Germany 1946 Province Saxony - Charity
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- Label : "Deutsche Post"; 1946; semi-postal charity stamps for the "Provinz Saxony" of the issue "Rebuilding"; usable only in the area of the "Oberpostdirektion" (OPD) Halle (until 21-07-1945, after "Postdirektion der Provinz Sachsen"). The "Provinz Sachsen" had three administrative districts, with those being Magdeburg, Merseburg, and Dessau.; issue of 3 stamps (peforated and imperforate)
Stamp datas:
- Issue Date :
- - 19 January 1946 (= type "A", perforated)
- - 21 February 1946 (= type "B", imperforated)
- Catalogue numbers: Michel No. 87-89 (A and B); Yvert & Tellier: No. 22-24 ("A"), 25-27 ("B"); Scott: No. 13B1 - 13B3 (only "A"); AFA: No. 24-26 ("A"), 27-29 ("B")
- Colors : (blackish) opal green to blue green - red to dark red - (dark) blue violet
- Watermark : none
- Nominal value : 6+4 - 12+8 - 42+28 (Pfennig)
- (The surcharge was for the benefit of the rebuilding-fund.)
- Postage validity : to 31 October 1946
- Designed by : Gebauer (?)
- Printed by : "Giesecke & Devrient", Leipzig
- Print process : Letterpress printing
- Perforation :
- - type "A" : Comb perforation, K 13½ : 13¼
- - type "B" : none (imperforate)
- Stamp size : printed area of a single stamp : 23.0 x 26.0 mm
- Print runs:
- - Michel No. 87A : 8,876,000
- - Michel No. 87B : 675,000
- - Michel No. 88A : 8,876,000
- - Michel No. 88B : 675,000
- - Michel No. 89A : 4,665,000
- - Michel No. 89B : 675,000
Contents
Stamps
Mint stamps, perforated
Mint stamps, imperforate
File:Germany 1946 Province Saxony - Charity a1.jpg 6+4 Pfennig, imperforate, mint |
Postmarked stamps, perforated
File:Germany 1946 Province Saxony - Charity a1.jpg 6+4 Pfennig, perforated, postmarked |
File:Germany 1946 Province Saxony - Charity a1.jpg 12+8 Pfennig, perforated, postmarked |
File:Germany 1946 Province Saxony - Charity a1.jpg 42+28 Pfennig, perforated, postmarked |
Postmarked stamps, imperforate
File:Germany 1946 Province Saxony - Charity a1.jpg 6+4 Pfennig, imperforate, postmarked |
File:Germany 1946 Province Saxony - Charity a1.jpg 12+8 Pfennig, imperforate, postmarked |
File:Germany 1946 Province Saxony - Charity a1.jpg 42+28Pfennig, perforated, postmarked |
To the stamp motives:
- 6+4 : The drawing of the stamp motive illustrates the house building sector.
- 12+8 : The drawing of the stamp motive illustrates the bridge and waterway building sector.
- 42+28 : The drawing of the stamp motive illustrates the machinery construction sector (locomotove rebuilding).
