POSTAGE STAMPS
(1944)
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27-Feb-2023 09:05
MICHEL 888
KAMERADSCHAFTSBLOCK DER DEUTSCHEN REICHSPOST III
COMRADES OF THE GERMAN REICHSPOST III
6Rpf + 9Rpf
BACKGROUND: This was the first stamp in a series of six that was issued in May 1944. This was a re-issue of the 1941 Comrades of the German Reichs Post stamps, Mi773 through Mi778, but with different colours and values. See also the 1939 version of this stamp issue. These stamps were also designed by von Axster-Heudtlass and were printed by the Vienna State Printing Works
VALIDITY: May 1944 until May 1945
VALUE: 6Rpf + 9Rpf
COLOUR: dark lilac ultramarine
WATERMARK:
PERF: K 14
AVAILABILITY: Sheets (5x10)
QUANTITY PRINTED: Unknown
SPECIAL CANCELLATION:
VARIATIONS
There were no major variations
PLATE FLAWS
ABOVE LEFT : 888 I - black dot under 'EN' of 'DEUTSCHEN'
ABOVE RIGHT: 888 II - white scratch through 'R' of 'KAMERADSCHAFT'
ABOVE LEFT: 888 III - upper nameplate of building broken on the right
ABOVE RIGHT: 888 IV - dark line from top edge through 'R' of 'DER' to top of building
ABOVE LEFT : 888 V - frame broken top left next to 'N' from 'BRIEFTRÄGER'
ABOVE RIGHT: 888 VI - black dot beneath 'AM' of 'KAMERAD' and right of 'BRIEFTRÄGER'
ABOVE lEFT: 888 VII - black dot on third window of building below 'ST' of 'REICHSPOST'
ABOVE RIGHT: 888 VIII - dark fleck to the left of the girl and below 'R' of 'KAMERAD'
STAMPS FROM MY COLLECTION
All stamps from here until the end of the page are from my collectionPOSTALLY UNUSED - MINT
PLATE FLAW II
White scratch through 'R' of 'KAMERADSCHAFT'
PLATE FLAW VIII
Dark fleck to the left of the girl and below 'R' of 'KAMERAD'
