POSTAGE STAMPS - ALBANIA
(1944)
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13-Apr-2023 08:35
HELP FOR WAR SURVIVORS
MICHEL 19
(22nd Sep 1944)
This was the fifth stamp in a set of 7 issued to raise funds for war survivors.
No legitimate covers are known with these stamps (except for rare lower denomination covers). There are a great number of phony cancellations in circulation and all items should be expertised.
The original stamps are inscribed "MSHQIPNIJA | NDIHMË PËR TË MJE RUARËT NGA LUFTA" - 'ALBANIA | HELP FOR WAR SURVIVORS'. The image on the stamp shows a bombed out building with a dead body and a man carrying a child survivor of the bombing.
VALIDITY: Sep 1944 until 29th Nov 1944
VALUE: 1 Franc + 50 Q
COLOUR: blackish green olive
WATERMARK:
PERF: L 14
AVAILABILITY:
QUANTITY PRINTED: Unknown
NOTE: BEWARE of FORGERIES of OVERPRINTS and CANCELLATIONS
VARIATIONS
There are no major variations
VARIETIES
ABOVE: Mi 19 U: imperforate
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
