NAZI GERMANY
STAMPS
1935
MICHEL 571
REICHSBERUFSWETTKAMPF
(Apprentice's Vocational Contest)
The 1st Apprentices Vocational Contest was held on the 1st of May 1935 and annualy thereafter. Designed by Karl Diebitsch these two stamps were issued on the 26th April 1935 and were valid until 31st December 1936. The design shows a hand holding aloft a crown of laurel leaves and behind is the flag of the Hitler Youth Organisation. The stamps were available on sheets (10x10) on coated paper, Perf K 14 and are either type 'x' (with vertical gum rippling) or type 'y' (with horizontal gum rippling). These stamps were unwatermarked.
Mi 571
6Pf
blackish green
6Pf
blackish green
Valid until: 31st Dec 1936
Quantities: about 1,000,000
VARIATIONS
Mi 571
Type 'x'
vertical gum rippling
Type 'x'
vertical gum rippling
Mi 571
Type 'y'
horizontal gum rippling
Type 'y'
horizontal gum rippling
PLATE FLAWS
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STAMPS FROM MY COLLECTION
(1)
Mi 571
Unused, Mint
Mi 571
Unused, Mint
(2)
Mi 571
Used, Cancelled
Mi 571
Used, Cancelled
(3)
Mi 571
Unused, Mint
Mi 571
Unused, Mint
(4)
Mi 571
Used, Cancelled
Mi 571
Used, Cancelled
