Kaffee Hag Sammelmarke – Glücksburg

Prof. Otto Hupp · 1913

A single collectible stamp (Sammelmarke) from Kaffee Hag's "Deutsche Ortswappen" — the town arms of Glücksburg, drawn by the heraldist Prof. Otto Hupp. In the early 20th century these stamps grew into the largest collection of German town and municipal coats of arms; this one informs a leather piece.

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Format: Weltformat V · 4 × 5,66 cm

Photographed from a personal copy. Kaffee Hag issued these heraldic stamps in "Weltformat V" (4 × 5.66 cm), a paper standard defined by Die Brücke; the "Deutsche Ortswappen" series appeared between 1913 and 1938 with artwork by Prof. Otto Hupp.

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