German Coat of Arms Series, 1925-1929
May 29, 2015 4:54:03 GMT -5
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Post by PostmasterGS on May 29, 2015 4:54:03 GMT -5
Here's another neat series from the collection.
From 1925-1929, Germany released a series of semi-postal depicting the coats of arms of various German states/territories. The surcharge went to benefit the Deutsche Nothilfe, a German charity program for which the Reichspost released annual stamp sets from 1924-1935. The stamps were designed by Sigmund von Weech, a German graphic designer who later became famous for his decorative textile designs.
1925
The 1925 series depicts the coats of arms of:
These issue all have a vertical waffle watermark (Michel wmk 2X).
1926
The 1926 series depicts the coats of arms of:
These issues can all be found with vertical (wmk 2X) or horizontal (wmk 2Y) waffle watermarks, with the exception of MiNr 400 (X only).
1928
These issues can all be found with vertical (wmk 2X) or horizontal (wmk 2Y) waffle watermarks, with the exception of MiNr 429 (Y only).
1929
These issues can all be found with horizontal (wmk 2Y) waffle watermarks.
Total quantities produced were:
MiNr 375 -- 4,913,150
MiNr 376 -- 3,926,961
MiNr 377 -- 983,730
MiNr 398 -- 5,268,464
MiNr 399 -- 4,163,636
MiNr 400 -- 438,290
MiNr 401 -- 210,336
MiNr 425 -- 1,207,598
MiNr 426 -- 2,400,716
MiNr 427 -- 2,406,013
MiNr 428 -- 284,850
MiNr 429 -- 156,984
MiNr 430 -- 3,051,237
MiNr 431 -- 4,214,414
MiNr 432 -- 4,898,586
MiNr 433 -- 379,455
MiNr 434 -- 177,788
From 1925-1929, Germany released a series of semi-postal depicting the coats of arms of various German states/territories. The surcharge went to benefit the Deutsche Nothilfe, a German charity program for which the Reichspost released annual stamp sets from 1924-1935. The stamps were designed by Sigmund von Weech, a German graphic designer who later became famous for his decorative textile designs.
1925
The 1925 series depicts the coats of arms of:
- 5+5 Pf — Prussia
- 10+10 Pf — Bavaria
- 20+20 Pf — Saxony
These issue all have a vertical waffle watermark (Michel wmk 2X).
1926
The 1926 series depicts the coats of arms of:
- 5+5 Pf — Wurttemberg
- 10+10 Pf — Baden
- 25+25 Pf — Thuringen
- 50+50 Pf — Hessen
These issues can all be found with vertical (wmk 2X) or horizontal (wmk 2Y) waffle watermarks, with the exception of MiNr 400 (X only).
1928
- 5+5 Pf — Hamburg
- 8+7 Pf — Mecklenburg-Schwerin
- 15+15 Pf — Oldenburg
- 25+25 Pf — Braunschweig
- 50+50 Pf — Anhalt
These issues can all be found with vertical (wmk 2X) or horizontal (wmk 2Y) waffle watermarks, with the exception of MiNr 429 (Y only).
1929
- 5+2 Pf — Bremen
- 8+4 Pf — Lippe-Detmold
- 15+5 Pf — Lübeck
- 25+10 Pf — Mecklenburg-Strelitz
- 50+40 Pf — Schaumburg-Lippe
These issues can all be found with horizontal (wmk 2Y) waffle watermarks.
Total quantities produced were:
MiNr 375 -- 4,913,150
MiNr 376 -- 3,926,961
MiNr 377 -- 983,730
MiNr 398 -- 5,268,464
MiNr 399 -- 4,163,636
MiNr 400 -- 438,290
MiNr 401 -- 210,336
MiNr 425 -- 1,207,598
MiNr 426 -- 2,400,716
MiNr 427 -- 2,406,013
MiNr 428 -- 284,850
MiNr 429 -- 156,984
MiNr 430 -- 3,051,237
MiNr 431 -- 4,214,414
MiNr 432 -- 4,898,586
MiNr 433 -- 379,455
MiNr 434 -- 177,788