NAZI GERMANY
STAMPS
1935

BLOCK 3
OSTROPA MINISHEET
(Michel 576 to 579)

Issued to celebrate OSTROPA - Eastern European Stamp Exhibition in Königsberg. This mini-sheet was designed by Prof. Franz Martin and was issued on 23rd June 1935 with validity through the end of 1936. There were 4 stamps on the mini-sheet and these had images of Allenstein Castle, The Tannenburg Memorial, Königsberg Castle and Heilsberg Caste. The minisheet has a "OSTROPA" watermark on the top and a "1935" watermark at the bottom. On the reverse fo the sheet the stamps have a "German Knight's Cross" watermark.

Due to the high sulphurific content of the minisheet it was common practise to remove the gum from the sheet and the stamps. Miniature sheets with gum intact sell for much higher prices than those with the gum removed.

Block 3
Minisheet
Size 148 x 104mm

1. Red and green cancellations are not official cancellations.
2. There are many occurances of the stamps being shifted together due to the production process which involved 4 passes to make a complete sheet.

Valid until: 31st Dec 1935

Quantities: 162,700

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