That set was issued on 30 June 1934 to celebrate Germany's past colonial successes. The stamps depict the men generally regarded as founders/co-founders of several of the German colonies.
3 Pf -- Fanz A.E. Lüderitz, German Southwest Africa 6 Pf -- Dr. Gustav Nachtigal, Togo and Cameroon 12 Pf -- Dr. Karl Peters, German East Africa 25 Pf -- Hermann von Wissmann, German East Africa
I am curious, are they clear mounts? or are they those little clear stamp "envelopes" I have seen before, and always wondered from whence they came. very unusual.
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