Set Date(s)
July / August 1944
WWII War/Propaganda Forgeries
Hitler Skull Forgeries
MiNr. 17 Block of 4
In 1944, the American OSS printed this forgery of Deutsches Reich MiNr. 788 as part of Operation Cornflakes.
The design is altered to include a skull and the text “Futsches Reich” instead of “Deutsches Reich”.
For more on this issue, see Propaganda and Espionage Philately, by SGM Herbert A. Friedman (Ret.).
Hitler Skull Forgeries
MiNr. 17 Block of 4
In 1944, the American OSS printed this forgery of Deutsches Reich MiNr. 788 as part of Operation Cornflakes.
The design is altered to include a skull and the text “Futsches Reich” instead of “Deutsches Reich”.
For more on this issue, see Propaganda and Espionage Philately, by SGM Herbert A. Friedman (Ret.).