr 1940. The stamp design was by Prof. Richard Klein from a photograph by Hitler's official photographer Herman Hoffmann. The cities of Berlin, Cologne, Danzig, Hamburg, Munich, Nürnberg, Posen and Vienna all used a special postmark on the actual day.
VALIDITY: 10th Apr 1940 until 31st Dec 1941
VALUE: 12Rpf + 38Rpf
COLOUR: dark red
WATERMARK: Swastika
PERF: K14
AVAILABILITY: Sheets (10x10)
QUANTITY PRINTED: Unknown
VARIATIONS
There are no major variations
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 collectionPOSTALLY UNUSED - MINT
RELATED SPECIAL HANDSTAMP
A special handstamp was used in multiple cities and with multiple counters on the actual day of Hitler's birthday, 20th Apr 1940.
ABOVE: Special handstamp used at WIEN 1 counter 'b'
UNRELATED SPECIAL HANDSTAMPS
The special cancel used on the following stamp is unrelated to Hitler's 51st birthday, instead it is the special cancel used to commemorate Mussolini's visit to Germany in 1940.
