Germany-Weimar 1932 - 1933 Definitives - Hindenburg

Description

Issue Dates : 01 October 1932 (series - I) and April/May/July/August 1933 (series - II)
Catalogue numbers (series - I) : Michel No. 467-473; Yvert & Tellier: No. 442, 444, 448, 450, 453, 455, 457; Scott: No. 391-397
Watermark: Germany No. 2 (meshes) (issues I + II)
Designed by : Karl Goetz (1875-1950)
Printed by : "Reichsdruckerei", Berlin
Print Process : Letterpress on coated paper
Perforation : Comb perforation, K 14 : 14¼
Stamp size : printed area of a single stamp: 18.5 x 22.0 mm

Motive with a medaillion of Paul von Hindenburg (1847-1934, 2nd Reichspräsident) after a template by Karl Goetz.

4 Pfg blue Mi467	5 Pfg emerald	12 Pfg red-orange	15 Pfg deep rose-red
25 Pfg ultramarine	40 Pfg	50 Pfg brown Mi473

Michel No. 467; postmarked at "Berlin C2", 03-1933	Michel No. 467; postmarked in "Königsberg" (Kaliningrad, Russia), 05-1933	4 Pfg blue at WESERMÜNDE-FISCHER.. in August 1933 Mi467
5 Pfg emerald green at OBERAMMERGAU in July 1934	Michel No, 468, postmarked in "Eisfeld", 08-1934	5 Pfg bridge at KIEL late March 1936 cancel
12 pfg red-orange, circle at AACHEN 5 on 13 March 1933.	12 pfg May 1933 cancel at SCHWENNINGEN	Michel No. 469, bridge at COBURG , 06-1933
15 Pfg deep rose-red in 1932	15 Pfg deep rose-red used 6-1-1933, Mi470
25 Pfg ultramarine	Michel No. 471, postmarked in "Stralsund"	25 Pfg (deep) ultramarine at SCHWENNINGEN in 1934.
40 Pfg sienablauviolettMichel No. 472, postmarked in "Stettin" (Szczecin in Poland), 06-1933
50 Pfg brown bridge in 1932 Mi473	50 Pfg brown Nieder ... Mi473

Not to confuse with later issues with a swastika watermark!

80 Pfg deep cobalt blue Mi494