Postage stamps from 1941 issued by the Deutsche Reichspost

3 Pf.	6 pf.
12 Pf.	25 Pf.
Leipzig Spring Fair 1941

The 1941 stamp year of the Deutsche Reichspost comprised 27  special stamps , of which only the two issues for the spring fairs in Leipzig and Vienna, each comprising four stamps, were not surcharged . 18 definitive stamps from the new series Reich Chancellor Adolf Hitler replaced the Hindenburg medallion from 1934 , which was still in circulation . There is no reliable information on the circulation of the stamps .

List of issues and motives

Legend

• Image: An edited image of the brand mentioned. The ratio of the size of the stamps to each other is shown approximately to scale in this article.
• Description: A brief description of the motif and / or the reason for the issue. In the case of issued series or blocks , the descriptions that belong together are indented with a marker.
• Value: The face value of the individual stamp in pfennigs . A "+" means that it is an additional stamp (= postage value + donation).
• Issue Date: The date this stamp was first sold.
• Valid To: The date on which the validity ended.
• Edition: As far as known, the number of this edition offered for sale is given here.
• Design: As far as is known, it is stated here who designed this brand.
• Mi.-No .: This stamp is listed in the Michel catalog under the corresponding number.

Special stamps
image	description	Values in pennies	Issue date (1941)	Date of Expiry	Edition	draft	MiNr.
	day of the stamp Postillon with post horn in front of a globe	6 + 24	January 12th	December 31, 1942		Erich Meerwald	762
	German-Italian Brotherhood of Arms Adolf Hitler and Benito Mussolini	12 + 38	January 30th	December 31, 1942		Gottfried Klein	763
	Leipzig Spring Fair Exhibition building "House of Nations" in Weststrasse 1 (1935 expropriated box house of the Freemason Lodge Minerva to the three palms , destroyed in the war )	3	1st March	December 31, 1942		E. steel	764
	Gewandhaus in Leipzig	6th	1st March	December 31, 1942		E. steel	765
	Old scales in Leipzig	12	1st March	December 31, 1942		E. steel	766
	Central station in Leipzig	25th	1st March	December 31, 1942		E. steel	767
	Vienna Spring Fair Statue of a dancer - motto fashion city Vienna	3	8th of March	December 31, 1942		Wilhelm Dachauer	768
	Exhibition center in Vienna - motto exhibition city Vienna	6th	8th of March	December 31, 1942		Wilhelm Dachauer	769
	Burgtheater , masks and lyre - Motto Vienna • City of Culture	12	8th of March	December 31, 1942		Wilhelm Dachauer	770
	Monument of Prince Eugene in Vienna - Motto Vienna • Gate to the southeast	25th	8th of March	December 31, 1942		Wilhelm Dachauer	771
	52nd birthday of Adolf Hitler	12 + 38	17th April	December 31, 1942		Ernst Rudolf Vogenauer	772
	Comradeship block of the Deutsche Reichspost Junior camp in Zeesen	6 + 9	May 19th	December 31, 1942		Werner and Maria von Axster-Heudtlass	773
	Competitive competition	8 + 12	May 19th	December 31, 1942		Werner and Maria von Axster-Heudtlass	774
	Off-road driver	12 + 18	May 19th	December 31, 1942		Werner and Maria von Axster-Heudtlass	775
	Postal protection	16 + 24	May 19th	December 31, 1942		Werner and Maria von Axster-Heudtlass	776
	100 glider workshops	20 + 30	May 19th	December 31, 1942		Werner and Maria von Axster-Heudtlass	777
	Stagecoach	24 + 36	May 19th	December 31, 1942		Werner and Maria von Axster-Heudtlass	778
	Race for the Blue Ribbon in Hamburg Head of a racehorse	25 + 100	20th June	December 31, 1942		Erich Meerwald	779
	8th race for the brown belt from Munich Riem Two naked Amazons with shield and spear	42 + 108	20th of July	December 31, 1942		Richard Klein	780
	Grand Prix of Berlin in Hoppegarten Brandenburg Gate	25 + 50	the 9th of September	December 31, 1942		Erich Meerwald	803
	Vienna Autumn Fair View from the upper Belvedere	12 + 8	16th September	December 31, 1942		Erwin Puchinger	804
	Lower Belvedere	15 + 10	16th September	December 31, 1942		Fritz Zerritsch the Younger	805
	Incorporation of Styria , Carinthia and Carniola into the German Empire The castle in Marburg an der Drau	3 + 7	September 29th	December 31, 1942		Erich Meerwald	806
	Veldes with the pilgrimage church Maria am See	6 + 9	September 29th	December 31, 1942		Erich Meerwald	807
	Pettau with city tower and theater	12 + 13	September 29th	December 31, 1942		Erich Meerwald	808
	View of the Triglav	25 + 15	September 29th	December 31, 1942		Erich Meerwald	809
	150th anniversary of the death of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756–1791) composer	6 + 4	November 28th	December 31, 1942		Hans Ranzoni	810
Definitive stamps
image	description	Values in pennies	Issue date (1941)	Date of Expiry	Edition	draft	MiNr.
	Permanent series Adolf Hitler made by letterpress printing	1	August 1st	Surrender 1945		Richard Klein	781
		3					782
		4th					783
		5					784
		6th					785
		8th					786
	manufactured in intaglio printing	10					787
		12					788
		15th					789
		16					790
		20th					791
		24					792
		25th					793
		30th					794
		40					795
		50					796
		60					797
		80					798

Direct comparison of the stamps in intaglio printing from 1941 with those in letterpress printing from 1942

Remarks

1. ↑ ^{a b c d e f} This motif was also used in the Kameradschaftsblock editions of 1939 and 1944 , but in different values ​​and colors.
2. ↑ A supplementary value of 42 Pf was published in 1944 .
3. ↑ The 10 and 20 Pf values ​​were issued in 1942 using a different printing process.
4. ↑ Also in 1942, four mark values ​​of 1 to 5 RM were issued.

literature

• Michel catalog Germany 2006/2007 (paperback), Schwaneberger Verlag GmbH (2006), ISBN 3-87858-035-5

Web links

Commons : Stamps of Germany from 1941  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Commons : Postage stamps from other countries 1941  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files