Government service stamps

Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia · 26 stamps

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1941

1941 Government Service Stamps

Perforation: 14

Official stamps for government offices appeared on 1 January 1941: twelve values from 30 h to 5 K with a numeral in an oak wreath and the inscription Böhmen und Mähren.

They were designed by Antonín Erhardt and printed by letterpress. They were valid until 31 March 1943, but remained in use until 30 June 1943.

Sources: Burda Auction: Protektorát ČaM – Služební, F. Beneš / POFIS: Protektorát Čechy a Morava 1939–1945 (katalóg, PDF), Wikipedie: Seznam poštovních známek Protektorátu Čechy a Morava

SW	Pofis	Type	Value
1	SL1	A	30H
2	SL2	A1	40H
3	SL3	A2	50H
4	SL4	A3	60H
5	SL5	A4	80H
6	SL6	A5	1K
7	SL7	A6	1.20K
8	SL8	A7	1.50K
9	SL9	A8	2K
10	SL10	A9	3K
11	SL11	A10	4K
12	SL12	A11	5K
1‑12

1943

1943 Government Service Stamps

Issued: 15. February
Watermark: None
Perforation: 14
Sheet size: 100

The second issue of official stamps, of 15 February 1943, replaced the numeral in an oak wreath with the Reich eagle and the inscription Böhmen und Mähren with Deutsches Reich.

The designer was again A. Erhardt and the values stayed the same – twelve from 30 h to 5 K. They were used until 31 December 1944, though formally valid until 16 May 1945.

SW	Pofis	Type	Value	Colour
13	SL13	B	30H	ochre
14	SL14	B1	40H	blue
15	SL15	B2	50H	olive green
16	SL16	B3	60H	dark violet
17	SL17	B4	80H	cinnabar
18	SL18	B5	1K	blackish brown
19	SL19	B6	1.20K	dark rose
20	SL20	B7	1.50K	reddish brown
21	SL21	B8	2K	blue
22	SL22	B9	3K	brownish olive
23	SL23	B10	4K	dark purple
24	SL24	B11	5K	dark green
13‑24