Great Stamp War II

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The way "today's well-appointed"..

...man dresses.

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I've marked this set as being from 1943

but I am skeptical of my notes, as the stamps refer to "Deutsches Reich". At that point shouldn't it be "Grossdeutsches Reich"?

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Like these?

Here is a separate issue of labor service comemmoratives. They are a slightly larger format and are printed Grossdeutsches Reich. These must be the 1943 issues; the stamps posted above predating them.

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Second in the series

and last stamp for now.

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Change of pace.

Here's a little coupon that entitles the bringer of 50 kg of waste paper to the "Reich Commisar for Salvage" to 5 kg of wrapping paper, or 500 sheets of typewriter paper. Shortages, you know.

It says, literally, "Owner of this 'piece' delivered 50 kg waste paper and allows the consumer to purchase 5 kg wrapping paper or 500 sheets typewriter paper".

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another coupon

I am guessing that this one was attached to a pack of cigarettes, or of tobacco. The coupons were collected then redeemed, as is explained thereupon, for "highly interesting astrological pictures... with horoscope references."

Series A (Zodiac symbols) comes with 48 pictures. Series B: planets and their astrological meaning. For 48 coupons you can get the complete series of A or B, according to your desire.

Would these "Series" mentioned be made of what are known as "cigarette cards?"

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Remember Nov. 9, 1923!

or die.

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100th anniversary...

of the Beer Hall Putsch coming up in a couple decades. You guys ready to par-tay?

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Nuremberg...

...Party Rally, 1934. Man, what a blast that was. Everybody got drunk and naked...there was this chick... wait a minute... oh yeah, that was Woodstock!

Pop Quiz: what is this edifice?

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My guess is that this guy...

....wasn't at Woodstock.

Hero's Memorial Day commemorative, 1935.

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Last for now.

This "National Postage Expo" stamp with it's nice picture of the Chancellery entrance is quite rare in this condition. It's gummed, and note how well-centered the graphic is on the paper. These are the big factors in determining a stamp's value.

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Nuremberg Cancel

Die Stadt Der Reichparteitage.

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Danzig Series

When the Free City of Danzig was formed, postage was needed right away, so these overprints sufficed.

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Official Issue.

5 Marks.

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Uh oh.

This is not good. It's bad enough that a 50,000 mark stamp even exists, let alone an overprint of 5 million! Inflation is so rampant that it outstrips the ability to print postage fast enough to reflect it.