German Reich Adolf Hitler postage stamp booklet, August 1941
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
August 1941
This collectible is a complete, unused German Reich postage stamp booklet issued on August 1, 1941. The booklet contains a total of 35 stamps, each featuring a profile portrait of Adolf Hitler designed in a classical style to project an image of authority and ideological leadership.
The stamps are issued in various denominations of 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, and 12 Reichspfennig and are printed in a range of colors, including green, gray, brown, purple, orange, and red. Produced by the German Reich Postal Service, these stamps were integral to a state-sponsored propaganda campaign intended to normalize the regime's ideology and cultivate a cult of personality across Germany and occupied territories. The booklet measures 13.5 by 6 cm and remains in excellent, intact condition.
Beyond their utility for everyday postal use and official government purposes, these philatelic items functioned as a primary mechanism for state messaging and revenue generation, with royalties from the use of Hitler's portrait supporting various Nazi Party activities and cultural funds.
Evidence at a glance
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Physical characteristics
- Dimensions
- 13.5×6 cm
- Total stamps
- 35
Technical characteristics
- Colors
- green, gray, brown, purple, orange, and red
- Denominations
- 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, and 12 Reichspfennig
Design
- Motif
- profile portrait of Adolf Hitler
Identification
- Source note
- Described from a single auction-house listing published on Invaluable (reproduced with Invaluable's permission). Details apply to that one example; other examples of the type may differ, and the listing is supplementary evidence, not authentication.
- Maker named in listing
- German Reich Postal Service
Catalogue references
No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.