POSTAGE STAMPS
(1944)
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28-Feb-2023 01:36
MICHEL 877
TAG DER WEHRMACHT & HELDENGEDENKTAG II
ARMED FORCES' and HERO'S DAY
8Rpf + 4Rpf
BACKGROUND: Issued on 11th Mar 1944 this was the fifth stamp is a series of 13 stamps released to commemorate both the Day of the Armed Forces and Hero's Day 1944. The complete set was designed by Prof. O. Anton and printed photogravure by the Berlin State Printing Works. This design features a German Waffen-SS mortar team in action.
VALIDITY: 11th Mar 1944 until May 1945
VALUE: 8Rpf + 4Rpf
COLOUR: red
WATERMARK:
PERF: K 14
AVAILABILITY: Sheets (5x10)
QUANTITY PRINTED: Unknown
SPECIAL CANCELLATION:
VARIATIONS
ABOVE LEFT : 877 x - vertical yellow gum ribbing
ABOVE CENTRE: 877 y a - horizontal yellow gum ribbing
ABOVE RIGHT: 877 y b - horizontal white gum ribbing
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
ABOVE LEFT: Mi 877 y a
ABOVE RIGHT: Mi 877 y b
UNRELATED SPECIAL HANDSTAMPS
The following special handstamp was intended to be used at the 1944 Brown Ribbon Meeting. Stamps, handstamps and commemorative postal stationary was printed but the race never took place.
ABOVE: Special Brown Ribbon handstamp (P)
