POSTAGE STAMPS
(1944)
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28-Feb-2023 08:11
MICHEL 7
LOCAL ISSUE CONCESSION LABELS
(CRETE)
BACKGROUND: Airmail concession labels of 1942 were overprinted red "Inselpost" between two parallel lines of asterisks in Crete. Approximately 100,000 labels were produced at the soldier's newspaper "Veste Kreta" printing works.
This stamp was only produced on vertical half sheets.
VALIDITY: 1944 until May 1945
VALUE: N/A
COLOUR: blue
WATERMARK: NONE
PERF: K 14 and rouletted
AVAILABILITY: Sheets (10x10)
QUANTITY PRINTED: 100,000
SPECIAL CANCELLATION:
ABOVE LEFT: Mi 7 A - Perf
ABOVE RIGHT: Mi 7 B - Roulette
VARIATIONS
There ware two major variations
ABOVE LEFT: Mi 7 A K - inverted overprint
ABOVE RIGHT: Mi 7 A DD - double overprint
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
