NAZI GERMANY
STAMPS
1935

MICHEL 602Y
4th OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES
(Garmisch-Partenkirchen)

Issued to generate interest in the upcoming 1936 4th Winter Olympics these stamps were made available on 25th November 1935 and were valid until 30th June 1937. These 3 Max Eschle designed stamps promote speed skating, Ski-Jumping and Bob-Sledding, three of the more popular Winter Olympic events. The stamps were produced on sheets (10x10) with swastika watermark perf K 14. There are two variants, type 'x' with the swatika leg to the left and type 'y' with the swastika leg to the right. These were the first Reich stamps to feature the designers name.