WWII Nazi German Occupied Poland Stamp Lot – MNH Pairs, Designer Margin, Krakau 1944

Interesting original WWII German Generalgouvernement occupation postage stamp group from German-occupied Poland, featuring a particularly attractive mixture of mint stamps, attached pairs with large sheet margins, an apparent designer/inscription margin, and a used 10 Złoty stamp on piece with a large Krakau special cancellation dated 28 February 1944.

The group includes several visually impressive Generalgouvernement issues, including:

• 50+50 Gr. August der Starke portrait pair with attached lower sheet margin. The margin bears “ENTWURF:” followed by a handwritten-style facsimile/signature inscription, making this a much more interesting positional piece than two ordinary singles.
• 30+30 Gr. Hans von Bünau portrait pair with a very large attached upper sheet margin showing part of the printed “GENERALG…” sheet inscription.
• 10 Złoty architectural/castle issue on piece, clearly cancelled Krakau, 28 Februar 1944, with a large illustrated “10 Jahre …” commemorative/special cancel.
• 4 Złoty Generalgouvernement architectural issue.
• 10 Złoty Generalgouvernement castle/town issue.
• 12 on 12 Generalgouvernement overprint issue, with prominent German eagle and period emblem.

A strong specialist group for collectors of WWII German occupation stamps, General Government postal history, Poland occupation philately, sheet-margin varieties and Krakau cancellations.

The stamps appear generally well preserved with strong colors and attractive presentation. Mint stamps appear unused; gum and hinge status should be judged from the photographs unless otherwise stated. The cancelled 10 Złoty remains attached to its original paper piece.

Period: WWII, German occupation of Poland
Area: Generalgouvernement / General Government
Condition: Mixed mint/unused and used-on-piece as shown
Special Feature: Krakau illustrated special cancellation dated 28 February 1944
Included: Everything shown in the photographs; sold together as one collector lot.

Please examine all enlarged photographs carefully for perforations, margins, gum, cancellations and exact condition.

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