Lot 301
Germany, 1944, 24+26pf General von Witzleben Forgery, top left corner margin single, o.g., never hinged, F.-V.F.Michel No. 29 €800 ($890).
The British Intelligence produced a skillful propaganda forgery of the Germany 1943 24pf+26pf brown-red Putsch stamp. The forgery shows a portrait of General von Witzleben, instead of that of a storm trooper. An inscription at the top reads 'Gehangt am 8. Aug. 1944', meaning 'Hanged on 8th August 1944'. The forgery was printed in photogravure in sheets of 20 stamps (4x5).
Realized: $375