NAZI GERMANY
STAMPS
1945
MICHEL 13
U-Boat (SUBMARINE POST)
(Hela)
Issued: Mar 1945. This stamp is a permission stamp fpr use by troops stationed on the Hela Peninsula. Printed broken cutting lines between stamps and no gum.
This stamp issue was ordered by the 31st Infantry Division and was intended for postal transport via submarine, which by its very nature was restricted. Ships could still reach Hela until it capitulated on May 8th 1945 so the stamos were not used as intended.
Mi 13
pale blue
pale blue
VARIATIONS
Mi 13 a
pale light blue (early printing)
pale light blue (early printing)
Mi 13 b
blue to dark blue
blue to dark blue
Mi 13 c
grey blue (late printiing)
grey blue (late printiing)
PLATE FLAWS
Mi 13 PF I
waterbomb (position 101)
waterbomb (position 101)
Mi 13 PF II
launching torpedo (position 31)
launching torpedo (position 31)
Mi 13 PF III
frame of design broken (position 30, 80, 130)
frame of design broken (position 30, 80, 130)
Mi 13 PF IV
rectangle in upper edge filled in (position 120)
rectangle in upper edge filled in (position 120)
There are other printing flaws not listed here, see "MICHEL-Handbuch-Katalog Deutsche Feldpost".
STAMPS FROM MY COLLECTION
