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Date: 1942 Category: Propaganda See "The Azad Hind Stamps"(base
of page) for description |
Date: 1942 Category: Propaganda See "The Azad Hind Stamps"(base
of page) for description |
Date: 1942 Category: Propaganda See "The Azad Hind Stamps"(base
of page) for description |
Date: 1942 Category: Propaganda See "The Azad Hind Stamps"(base of page) for description |
Date: 1942 Category: Propaganda See "The Azad Hind Stamps"(base of page) for description |
Date: 1942 Category: Propaganda See "The Azad Hind Stamps"(base of page) for description |
Date: 1942 Category: Propaganda See "The Azad Hind Stamps"(base of page) for description |
Date: 1942 Category: Propaganda See "The Azad Hind Stamps"(base of page) for description |
Date: 1937 Category: Fundraising Description: Raising money for the winter welfare organization |
Date: 1942 Category: Propaganda See "The Azad Hind Stamps"(base of page) for description |
Date: 1942 Category: Propaganda See "The Azad Hind Stamps"(base of page) for description |
Date: 1943 (?) Category: Propaganda Description: Part of a series of stamps that commemorated the party formations (the Volksturm, SA, Waffen-SS, NSKK and NSFK). Although the cancellation date on the examples shown above is 1944, it is not certain that this is the date of design. |
Date: mid-1930s? Category: ? Description: None given on site of origin |
Date: 1942 Category: Propaganda See "The Azad Hind Stamps"(base of page) for description |
Date: 1942 Category: Propaganda See "The Azad Hind Stamps"(base of page) for description |
Series of stamps printed in Berlin in support of the Indian Nationalist leader Subhas Chandra Bose. While Germany was not particularly interested in Bose's aims, Hitler did make use of him for anti-British propaganda. The stamps (of which some 12 million were printed) were never issued. Maria von Axster-Heudtlass apparently met with Bose to finalise the design and each stamp has an inconspicious "AX HEU" incorporated within the design. A note about the ceremonial swords in the designs:
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