Description: This sepia-brown postage stamp is a definitive issue from the German Realm (Deutsches Reich), showcasing the left-profile portrait of Paul von Hindenburg, the legendary military field marshal and second President of Germany. The portrait sits inside a beautifully shaded circular medallion against a light background. The top corners proudly display the face value of 3 Pfennig, while the bottom frame features the country name "Deutsches Reich" executed in traditional, stylized Fraktur script. This specific postally traveled artifact features a heavy, dark circular postal cancellation stamp directly overlaying the president's head and neck.
Circa: 1920s-1930s
Condition: Used
Notes:
This low value was a vital administrative workhorse used specifically to cover the local printed matter (Drucksache) rate. Millions of these stamps traveled across Germany on industrial trade notices, store flyers, and corporate advertisements during the economic restructuring period of the early 1930s.
This design bridges one of the most drastic political transitions in philatelic history. Early printings of this series featured the traditional Weimar Republic "Waffle" watermark. However, during the 1933 production runs, the state printing office permanently switched the entire paper supply to a repeating Swastika watermark, turning the reverse side of the paper into a direct mirror of the shifting regime.