POSTAGE STAMPS
(1942)

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26-Feb-2023 06:52

MICHEL 823
EUROPӒISCHER POSTKONGRESS
EUROPEAN POSTAL CONGRESS
3Rpf + 7Rpf

BACKGROUND: This is the first of three stamps designed by Meerwald and printed at the State Printing Work in Vienna, that and along with an official postcard was released to commemorate the Signing of the Convention on the European Post and Telecommunication Union. The stamp is identical to Michel 820 except that now it has a black overprint inscribed "19.Okt.1942".

VALIDITY: 19th Oct 1942 until May 1945
VALUE: 3Rpf + 7Rpf
COLOUR: dark ultramarine
WATERMARK:
PERF: K13½:K14¼
AVAILABILITY: Sheets (10x5)
QUANTITY PRINTED: Unknown

SPECIAL CANCELLATION: There was no special handstamp used to commemorate this event, but the stamps are frequently found with the offical handstamp used the week earlier.

VARIATIONS

ABOVE: 823 P - test print, Printed in a different font, measures 23x27mm

PLATE FLAWS

ABOVE LEFT: 823 I - white 'scratch' from the the 'N' of 'WIEN' to the '1' of '1938'.
ABOVE LEFT CENTRE: 823 II - black mark on '+7' of right hand denomination '3+7'
ABOVE RIGHT CENTRE: 823 III - small black dot beside the left-top edge of '3' of right denomination '3+7'
ABOVE RIGHT: 823 IV - large white dot between '3' and '7' and above '+' of right hand denomination '3+7'

STAMPS FROM MY COLLECTION

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

POSTALLY UNUSED - MINT

RELATED SPECIAL HANDSTAMP

ABOVE: The special handstamp used on the example above was that used for the European Congress and inscribed "Europӓischer Postkongress" - 'European Post Congress'.