POSTAGE STAMPS
(1933)

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HINDENBURG MEDALLIONS
CROSS REFERENCE

There were four issues of the Hindenburg Medallion stamps from 1932 until 1936 and it can sometimes be quite difficult to catalogue them. Hopefully the following table will assist in indentification.

1932: On 1st Oct 1932 seven different stamps were issued with watermark type II. They are catalogued as Michel 467 to 473 and included the following values: 4Rpf, 5Rpf, 12Rpf, 15Rpf, 25Rpf, 40Rpf and 50Rpf.

1933: From Apr until Aug 1933 thirteen different stamps with watermark Type II were issued. They are catalogued as Michel 482 to 495 and included the following values: 3Rpf, 4Rpf, 6Rpf, 8Rpf, 10Rpf, 12Rpf, 15Rpf, 20Rpf, 30Rpf, 40Rpf, 50Rpf, 80Rpf and 100Rpf.

1933/1936: From 1933 until 1936 there were seventeen different values issued at periods. These stamps all have Type 4 watermarks. These are catalogued as Michel 512 to 528 and include the following values: 1Rpf, 3Rpf, 4Rpf, 5Rpf, 6Rpf, 8Rpf, 10Rpf, 12RPf, 15Rpf, 20Rpf, 25Rpf, 30Rpf, 40Rpf, 50Rpf, 60Rpf, 80Rpf and 100Rpf.

In 1934 there was a special issue of six Hindenburg Medallions which can be differentiated from the other issues in that they were released to commemorate the death of Hindenburg himself. These six stamps are listed as Michel 548 to 553 and they all have a black memorial border. The values are: 3Rpf, 5Rpf, 6Rpf, 8Rpf, 12Rpf and 25Rpf.

1Rpf HINDENBURG MEDALLION

1Rpf - black
ABOVE: Michel 512 - Swastika Watermark - (1933)

3Rpf HINDENBURG MEDALLION

ABOVE: 3Rpf - dark brown ocher
ABOVE CENTRE: Michel 482 - Waffle / Network Watermark - (1933)
ABOVE RIGHT: Michel 513 - Swastika Watermark - (1934)

4Rpf HINDENBURG MEDALLION

ABOVE: 4Rpf - cobalt blue
ABOVE RIGHT: Michel 467 - Waffle / Network Watermark - (1932)



ABOVE: 4Rpf - dark prussian blue
ABOVE RIGHT: Michel 483 - Waffle / Network Watermark - (1933)



ABOVE: 4Rpf - blackish grey ultramarine
ABOVE RIGHT: Michel 514 - Swastika Watermark - (1934)

5Rpf HINDENBURG MEDALLION

ABOVE LEFT: 5Rpf - yellow emerald green
ABOVE CENTRE: Michel 468 - Waffle / Network Watermark - (1932)
ABOVE RIGHT: Michel 515 - Swastika Watermark - (1934)

6Rpf HINDENBURG MEDALLION

ABOVE LEFT: 6Rpf - blackish opal green
ABOVE CENTRE: Michel 484 - Waffle / Network Watermark - (1933)
ABOVE RIGHT: Michel 516 - Swastika Watermark - (1934)

8Rpf HINDENBURG MEDALLION

ABOVE: 8Rpf - yellowish red
ABOVE RIGHT: Michel 485 - Waffle / Network Watermark - (1933)

10Rpf HINDENBURG MEDALLION

ABOVE LEFT: 10Rpf - dark reddish brown
ABOVE CENTRE: Michel 486 - Waffle / Network Watermark - (1933)
ABOVE RIGHT: Michel 518 - Swastika Watermark - (1934)

12Rpf HINDENBURG MEDALLION

ABOVE: 12Rpf - cinnabar
ABOVE RIGHT: Michel 469 - Waffle / Network Watermark - (1932)



ABOVE: 12Rpf - blackish pink red
ABOVE CENTEE: Michel 487 - Waffle / Network Watermark - (1933)
ABOVE RIGHT: Michel 519 - Swastika Watermark - (1934)

15Rpf HINDENBURG MEDALLION

ABOVE: 15Rpf - lilac red
ABOVE RIGHT: Michel 470 - Waffle / Network Watermark - (1932)



ABOVE: 15Rpf - dark brownish carmine
ABOVE RIGHT: Michel 488 - Waffle / Network Watermark - (1933)



ABOVE: 15Rpf - dark to black red violet
ABOVE RIGHT: Michel 520 - Swastika Watermark - (1934)

20Rpf HINDENBURG MEDALLION

ABOVE: 20Rpf - mid blue
ABOVE RIGHT: Michel 489 - Waffle / Network Watermark - (1933)



ABOVE: 20Rpf - dark cyan blue
ABOVE RIGHT: Michel 521 - Swastika Watermark - (1934)

25Rpf HINDENBURG MEDALLION

ABOVE: 25Rpf - mid violet ultramarine
ABOVE RIGHT: Michel 471 - Waffle / Network Watermark - (1932)



ABOVE: 25Rpf - mid lilac ultramarine
ABOVE RIGHT: Michel 522 - Swastika Watermark - (1934)

30Rpf HINDENBURG MEDALLION

ABOVE: 30Rpf - dark brownish olive
ABOVE CENTRE: Michel 490 - Waffle / Network Watermark - (1933)
ABOVE RIGHT: Michel 523 - Swastika Watermark - (1934)

40Rpf HINDENBURG MEDALLION

ABOVE: 40Rpf - dark bluish violet
ABOVE RIGHT: Michel 472 - Waffle / Network Watermark - (1932)



ABOVE: 40Rpf - dark lilac purple
ABOVE CENTEE: Michel 491 - Waffle / Network Watermark - (1933)
ABOVE RIGHT: Michel 524 - Swastika Watermark - (1934)

50Rpf HINDENBURG MEDALLION

ABOVE: 50Rpf - bright sienna
ABOVE RIGHT: Michel 473 - Waffle / Network Watermark - (1932)



ABOVE: 50Rpf - blackish green / grey black
ABOVE CENTRE: Michel 492 - Waffle / Network Watermark - (1933)
ABOVE RIGHT: Michel 525 - Swastika Watermark - (1934)

60Rpf HINDENBURG MEDALLION

ABOVE: 60Rpf - dark carmine lilac / grey black
ABOVE CENTRE: Michel 493 - Waffle / Network Watermark - (1933)
ABOVE RIGHT: Michel 526 - Swastika Watermark - (1934)

80Rpf HINDENBURG MEDALLION

ABOVE: 80Rpf - dark cobalt / grey black
ABOVE CENTRE: Michel 494 - Waffle / Network Watermark - (1933)
ABOVE RIGHT: Michel 527 - Swastika Watermark - (1936)

100Rpf HINDENBURG MEDALLION

ABOVE: 100Rpf - blackish yellow orange / grey black
ABOVE CENTRE: Michel 495 - Waffle / Network Watermark - (1933)
ABOVE RIGHT: Michel 528 - Swastika Watermark - (1934)