German Third Reich year 1939 Charity Stamps – Castles stamps set MNH
The 1939 German Third Reich Charity issue (known as Winterhilfswerk or Winter Aid) featured picturesque German castles and buildings.
This set is officially cataloged in the Michel German catalog as Mi. 730-738 and in the Scott catalog as B170-B178.
Here is a breakdown of the set:
The 1939 Winter Aid Charity Stamps: Castles and Buildings
This set consists of nine stamps, which were issued on October 24, 1939. Like all Winter Aid issues, they are semi-postal stamps, meaning the face value consists of the postage rate plus a surcharge dedicated to the Winter Aid fund.
| Michel No. (Mi.) | Scott No. (Sc.) | Face Value (Postage + Charity) | Color | Motif (Castle/Building) |
| 730 | B170 | 3+2 Rpf | Lilac | Füssen (High Castle) |
| 731 | B171 | 4+3 Rpf | Dark Green | Bad Salzuflen (Exter Buildings) |
| 732 | B172 | 5+3 Rpf | Reddish Brown | Darmstadt (Wedding Tower) |
| 733 | B173 | 6+4 Rpf | Dark Green | Tübingen (Horticultural Hall) |
| 734 | B174 | 8+4 Rpf | Brown | Mühlhausen (Müntzer House) |
| 735 | B175 | 12+6 Rpf | Red | Nördlingen (Daniel Tower) |
| 736 | B176 | 15+10 Rpf | Blue | Braunschweig (Old Town Hall) |
| 737 | B177 | 25+15 Rpf | Deep Lilac | Hamburg (Hanseatic Court) |
| 738 | B178 | 42+108 Rpf | Deep Blue | Hohentwiel (Castle Ruins) |
