Germany-Allied Occ 1946 Soviet Zone, West Saxony, Leipzig Fair 1946
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- Label : "Deutsche Post", semi-postal charity issue of the Soviet Alliied Occupation Zones for Germany - West Saxony (= area of the "Oberpostdirektion" (OPD) Leipzig), issue to the "Leipzig Fair 1946"; issue of 4 stamps
Stamp datas:
- Catalogue numbers : Michel No. 162BX, 163BY, 164BY. 165BX; Yvert & Tellier: 41, 42V1, 43V1, 44; Scott: No. 14NB13a, 14NB14b, 14NB15b, 14NB16a
- Colors :
- - violet - (dark) grey blue - brown orange - (dark) blueish green
- Watermark :
- - Germany - West-Saxony No. 1X (falling stairs) or 1Y (increasing stairs)
- Nominal value : 6+14, 12+10, 24+26, 84+66 (Pfennig)
- Postage validity : 20 May 1946 - 31 October 1946
- Printed by : "Giesecke & Devrient", Leipzig
- Print process : Letterpress printing
- Perforation : none (imperforate)
- Stamp size (printed area of a single stamp): 20.5 x 27.5 mm
- Varieties : different papers and gums
Contents
Mint stamps,
imperorate
Watermark 1X
File:Germany-Allied Occ 1946 Soviet Zone, West Saxony, Leipzig Fair 1946 a1.jpg Michel No. 163BX, mint |
File:Germany-Allied Occ 1946 Soviet Zone, West Saxony, Leipzig Fair 1946 a1.jpg Michel No. 164BX, mint |
Watermark 1Y
File:Germany-Allied Occ 1946 Soviet Zone, West Saxony, Leipzig Fair 1946 a1.jpg Michel No. 162BY, mint |
File:Germany-Allied Occ 1946 Soviet Zone, West Saxony, Leipzig Fair 1946 a1.jpg Michel No. 165BY, mint |
perforated
Postmarked stamps
File:Germany-Allied Occ 1946 Soviet Zone, West Saxony, Leipzig Fair 1946 a1.jpg Michel No. 162, postmarked |
File:Germany-Allied Occ 1946 Soviet Zone, West Saxony, Leipzig Fair 1946 a1.jpg Michel No. 163, postmarked |
File:Germany-Allied Occ 1946 Soviet Zone, West Saxony, Leipzig Fair 1946 a1.jpg Michel No. 164, postmarked |
File:Germany-Allied Occ 1946 Soviet Zone, West Saxony, Leipzig Fair 1946 a1.jpg Michel No. 165, postmarked |
The stamp motive shows each the "Altes Rathaus" in Leipzig.
