POSTAGE STAMPS
(1937)
This page was last updated
17-Jan-2026 12:43
MICHEL KA-BE
TAG DER BRIEFMARKE
THE DAY OF THE STAMP
3Rpf
BACKGROUND: In 1935 the F.I.P. (Fédération Internationale de Philatélie") officially agreed to sanction a "Day of the Stamp" and on 7th Jan 1937 Germany issued the first special postmark to mark the event. Germany continued to issue special postmarks annually thereafter, but it was not until 1941 that Germany would issue its first commemorative stamp. However, an advertising label was used in Jan 1937. The "Ka-Be" printers bought 3,000 sheets of 3Rpf Hindenburg Medallion stamps and these were 'modified' by overprinting every other stamp with white ink in the form of one of two inscriptions. The modified text read "Tag der Briefmarke 10.1.1937" or "Ka-Be Briefmarken Alben allen voran".
VALIDITY: Jan 1937 until 31st May 1945
VALUE: 3Rpf
COLOUR: brown
WATERMARK:
PERF: 14.
AVAILABILITY: Sheets (10x10)
QUANTITY PRINTED: 3,000 sheets
VARIATIONS
There are no major variations
PLATE FLAWS
There are no major plate flaws
STAMPS FROM MY COLLECTION
All stamps shown from here until the end of the page are from my personal collectionMINT / UNUSED
