POSTAGE STAMPS
(1940)

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MICHEL 4
HINDENBURG DEFINITIVE STAMP
OVERPRINTED 'ELSAβ'
(15th Aug 1940)

BACKGROUND: This was one of sixteen Hindenburg Medallion definitive stamps overprinted 'Elsaβ' for use in the Alace region. In this case the base stamp is the 1933 issue Michel 516.

VALIDITY: 15th Aug 1940 until 31st Dec 1941
VALUE: 5Rpf
COLOUR: black (grey) green to black opal green
WATERMARK: Swastika
PERF: K14:14¼
AVAILABILITY: Sheets (10x10)
QUANTITY PRINTED: Unknown

VARIATIONS

There are no major variations

UPPER MARGIN PIECES

There is only one upper margin variation and that is a rotary press print Michel 4 W OR

OTHER VARIATIONS

Michel 4 K: inverted overprint.

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