POSTAGE STAMPS
(1943)
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MICHEL 848
54th BIRTHDAY of ADOLF HITLER
24Rpf + 76Rpf
BACKGROUND: This stamp was the fifth in a series of 6 issued on 13th Apr 1943 to celebrate Hitler's upcoming 54th birthday on 20th Apr 1943. Designed by Klein these stamps were printed photogravure at the State Printing Office in Vienna.
VALIDITY: 13th Apr 1943 until May 1945
VALUE: 24Rpf + 76Rpf
COLOUR: blackish brown carmine
WATERMARK:
PERF: K13½:14¼
AVAILABILITY: Sheets (5x10)
QUANTITY PRINTED: Unknown
SPECIAL CANCELLATION: There was a special handstamp used in Amsterdam, Berlin, Braunau, Munich, Nurnberg and Vienna. The handstamp is inscribed "UNSER FÜHRER BANNT - DEN BOLSCHEWISMUS - 20.4.1943.' - Our Führer banishes Bolshevism'.