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Stamp of the Nazi-German "Protektorat Böhmen und Mähren" (= Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia); 1940; "supplement issue" to the definitive serie "Lime leaf and Landscapes"; depicted is the stamp DRBM Michel No. 40 with the central motive of a view to "Burg Pernstein" (= German name, Czech: "Pernštejn") in Eastern Moravia. Originally was the name of this castle "Bärenstein" ("Bear stone"). The castle is located on a wooded rock spur at the confluence of the river "Nedvědička" and the little river "Smrčeský potok" near the village of "Nedvědice", Probably was this castle erected in the 13th century and his first owner was "Stephan von Medlov, son of Gothard…" ("...Stephano, viro nobili filio Gotthardi…").; He was already "Royal castle Count" of the castle "Děvrčky" (German: "Maidenburg") in Southern Moravia. He is seen as founder of the family branch "von Medlov" with the head of an Aurochs ("Bos primigenius", not "Taurus") in his coat of arms. A such coat of arms is to see also over the entrance to the castle palas. He was the grand father of „Wilhelm II von Pernstein“, an important nobleman and serviceman of the Margrave Jobst of Moravia. His son let rebuild the castle in the contemporary view of the Renaissance style. The structure of Pernstein as part of Austria keep widely remained until to the foundation of the state "Czeskoslovensko" in 1918.; The Nazi-protectorate "Bohemia and Moravia" was erected at 15 March 1939 and existed until to 8 May 1945, although the old Nazi-stamps could official be used until 16 May 1945 according to an ordinance of the Czechoslovak Postal Administration.; From this time is also the depicted stamp.; The initial overprint stamps issued from the government of this protectorate were valid until to the 15 December 1939 (also accepted as mixed frankings). After could only still used the stamps of the German Empire or own stamps which were issued from the government of the protectorate. Reasonable was in each case the "Postal Supervision" (German: "Postaufsicht") of the German Empire.; Currency until to 8 May 1945 was 1 Koruna (German: "Krone") = 100 Haléřů (German: "Heller").; postmarked stamp
Stamp: Michel: No. 40; Yvert & Tellier: No. 48; Scott: No. 41; AFA: No. 43
Color: blackish ultramarine
Watermark: none
Nominal value: 80 h (Haleru)

Stamp size (printed area of a single stamp withou signatue line): 19.0 x 23.5 mm