20th July 1934

STAMP STORY

German Coloniser's Jubilee (issued alongside the commemoration of the 'Memorial Festival of the Lost Colonies') ​ Date of issue (and valid till): 30th June 1934 (31st December 1935)

Designed by: ? - Engravings taken from photographs supplied by the 'Deutsche Kolonialgesellschaft" (German Colonial Society)

Printer & Process: ? & Letterpress on coated paper (Michel); Typographical on surfaced paper (Harper)

Perforation & Watermark: 13 x 13¾ (Michel); 13¼ x 13¾ (Harper). Swastika

Mi.540: 3 Pfg chocolate and purple brown. Image of Franz A.E. Lüdritz (1834-1886)

Mi.541: 6 Pfg chocolate and blue green. Image of Gustav Nachtigal (1834-1885)

Mi.542: 12 Pfg chocolate and carmine. Image of Karl Peters (1856-1918)

Mi.543: 6 Pfg chocolate and blue. Image of Hermann von Wissmann (1853-1905)

Notes: Variations: 12 Rpf exists imperforate on either the left or right hand margin. ​ Special cancellations: There were no special cancellations