DEUTSCHES REICHPOST on 30 June 1934 issued to a set of stamps to "Remember the Lost Colonies", Germany's colonies stripped from her following WWI. The stamps showed famous German colonial figures.
The stamps depicted:
3 Pf — Franz A.E. Lüderitz, German Southwest Africa (shown here).
6 Pf — Dr. Gustav Nachtigal, Togo and Cameroon.
12 Pf — Dr. Karl Peters, German East Africa.
25 Pf — Hermann von Wissmann, German East Africa.
The “x” values have vertically rippled gum, while the “y” values have horizontally rippled gum.
The stamps depicted:
3 Pf — Franz A.E. Lüderitz, German Southwest Africa (shown here).
6 Pf — Dr. Gustav Nachtigal, Togo and Cameroon.
12 Pf — Dr. Karl Peters, German East Africa.
25 Pf — Hermann von Wissmann, German East Africa.
The “x” values have vertically rippled gum, while the “y” values have horizontally rippled gum.
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