Kurland Stamps 1945
On 17th June 1940 the Soviet Army occupied Latvia under the terms of the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact. The German Army later invaded the Soviet Union (code name Operation Barbarossa) on 22nd June 1941 and occupied the region as it pushed the Russians back. The tide of war turned again with the German defeat at Stalingrad in 1942 and the Russians advanced rapidly trapping around 200,000 German troops in what came to be known as the Kurland pocket in 1944. The German Army remained trapped in the pocket until they finally surrendered in May 1945 at the war's end.
Michel 4
"Feldpost Approval Stamp"
Issued on 20th Apr 1945. 1942 Michel 2 with black overprint 'KURLAND'.
Mi 4
12 on -
brownish red
variations
12 on -
brownish red
variations
VARIATIONS
Mi 4 A x
Perf K 13¾ x 14
smooth gum
Perf K 13¾ x 14
smooth gum
Mi 4 A y
Perf K 13¾ x 14
horizontal gum
Perf K 13¾ x 14
horizontal gum
Mi 4 A z
Perf K 13¾ x 14
vertical gum
Perf K 13¾ x 14
vertical gum
Mi 4 B x
sawtooth
smooth gum
sawtooth
smooth gum
Mi 4 B y
sawtooth
horizontal gum
sawtooth
horizontal gum
PLATE FLAWS
NO KNOWN PLATE FLAWS
STAMPS FROM MY COLLECTION
(1)
Mi 4A
Front
Mint, Unused
Mi 4A
Front
Mint, Unused
(1)
Mi 4A
Reverse
Mi 4A
Reverse
(2)
Mi 4B
Front
Mint, Unused
Mi 4B
Front
Mint, Unused
(2)
Mi 4B
Reverse
Mi 4B
Reverse