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common1900-1945
70th Anniversary of the German Derby
Germany · 1939 · 25 Pfennig
The stamp depicts a dynamic scene of a horse and jockey mid-race, commemorating the 70th anniversary of the German Derby.
Issued by the German Reich in 1939, this stamp celebrates a major national sporting event, the German Derby, during a period of escalating political tensions just prior to the outbreak of World War II.
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