Africa Korps stamps

[Jack D.]

Anyone familiar with these? They seem to have glue on the backside and are the approx. size of common stamps.

Jack

[feldpost 58]

Hi,

They may be commemorative stamps produced either during or after the war for the Afrika Korps.
This is a tradition in Germany, making "postage stamps" to remember an event; although they cannot be used to send a letter through the postal service.
Even today, Germans buy these stamps at regional events, such as beer festivals etc; and they are designed to "seal" an envelope on the reverse - not to be used as a traditional "postage stamp".
Many of these items were produced during the TR period, but I have never seen this example - not to say that it is not original!
Hope you can find out more on this particular item,

best wishes,

John.

[Wood]

I can't remember what they were for (other than use in North Africa) but there were such stamps, BUT they have been reproduced.
Pete

[OSS]

Originals are quite rare.

[fldjr]

DAK stamp

Here is one that came off of a US POW camp guard's scrapbook page, it had a DAK breast eagle on it as well.
Fred