POSTAGE STAMPS
(1940)

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MICHEL 756
WINTERHILFSWERK
(WINTER RELIEF FUND)
12Rpf + 6Rpf

BACKGROUND: This is the sixth stamp in a set of 9 stamps designed by L. Wüst. They were issued on 5th Nov 1940 to raise money for the Winter Relief Fund. The stamps were printed by the State Printing Works in Berlin and this stamp features an image of Porta Nigra, Trier. Unlike in previous years, only one slogan handstamp was used with these stamps although there was also a series of six official postcards available.

VALIDITY: 5th Nov 1940 until 30th Jun 1941
VALUE: 12Rpf + 6Rpf
COLOUR: carmine red
WATERMARK: None
PERF: K14
AVAILABILITY: Sheets (10x5) and Booklets
QUANTITY PRINTED: Unknown

VARIATIONS

ABOVE LEFT: Sheets version
ABOVE RIGHT: Booklet version

Stamps produced on sheets or in booklets can only be determined if there is an attached second stamp or some portion of the gutter.

PLATE FLAWS

There are 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

UNRELATED SPECIAL HANDSTAMP

The first example features one of the special handstamps commemorating the Day of the Stamp in 1941.



ABOVE: Special handstamp from HAMBURG (P)