POSTAGE STAMPS
(1939)

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MICHEL 51
OVERPRINTED STYLISED DOVE
DEFINITIVE STAMP FOR MASS MAILINGS
(1st Dec 1939)

Issued on 1st Dec 1939. The same as Michel 46 but now ovrerprinted with "Gt-OD" (Geschäftsdrucksache-Obchodní tiskopis) - Commercial printed matter in German and Czech. This stamp is known to exist privately with a perforated edge.

VALIDITY: 1st Dec 1939 to 31st Jul 1941
VALUE: 10 Heller
COLOUR: dark brownish red
WATERMARK: None
PERF: imperforate
AVAILABILITY: Sheets (10 x 10)
SIZE: 24 x 24mm
PRINTING TYPE: Typography
QUANTITY PRINTED: Unknown

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 collection

MINT / UNUSED