Germany-Third Reich 1935 War Heroes Memorial Day 1935

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  • Label : "Deutsche Reichspost"; 1935; commemorative stamp to the issue "War Heroes Memorial Day 1935" for the fallen soldiers durint the World War I (1914-1918); stamp motive with a side portrait of a soldier with German steel helmet; issue of 2 stamps


Note:
The "War Heroes Memorial Day" (German: "Heldengedenktag") of the year 1935 was the 17 March 1935.

Stamp Datas:

  • Issue date: 15 March 1935
  • Catalogue numbers : Michel: No. 569Y, 570y; Yvert & Tellier: No. 528, 529; Scott: No. 452, 453
(Michel type "x" = vertical gum rippling (rare))
(Michel type "y" = horizontal gum rippling (usual))
  • Colors :
- Michel No. 569: dark green
- Michel No. 570: dark brownish red
  • Watermark : Germany No. 4 (crosses (swastikas))
  • Nominal values : 6 (Reichspfennig) – 12 (Reichspfennig)
  • Postage validity : to 31 December 1936
  • Designed by : Hans Herbert Schweitzer (1901-1980)
  • Printed by : "Reichsdruckerei", Berlin
  • Print process : Photogravure on coated paper
  • Perforation : Comb perforation, K 14
  • Stamp size : printed area of a single stamp : 20.0 x 24.0 mm


Commemorative stamp to the issue "War Heroes Memorial Day 1935"
(issue of two stamps)

Michel No. 569, mint
Michel No. 570, mint
Michel No. 569y, postmarked at "Berlin N4", 03-1935
Michel No. 570y, postmarked in "Brankenhain" (Thuringia), 12-07-1935