Third Reich
Commemorative Issues 1942
The Third Reich issued the stamp shown above, at the left (Mi. #811, Sc. #B201), on January 11, 1942 to celebrate Stamp Day. The stamp depicts a contemporary
stamp collector working on his album.
The stamp shown above, in the middle (Mi. #812, Sc. #B202), was issued
on March 10, 1942 to celebrate Hero Memorial Day, and it depicts a soldier's
head.
The stamp shown above, at the right (Mi. #814, Sc. #B204), was
issued June 16, 1942 for the 73rd running of the Hamburg Derby.
The stamp
pictures a jockey riding a three-year-old race horse.
The stamp shown above, at the left (Mi. #818, Sc. #528), was issued on August 8, 1942
to celebrate the War Effort Day of the Storm Troopers. The stamp
depicts the Storm Trooper Emblem.
This was
actually the last regular postage stamp issued by the Third Reich. All
subsequent issues were semi-postal stamps with surcharges for various
charitable organizations or government funds.
The stamp shown above, in the middle (Mi. #813, Sc. #B203), was issued on April 13, 1942 to celebrate Adolph Hitler's 53nd Birthday.
The
stamp shown above, at the right (Mi. #819, Sc. #B208), was issued on August 29, 1942 to commemorate the
400th Anniversary of the Death of Peter Henlein (1480-1542), the
inventor of the pocket watch. The stamp depicts the Henlein Monument in
Nürnberg.
The stamp shown above, at the left (Mi. #815, Sc. #B206-07), was issued on July 14, 1942 to
publicize the 9th running of the Brown Ribbon Race in Munich-Reim.
The
two stamps shown above, at the right (Mi. #816-17, Sc. #B206-07), were issued August 8, 1942 for the 10th
Anniversary of the German Goldsmiths' Society and the 1st Goldsmiths'
Day in Germany. The stamps depict the Lüneberg Lion and the Nürnberg
Betrothal Cup.
The three stamps shown above (Mi. #820-22, Sc. #B209-11) were issued on October 12, 1942 for the
European Postal Congress in Vienna.
The three stamps depict a Postilion
and a map of Europe, a Postilion on horseback and a globe, and a
Postilion on horseback.
During the European Postal Conference, the
previous stamp set was overprinted "19 OKT. 1942" to celebrate the
signing of the European Postal - Telegraph Agreement at Vienna. They are shown above (Mi. #823-25, Sc. #B212-14).
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