POSTAGE STAMPS
(1944)
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MICHEL 6
INSELPOST - ISLAND POST
(VUKOVAR OVERPRINT)
BACKGROUND: Issued: Issued: Oct . These labels were created by the German forces trapped on Crete and the neighbouring islands to be used as airmail concession labels. 200,000 of the 1942 parcel labels were overprinted with the word "Inselpost" but the plane carrying them was shot down over the Gulf of Salonika and they were all lost. Approximately 2,000 labels remained in Vucovar, Yugoslavia where they were issued to collectors. Most of these are CTO and have been cancelled with a letter 'd' or 'e'. Genuine used covers are extremely rare.
This stamp is a Michel 2 stamp with a diagonal black 'Inselpost' inscription in lower case letters from the bottom-left to top-right corner of the stamp.
VALIDITY: Oct 1944 until May 1945
VALUE: N/A
COLOUR: brown
WATERMARK:
PERF:
AVAILABILITY: Sheets (10x10)
QUANTITY PRINTED: Unknown
SPECIAL CANCELLATION:
VARIATIONS
There are no major variations
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 collectionPOSTALLY UNUSED - MINT
