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Adolf Hitler head, Deutsches Reich (Nazi Germany), purple, 6 pfenning, stamp, 1941, Mi 785

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country: Deutsches Reich (Nazi Germany) topic: Adolf Hitler head theme: state leaders code: Mi 785 type of stamp: postal stamp color: purple year: 1941 designer: ? postal value: 6 pfenning Information: Adolf Hitler (20 April 1889 – 30 April 1945) was an Austrian-born German politician and the leader of the National Socialist German Workers Party (German: Nationalsozialistische Deutsche Arbeiterpartei, abbreviated NSDAP), commonly known as the Nazi Party. He was Chancellor of Germany from 1933 to 1945, his third reich, and served as head of state as Führer und Reichskanzler from 1934 to 1945. Hitler is most remembered for his central leadership role in the rise of fascism in Europe, World War II and the Holocaust. (source: Wikipedia, read more about Adolf Hitler on Wikipedia )

Mercurius (Old Roman God) with snakes and wings on it's head, Republique Française Postes (France), 45 c, green, stamp, Mourriez, 1938

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country: Republique Française Postes (France) topic: Mercurius (Old Roman God) with snakes and wings on his head theme: Old Roman Gods / Mythology type of stamp: postal stamp color: green year: 1938 postal value: 45 c designer: Mourriez ? Information: Mercurius (or Mercury) was a messenger and the God of trade, the son of Maia Maiestas and Jupiter in the Roman mythology. Sometimes people confuses this God with the Greek God Medusa with Snakes, a culture Hero to the Athenians. (source: Wikipedia, read more about Mercurius on Wikipedia )