POSTAGE STAMPS
(1944)

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MICHEL 879
TAG DER WEHRMACHT & HELDENGEDENKTAG II
ARMED FORCES' and HERO'S DAY
12Rpf + 6Rpf

BACKGROUND: Issued on 11th Mar 1944 this was the seventh 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 heavy machine gun crew in action.

VALIDITY: 11th Mar 1944 until May 1945
VALUE: 12Rpf + 6Rpf
COLOUR: magenta
WATERMARK:
PERF: K 14
AVAILABILITY: Sheets (5x10)
QUANTITY PRINTED: Unknown

SPECIAL CANCELLATION:

VARIATIONS

ABOVE LEFT : 879 x - vertical gum ribbing
ABOVE RIGHT: 879 y - horizontal 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 collection

POSTALLY UNUSED - MINT

ABOVE: Mi 879 y