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3rd Race for the Brown Ribbon

This Block was issued on 22 June 1936 to commemorate the 3d Race for the Brown Ribbon in München-Riem.

Those with “X” suffixes feature a normal swastika watermark — when viewed from the rear, the legs of the swastika point in a counterclockwise direction. The “Y” suffixes feature the rarer reversed swastika watermark, with the legs of the swastika pointed in a clockwise direction when viewed from the rear.

Also shown is a poster advertising the sale of the stamp.

For the overprint of this issue, see the 1937 4th Race for the Brown Ribbon.

Set Date(s)

22 June 1936

Watermark(s)

Album Page(s)

3rd Race for the Brown Ribbon

This Block was issued on 22 June 1936 to commemorate the 3d Race for the Brown Ribbon in München-Riem.

Those with “X” suffixes feature a normal swastika watermark — when viewed from the rear, the legs of the swastika point in a counterclockwise direction. The “Y” suffixes feature the rarer reversed swastika watermark, with the legs of the swastika pointed in a clockwise direction when viewed from the rear.

Also shown is a poster advertising the sale of the stamp.

For the overprint of this issue, see the 1937 4th Race for the Brown Ribbon.

Set Date(s)

22 June 1936

Watermark(s)

Album Page(s)