NAZI GERMANY STAMPS
1933
MICHEL 508 to 511
10th ANNIV of the WELFARE FUND
Block 2 Minisheet
Issued 29th Nov, 1933: This minisheet measures 209 by 148mm. The stamps are a re-issue of the 1924 Nothilfe charity stamps now overprinted '1923-1933'. This sheet has a large watermark "10 Jahre Deutsche Nothilfe 1923-1933" and the stamps have a swastika watermark. The paper used to manufacture this sheet was handmade so these exist in varying thickness of paper. Only 64,000 of these sheets was ever produced so they are among the most expensive Nazi era postal memrabilia and hence out of the range of many collectors.
Minisheet Block 2
Valid until 30th Jun 1935
Quantities: 64,000
VARIATIONS
There are two variations of this minisheet, BL 2X has the watermark turned to the side and BL 2Z has an inverted watermark. In addition the thickness of the paper can vary from 0.06mm and 0.11mm.
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