POSTAGE STAMPS
(1942)

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MICHEL 811
TAG DER BRIEFMARKE
THE DAY OF THE STAMP
6Rpf + 24Rpf

BACKGROUND: Issued 11th Jan 1942 and designed by Stahl, this stamp commemorates the Day of the Stamp on 11th Jan 1942 and was printed at the State Printing Office in Vienna.

VALIDITY: 11th Jan 1942 until 31st Dec 1942
VALUE: 6Rpf + 24Rpf
COLOUR: black red violet
WATERMARK:
PERF: K14
AVAILABILITY: Sheets (5x10)
QUANTITY PRINTED: Unknown

VARIATIONS

ABOVE LEFT: 811 I - on greenish paper
ABOVE CENTRE: 811 P I - Perf L12¼
ABOVE RIGHT: 811 P II - slightly different color and Perf L12¼

PLATE FLAWS

There are no major plate flaws

STAMPS FROM MY COLLECTION

All stamps from here until the end of the page are from my collection

POSTALLY UNUSED - MINT

RELATED CANCELS

There are 133 possible towns and cities related to the 1942 Tag der Briefmarke and below are examples from my collection.



ABOVE LEFT: AUGSBURG (P)
ABOVE CENTRE: BERLIN - Counter 'd' (P)
ABOVE RIGHT: HAMBURG (C)



ABOVE LEFT: HANNOVER (C)
ABOVE CENTRE: HEIDELBURG - (C)
ABOVE RIGHT: JENA- (C)



ABOVE LEFT: KARLSRUHE (C)
ABOVE CENTRE RIGHT: KÖNIGSBERG (C)
ABOVE RIGHT: LEIPZIG (P)



ABOVE LEFT: LUXEMBURG (P)
ABOVE CENTRE: MARBURG (P)
ABOVE RIGHT: MÜHLHAUSEN (THÜRINGEN) (C)



ABOVE LEFT: MÜNCHEN (P)
ABOVE CENTRE: NÜRNBERG (C)
ABOVE RIGHT: SCHLESWIG (C)



ABOVE RIGHT: WIESBADEN (P)