Modern Buildings

Third Reich

Set Date(s)

21 September / 26 October 1936

Modern Buildings

This series was issued on 21 September 1936 to support the Winterhilfswerk charity program.

The stamps depict:

3+2 Pf — Munich highway
4+3 Pf — Aviation Ministry in Berlin
5+3 Pf — Heroes’ Memorial in Nürnberg
6+4 Pf — Saale Bridge
8+4 Pf — Exhibition Hall in Berlin
12+6 Pf — Mauthausl Alpine Highway
15+10 Pf — Führer’s House in Munich
25+15 Pf — Mangfall Bridge
40+35 Pf — German Art Museum in Munich

The “x” variety has vertically rippled gum, and the “y” varieties have horizontally rippled gum.

For sheets of this issue, see MHB 60.

Throughout the 1920s and 1930s, Germany issued several sets of stamps to benefit the Deutsche Nothilfe and Winterhilfswerke charity programs. In conjunction with these issues, the Reichspost posted advertisements depicting the stamps and encouraging patrons to purchase them for the benefit of the charity.

Modern Buildings

This series was issued on 21 September 1936 to support the Winterhilfswerk charity program.

The stamps depict:

3+2 Pf — Munich highway
4+3 Pf — Aviation Ministry in Berlin
5+3 Pf — Heroes’ Memorial in Nürnberg
6+4 Pf — Saale Bridge
8+4 Pf — Exhibition Hall in Berlin
12+6 Pf — Mauthausl Alpine Highway
15+10 Pf — Führer’s House in Munich
25+15 Pf — Mangfall Bridge
40+35 Pf — German Art Museum in Munich

The “x” variety has vertically rippled gum, and the “y” varieties have horizontally rippled gum.

For sheets of this issue, see MHB 60.

Set Date(s)

21 September / 26 October 1936