POSTAGE STAMPS
(1942)

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MICHEL 801
HITLER HEAD
3 MARK

BACKGROUND: Issued 20th Mar 1942 until 1944: This was the first of four stamps were designed by Prof. Dachaur and printed by the State Printing Office in Vienna.

There are two versions:
Type "A" is Perf L 12½ (so-called "perfix - perforation") and
Type "B" is perf 14.

VALIDITY: 20th Mar 1942 until May 1945
VALUE: 3 MARK
COLOUR: dark brownish red
WATERMARK: None
PERF: Type 'A' - Perf L 12½, Type 'B' - perf K14
AVAILABILITY: Sheets (5x5)
QUANTITY PRINTED: Unknown

VARIATIONS

ABOVE LEFT: 801 Type 'A' (from 20th Mar 1942)
ABOVE RIGHT: 801 Type 'B' (from 1944)



ABOVE LEFT: 801 U - imperforate
ABOVE CENTRE LEFT: 801 Ul - left side imperforate
ABOVE CENTRE RIGHT: 801 Us - vertical sides imperforate ABOVE RIGHT: 801 UMs - Horizontal pair with the vertical middle imperforate

PLATE FLAWS

ABOVE LEFT: 801 A I - Hitler with grey hair

STAMPS FROM MY COLLECTION

All stamps from here until the end of the page are from my collection

POSTALLY UNUSED - MINT