Reich President

Reich President was a permanent series of stamps issued by the Deutsche Reichspost , which was published between September 1, 1928 and January 1932. The stamps show, mostly alternately, the first Reich President Friedrich Ebert and his successor in office, Paul von Hindenburg .

Issue dates and validity

The stamps were made in the letterpress process on coated paper with the watermark 2 waffles , the comb perforation is 14:14 1/4. There is no reliable information on the circulation of definitive stamps.

The first 13 values (7 × Ebert, 6 × Hindenburg) appeared on September 1, 1928 . The first three supplementary values (2 × Ebert, 1 × Hindenburg) in early 1930 . On June 30, 1930, two special editions appeared with the date imprinted on the withdrawal of the Allied occupation from the Rhineland. Another supplementary value appeared on February 15, 1931 (motif: Hindenburg). The last two values appeared in January 1932 .

The Ebert stamps and the two special stamps for the liberation of the Rhineland were valid until June 30, 1934, the Hindenburg stamps until December 31, 1935. The successor series Hindenburg medallion was issued on October 1, 1932 .

List of brands

Definitive stamps

image	Value in pennies	Issue date	particularities	Michel no.
	3	September 1, 1928		410
	5	September 1, 1928		411
	8th	September 1, 1928		412
	10	September 1, 1928		413
	15th	September 1, 1928		414
	16	September 1, 1928		415
	25th	September 1, 1928		416
	30th	September 1, 1928		417
	40	September 1, 1928		418
	45	September 1, 1928		419
	50	September 1, 1928		420
	60	September 1, 1928		421
	80	September 1, 1928		422
	10	1930		435
	20th	1930		436
	80	1930		437
	4th	February 15, 1931		454
	6th	January 1932		465
	12	January 1932		466

Special stamps

Special stamps using the permanent series values

image	Value in pennies	Issue date	particularities	Michel no.
	8th	June 30, 1930	" Rhineland Liberation " (Michel number 412 with print)	444
	15th	June 30, 1930	"Rhineland Liberation" (Michel number 414 with print)	445