POSTAGE STAMPS
(1940)

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MICHEL 749
REINTEGRATION of EUPEN, MALMEDY, and MORESNET
12Rpf + 8Rpf

BACKGROUND: On the 25th of Jul 1940, the State Printing Works in Berlin issued two stamps to celebrate the return of the towns of Eupen, Malmedy and Moresnet to Germany following the German invasion of Belgium. The stamps were designed by E.R Vogenaur and this one bears the inscription "Eupen-Malmedy wieder deutsch" - 'Eupen-Malmedy German again'

There were 3 identical special handstamps, one for each of the three towns, that featured a swastika and the slogan "Homecoming to the Greater Germany".

VALIDITY: 25th Jul 1940 until 31st Dec 1941
VALUE: 12Rpf + 8Rpf
COLOUR: brownish red
WATERMARK: Swastika
PERF: K14
AVAILABILITY: Sheets (5x10)
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 collection

POSTALLY UNUSED - MINT

RELATED SPECIAL HANDSTAMP

There are several special handstamps related to the issue of this stamp.



ABOVE LEFT: MALMEDY counter 'a' (P)
ABOVE CENTRE LEFT: MALMEDY counter 'b'
ABOVE CENTRE RIGHT: MALMEDY counter 'c'
ABOVE RIGHT: MALMEDY counter 'd'