POSTAGE STAMPS
(1942)

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MICHEL 802
HITLER HEAD
5 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: 5 MARK
COLOUR: dark violet ultramarine
WATERMARK: None
PERF: Type 'A' - Perf L 12½, Type 'B' - perf K14
AVAILABILITY: Sheets (5x5)
QUANTITY PRINTED: Unknown

VARIATIONS

ABOVE LEFT: 802 Type 'A' (from 20th Mar 1942)
ABOVE RIGHT: 802 Type 'B' (from 1944)

PLATE FLAWS

ABOVE LEFT: 802 A I - 'D' of 'DEUTSCHES' open at the bottom
ABOVE RIGHT: 802 A II - 'D' of 'DEUTSCHES' open at the top

STAMPS FROM MY COLLECTION

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

POSTALLY UNUSED - MINT

ABOVE LEFT: Mi 802 A