By: Cherrystone Auctions
lot # 479 - GERMAN WORLD WAR II OCCUPATION ISSUES American Propaganda Issues for Germany
1944 The Hitler "Death's head" stamps, souvenir sheet of four, perforated 8, without denomination, inscribed "Deutsches Reich 1944" and "Wer Ein Volk Retten Will Kann Nur Heroisch Denken" at bottom (a parody of the 1937 sheetlet issued by Germany to mark Hitler's 48th birthday), in brown violet, unused without gum, v.f. Also included with this sheetlet is a mysterious envelope "addressed to Adolf Hitler", with O.K.W. imprint at bottom, plus an extensive article regarding this issue by Herbert Friedman, a well known authority on this subject. A rare item,
Cat. Val. €36,000
Estimate: $5000
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Mi.18a
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