POSTAGE STAMPS
(1943)

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MICHEL 843
TAG DER VERPFLICHTUNG DER JUGEND
YOUTH DAY
6Rpf + 4Rpf

BACKGROUND: This stamp was issued on 26th Mar 1943 to honour German Youth and was designed by Eric Meerwald. The design features a boy from the Hitler Youth and a Girl from the BDM (Bund Deutscher Mädel, or League of German Girls) and behind them is the flag of the Hitler Youth.

VALIDITY: 26th Mar 1943 until May 1945
VALUE: 6Rpf + 4Rpf
COLOUR: blackish opal green
WATERMARK:
PERF: K 14
AVAILABILITY: Sheets (5x10)
QUANTITY PRINTED: Unknown

SPECIAL CANCELLATION:

VARIATIONS

There were no major variations

PLATE FLAWS

ABOVE LEFT: Mi 843 PF I - Small 'D' in 'DER'
ABOVE RIGHT: Mi 843 PF II - open head of 'P' in 'VERPFLICHTUNG'



ABOVE LEFT: Mi 843 PF III - broken head of '9' in '1943'
ABOVE RIGHT: Mi 843 PF IV - thicker lower foot of 'E' in 'DER'

STAMPS FROM MY COLLECTION

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

POSTALLY UNUSED - MINT

PLATE FLAWS

ABOVE: Mi 843 PF III - BPP Certified 'SCHLEGEL'

UNRELATED SPECIAL HANDSTAMPS

The special handstamp below was used to commemorate the 6th annual Innsbruck shooting competition.



The special handstamp below was used to commemorate German-Italian Day of Culture.