NAZI GERMANY
STAMPS
1935
MICHEL 572
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 572
12Pf
red (shades)
12Pf
red (shades)
Valid until: 31st Dec 1936
Quantities: about 1,000,000
VARIATIONS
Mi 572 x
vertical gum rippling
vertical gum rippling
Mi 572 y
horizontal gum rippling
horizontal gum rippling
Mi 572 z
no gum rippling
no gum rippling
PLATE FLAWS
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STAMPS FROM MY COLLECTION
(1)
Mi 572
Unused, Mint
Mi 572
Unused, Mint
(2)
Mi 572
Unused, Mint
Mi 572
Unused, Mint
(3)
Mi 572
Used, Cancelled
Mi 572
Used, Cancelled
(4)
Mi 572
Used, Cancelled
Mi 572
Used, Cancelled
(5)
Mi 572
Used, Cancelled
Mi 572
Used, Cancelled
(6)
Mi 572
Used, Cancelled
Mi 572
Used, Cancelled
