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All I could find online is that they are 1921 North Poland and someone was selling a set on E-Bay for $45 USD.
Looked a bit further and this site (https://jf-stamps.dk/en-gb/3879/postal-h ... ) calls it a 1918 propaganda overprint!
Take your pick!
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They seem to be private propaganda issues from upper Silesia, as far as I could find out on a Polish site.
They are not as rare as the sellers in your links suggest. Look a bit further and you can get them for a fraction of their prices...
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In the run-up to the referendum on March 20, 1921, there was heavy propaganda from the Polish and German sides.
Commemorative cards, vignettes, donation stamps and other non-philatelic material were produced.
This also included imitations by the German side of Polish stamps that were in circulation in the Mark currency area (northern Poland) at that time.
These imitations were labeled “German value / equal to ... Pfg. / Vote German!”
The drawings on the stamps are usually coarser and less clear than on the original stamps.
These propaganda stamps were of course not intended for franking postal items.
Their purpose was to influence the vote in favor of the German side.
The aim of the print was to demonstrate the superiority of the German economy over that of Poland.
The reprints were produced in denominations from 1 to 20 marks.
A total of seven different value levels are known.
There are three editions of propaganda stamps.
Type 1: Tilt angle approx. 17 degrees, black (red for No. 4) imprint
medium to thin paper, various perforations and color tones
1. 1.00 Mark (Poland Michel No. 109) red “... equal to 7 Pfg.”
2. 1.50 Mark (Poland Michel No. 110) green “... equal to 10 1/2 Pfg.”
3. 2.00 marks (Poland Michel No. 111) brown “... equal to 14 Pfg.”
4. 3.00 Mark (Poland Michel No. 113) blue “... equal to 21 Pfg.”
Type 2: Tilt angle approx. 16 degrees, black print, thick paper
different perforations and color tones
5. 1.00 Mark (Poland Michel No. 109) blue “... equal to 7 Pfg.”
6. 3.00 marks (Poland Mi.No. 113) brown “... equal to 21 Pfg.”
7. 6.00 marks (Poland Mi.No. 115) red “... equal to 42 Pfg.”
8. 10.00 marks (Poland Mi.No. 116) red “... equal to 42 Pfg.”
9. 20.00 marks (Poland Michel No. 117) green “... equal to 140 Pfg.”
Type 3: Tilt angle approx. 21 degrees, black print, medium paper
different perforations and color tones
10. 1.00 Mark (Poland Michel No. 109) blue “... equal to 7 Pfg.”
11. 3.00 marks (Poland Mi.No. 113) brown “... equal to 21 Pfg.”
12. 6.00 marks (Poland Mi.No. 115) red “... equal to 42 Pfg.”
13. 10.00 marks (Poland Michel No. 116) red “... equal to 70 Pfg.”
14. 20.00 marks (Poland Mi.No. 117) green “... equal to 140 Pfg.”
Source: ARGE Polen Rundbrief 60/2005
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Are these cinderellas...could not find them in the catalog.
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23 Jul 2024
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re: Polish stamps overprinted in German
All I could find online is that they are 1921 North Poland and someone was selling a set on E-Bay for $45 USD.
Looked a bit further and this site (https://jf-stamps.dk/en-gb/3879/postal-h ... ) calls it a 1918 propaganda overprint!
Take your pick!
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re: Polish stamps overprinted in German
They seem to be private propaganda issues from upper Silesia, as far as I could find out on a Polish site.
They are not as rare as the sellers in your links suggest. Look a bit further and you can get them for a fraction of their prices...
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re: Polish stamps overprinted in German
thank you kindly for your responses...capetown
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re: Polish stamps overprinted in German
In the run-up to the referendum on March 20, 1921, there was heavy propaganda from the Polish and German sides.
Commemorative cards, vignettes, donation stamps and other non-philatelic material were produced.
This also included imitations by the German side of Polish stamps that were in circulation in the Mark currency area (northern Poland) at that time.
These imitations were labeled “German value / equal to ... Pfg. / Vote German!”
The drawings on the stamps are usually coarser and less clear than on the original stamps.
These propaganda stamps were of course not intended for franking postal items.
Their purpose was to influence the vote in favor of the German side.
The aim of the print was to demonstrate the superiority of the German economy over that of Poland.
The reprints were produced in denominations from 1 to 20 marks.
A total of seven different value levels are known.
There are three editions of propaganda stamps.
Type 1: Tilt angle approx. 17 degrees, black (red for No. 4) imprint
medium to thin paper, various perforations and color tones
1. 1.00 Mark (Poland Michel No. 109) red “... equal to 7 Pfg.”
2. 1.50 Mark (Poland Michel No. 110) green “... equal to 10 1/2 Pfg.”
3. 2.00 marks (Poland Michel No. 111) brown “... equal to 14 Pfg.”
4. 3.00 Mark (Poland Michel No. 113) blue “... equal to 21 Pfg.”
Type 2: Tilt angle approx. 16 degrees, black print, thick paper
different perforations and color tones
5. 1.00 Mark (Poland Michel No. 109) blue “... equal to 7 Pfg.”
6. 3.00 marks (Poland Mi.No. 113) brown “... equal to 21 Pfg.”
7. 6.00 marks (Poland Mi.No. 115) red “... equal to 42 Pfg.”
8. 10.00 marks (Poland Mi.No. 116) red “... equal to 42 Pfg.”
9. 20.00 marks (Poland Michel No. 117) green “... equal to 140 Pfg.”
Type 3: Tilt angle approx. 21 degrees, black print, medium paper
different perforations and color tones
10. 1.00 Mark (Poland Michel No. 109) blue “... equal to 7 Pfg.”
11. 3.00 marks (Poland Mi.No. 113) brown “... equal to 21 Pfg.”
12. 6.00 marks (Poland Mi.No. 115) red “... equal to 42 Pfg.”
13. 10.00 marks (Poland Michel No. 116) red “... equal to 70 Pfg.”
14. 20.00 marks (Poland Mi.No. 117) green “... equal to 140 Pfg.”
Source: ARGE Polen Rundbrief 60/2005
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