POSTAGE STAMPS
(1933)
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01-Mar-2023 07:15
MICHEL 485
HINDENBURG MEDALLION
BACKGROUND: This stamp was part of the second series of stamps featuring the image of Paul von Hindenburg. These stamps are referred to as Hindenburg Medallions.
VALIDITY: Apr 1933 to May 1945
VALUE: 8Rpf
COLOUR: yellowish-red
WATERMARK: Waffle / Network
PERF: K14x14¼.
AVAILABILITY: Engraved sheets (10x10), coils and booklets
QUANTITY PRINTED: Unknown
VARIATIONS
ABOVE LEFT: Sheets
ABOVE CENTRE: Coils
ABOVE RIGHT: Booklet
The only way to determine if a stamp is from a sheet or a coil is if it has a section of the gutter attached or if there is a continuous strip of 11 stamps (coil only).
The booklets are more easily distinquished from the sheets when they exist as se-tenants with two different value stamps attached or if the values are the same but one of the stamps is inverted.
PLATE FLAWS
MICHEL 485 I (Schantl 485 fA) : The "D" of 'Deutsches' is open.
STAMPS FROM MY COLLECTION
All stamps shown from here until the end of the page are from my personal collectionMINT / UNUSED
ABOVE LEFT: Regular example of a MICHEL 485
ABOVE: MICHEL 485 I (Schantl 485 fA) : With open 'D'
