GERMANY Scott#s B292-293 WWII GERMAN REICH STORM TROOPERS, MNH

Name: GERMANY Scott#s B292-293 WWII GERMAN REICH STORM TROOPERS, MNH
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THESE TWO STAMPS (MI #909-10) (SCOTT # B292-93) WERE THE FINAL ISSUES BY THE GOVERNMENT OF THE THIRD REICH TO COMMEMORATE THE 12TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE ASSUMPTION OF THE POWER BY THE NAZIS. THEY WERE PLACED ON SALE ONLY IN BERLIN & ONLY A FEW DAYS BEFORE THE FALL OF THE CITY TO THE SOVIET ARMY. THE STAMP ON THE LEFT FEATURES A STORM TROOPER / MILITARY POLICE OFFICER (SA) & THE STAMP ON THE RIGHT FEATURES AN ELITE STORM TROOPER (SS) (SCV $75.00)

TOPIC: STORM TROOPERS

YEAR OF ISSUE: April 21, 1945

COLOR: CARMINE

DENOMINATION: 12 + 38

QUALITY: MNH, NICELY CENTERED

COUNTRY: GERMANY

These stamps were the final issue by the Third Reich government, a few days short of Allied victory in World War II. On April 21, 1945, these two stamp designs were released to commemorate the 12th anniversary of the Nazi Party’s rise to power. The stamps were only available because Allied forces had already occupied most other parts of Germany.

The day the stamps were issued, Berlin was totally surrounded by the Allies and the Battle of Berlin was underway. For this reason, The stamps only made their way to six post offices in the city. Out of those six, it’s believed only two distributed them. the other four had been abandoned or closed between April 21 and 28. German philatelic experts believe these stamps exist solely in mint condition today.The stamps show an elite “Storm Trooper” (S.S.) and a party Storm Trooper (S.A.). They mark the 12th anniversary of the Nazis rise to power.