POSTAGE STAMPS
(1942)
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26-Feb-2023 06:55
MICHEL 825
EUROPӒISCHER POSTKONGRESS
EUROPEAN POSTAL CONGRESS
12Rpf + 38Rpf
BACKGROUND: This is the second 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 822 except that now it has a black overprint inscribed "19.Okt.1942".
VALIDITY: 12th Oct 1942 until May 1945
VALUE: 12Rpf + 38Rpf
COLOUR: bright red carmine sienna
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: 825 P - test print, Printed in a different font, measures 23x27mm
PLATE FLAWS
ABOVE LEFT: 825 I - brown vertical scratch above 'PÄ' of 'EUROPӒISCHER'
STAMPS FROM MY COLLECTION
All stamps from here until the end of the page are from my collectionPOSTALLY UNUSED - MINT
PLATE FLAWS
ABOVE: Michel 825 with plate flaw
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'.
