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I have 3 sets of 11 each with black, green and red overprints. Any insights would be appreciated. 
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The red blob looks like a coat of arms of terrible quality. Those may be from previously occupied countries, or local cancellations, or fantasies.
What do the others look like?
Edit: Philastempel does not return any cancellations for "NEUWELT." In Polish, it would be Nowy Swiat, but it is doubtful any of those are the source.
Novy Svet in Harrachsdorf? |
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| Edited by NSK - Yesterday 3:24 pm |
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"Neuwelt" is listed on the stampsx website. It's in Sachsen (Saxony). Cancellation is good. I have never seen the overprint before. My guess would be someone playing around with a stamped ink set. |
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Didn't notice this before, but all have this mark on the back, bottom right.  |
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Quote: Didn't notice this before, but all have this mark on the back, bottom right. The backstamp has to be a fake. The backstamp was used to expertise postmarks of Inflation stamps of the late 1920's 1919-1923. The Germania stamps are from 1900-1918. Corrected the time period. |
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| Edited by Germania - Today 12 Hrs 32 Min ago |
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The Infla Berlin Backstamp is the backstamp that puts shivers down the spines of Germany collectors all over Europe. Basicly you always question if it is right.
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Figure of Death with an axe and possibly a scythe. At Death's feet two severed heads, at a guess. German Expressionist "guerrilla" art? https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neuwe...hwarzenberg)"We are making a new world" is a painting by Paul Nash of the sun rising above Inverness Copse. Kind of fits in with the image of Death.  |
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An overprint like this is supposed to have been created in Aachen in mid-November 1918 by the local Workers and Soldiers Soviet though there is doubt about this.
The few (possibly) used stamps are known cancelled with a red CDS, "AACHEN / 20.11.18 / ASR".
"ASR" here is short for "Arbeiter-und-Soldatenrat".
These are discussed in the book, Philatelic Witness by Wolfgang Baldus, which describes stamps associated with various revolutions over the years. |
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I see there is an image of the overprint in the Michel German Specialised catalogue which describes the ASR stamps as "reine Phantasieprodukte", i.e. pure fantasy products. |
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NIGELC is correct the overprint is from Aachen . It was produced by the Workers and Soldiers Council of Aachen in 1918 . This overprint appears on various Germania stamps in four colors.
The Michel catalogue recognized it that any stamp with this design as a fantasy product ,maybe the stamp dealer was the one who concocter of this or was one of the promoters of this cancel.
I have this cancel in two colors .Let me put up my copy . |
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| Edited by floortrader - Today 1 Hr 7 Min ago |
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