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)