POSTAGE STAMPS
(1942)

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MICHEL 826
HITLER'S HEAD
10Rpf

BACKGROUND: This is a re-issue of Michel 787, the 10Rpf Hitler Head stamp that was first introduced in 1941. This stamp was designed by Eric Meerwald and was printed at the State Printing Works in Berlin and was printed letterpress.

VALIDITY: Dec 1942 until May 1945
VALUE: 10Rpf
COLOUR: dark sienna
WATERMARK:
PERF: K14:14¼
AVAILABILITY: Letterpress printing on Sheets (10x10)
QUANTITY PRINTED: Unknown

VARIATIONS

Michel 826 was a 10Rpf letterpress printed stamp issued in 1942, however the 10Rpf was originally issued in 1941 as Michel 787 which was printed recess. The differences can be seen in the two images below.



ABOVE LEFT: Michel 787 - Recess Printing
ABOVE RIGHT: Michel 826 - Letterpress printing

There are two colour variations of Michel 826:



ABOVE LEFT: Michel 826 a - dark sienna
ABOVE RIGHT: Michel 826 b - black red brown

OTHER VARIATIONS

ABOVE LEFT: Michel 826 a U - imperforate
ABOVE RIGHT: Michel 826 a Pa - glued webbed paper.

PLATE FLAWS

There were 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