WEIMAR REPUBLIC
STAMPS
1928
MICHEL 410 to 422
GERMAN PRESIDENTS
Issued: 1st September 1928. Definitive stamps featuring German Presidents (II). Available on sheets (10x10), coils and stamp booklets on coated paper, waffle / network watermark. Perf K 14:14¼.
MICHEL 455, 423 and 424
AIRMAIL
(Graf Zeppelin)
These 3 elegant stamps feature the airship LZ-127 more commonly known as the 'Graf Zeppelin' named after Germany's most famous airship designer Count Ferdinand von Zeppelin. The 'Graf Zeppelin' was the most successful airship ever built. Between its first flight in 1928 and retirement in 1937, it made 590 flights and covered over a million miles.
The 2 Mark (Mi 423) and the 4 Mark (Mi 424) stamps were issued on 20th September 1928. The 1 Mark (Mi 455) was issued later in May 1931. These stamps are engraved and were issued on sheets (5x10) on coated paper, with a Waffle (network) Watermark. Mi 424 exists with both a horizontal watermark and a vertical watermark. Perf K 14.
MICHEL 425 to 429
GERMAN AID for the NEEDY (III)
Issued: 15th November 1928. Issued to coincide with the annual German Aid for the Needy fund raising event, featuring state coat of arms. Designed by von Weech and available on sheets (10x10) and booklets. Produced on coated paper, perf K 14:14¼.
