Bohemia and Moravia
Stamps of 1939
Michel 39
"Neuhaus - Jindřichův Hradec"
Issued 31st Mar 1939. Designed by Vik. Engraved on sheets (10x5 and 10x10), Perf L12½.
Jindřichův Hradec is a town in the South Bohemian Region of Czechoslovakia. The city's castle and palace (pictured on the stamp) is the third largest in the country after those in Prague and Český Krumlov.
Mi 39
50H
blackish blue green
50H
blackish blue green
Valid until: Unknown
Quantities: Unknown
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STAMPS FROM MY COLLECTION
(1)
Mi 39
Mint, Unused
Mi 39
Mint, Unused
(2)
Mi 39
Cancelled
Special Cancel
Mi 39
Cancelled
Special Cancel
(3)
Mi 39
Mint, Unused
Mi 39
Mint, Unused
(2) This stamp is cancelled in Prague with a special cancel commemorating the first anniversary of Hitler's visit to Prague. The German army entered Prague on 15th March 1939 and Hitler gave an address from Prague Castle proclaiming Bohemia and Moravia to be a German Protectorate.