POSTAGE STAMPS
(1930)

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MICHEL 452
GERMAN AID FOR THE NEEDY (V)

This semi-postal stamp is the third of four stamps issued 1st Nov 1930 to raise funds for German charities. As well as the 25Rpf charge for the stamp there is an additional 10Rpf which was donated to charity. The image is that of Marienwerder Castle and Cathedral.



VALIDITY: 1st Nov 1930 until 30th Jun 1931
VALUE: 25Rpf + 10Rpf
COLOUR: black ultramarine (variations)
WATERMARK: Waffle
PERF: comb 14¼ x 14
SIZE:
PRINT TYPE: Recess
AVAILABILITY: Sheets
QUANTITY PRINTED: 479,066

MAJOR VARIATIONS

There are no major variations

COLOUR VARIATIONS

There are two major colour variations



ABOVE LEFT: Mi 452 a - black ultramarine
ABOVE RIGHT: Mi 452 b - blue

OTHER VARIANTS

Mi 452 L: attached blank field on the right

PLATE FLAWS

There are no major plate flaws

STAMPS FROM MY COLLECTION

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

MINT / POSTALLY UNUSED

REFERENCES:

1. MICHEL Deutschland-Spezial 2022 Band 1: 1849 bis April 1945. ISBN: 978-95402-401-8.
2. www.colnect.com
3. Plattenfehler Katalog Deutsches Reich 1872-1945 inkl. Dienstmarken, 4th Edition 2003. Thomas Schantl Verlag. ISBN: 3-932769-25-2