WWII German Reich year 1942 Vienna Postal Congress stamps set

WWII Germany Deutsches Reich 1942 ☀ Vienna Postal Congress New MNH(**) set

Here are the key details about the German Reich stamps issued in 1942 for the Vienna Postal Congress:

• In 1942, Germany issued a set of three semi-postal stamps to commemorate the 27th Congress of the Universal Postal Union being held that year in Vienna.
• The stamps featured allegoric designs related to postal communications and delivery.
• The three stamp values were 6 + 4 pfennig, 8 + 7 pfennig, and 42 + 33 pfennig.
• The lower denominated stamps depicted postal workers and a delivery scene, while the high value showed allegorical female figures next to postal symbols.
• The stamps were designed by artists Richard Klein and Rudolf Sandig.
• They were printed using engraved plates and issued in panes of 25 stamps.
• The semi-postal premium was intended to raise funds for the German postal workers’ welfare organization.
• Only around 4 million complete sets across all three values were printed for the 1942 Vienna Postal Congress commemorative issue.
• For Germany and Europa collectors, this represented the only stamp issue during WWII specifically honoring the Universal Postal Union congress.

While not especially popular today, this 1942 set captured an important philatelic event on stamps during wartime in Nazi Germany.