German Reich year 1940 Hamburg Derby stamp MNH

German Reich year 1940 Hamburg Derby stamp MNH

It was issued by Deutsches Reich (Nazi Germany) on 22 June 1940.

Catalogue number (Michel) is Mi 746 for the 71st anniversary of the German Derby.

The face value is “25 Pfennig” (with surcharge/semipostal nature) in the colour described as “dark lilac ultramarine”.

A special post-mark (cancel) was used in Hamburg during the race meeting: inscription “Großer Deutschlandpreis der Dreijährigen” with Hamburg coat of arms. It was used on 23rd, 26th, 28th, and 30th June 1940.

According to another source (Barefoot catalogue) the stamp corresponds to SG 734 in the Stanley Gibbons catalogue for this issue.