# Numismawhosis \[Philatelists: looking for price on 1937 Hitler's birthday commemorative stamps\] **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [February 4, 2016, 12:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/numismawhosis-philatelists-looking-for-price-on-1937-hitlers-birthday-commemorative-stamps/745106 "2016-02-04T00:29:53Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![aruvqan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aruvqan/32/2891_2.png) [@aruvqan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aruvqan)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2016, 12:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/numismawhosis-philatelists-looking-for-price-on-1937-hitlers-birthday-commemorative-stamps/745106/1 "2016-02-04T00:29:53Z")
Am I having a brain damage moment or is there a numismatist lurking here? I need to find a price on some 1937 Semi Postal Hitler Birthday Commemorative sheet? there are 4 stamps per sheet, and 4 different sheets with a different picture per sheet. As you can tell, not one of my hobbies, I am sure there is a technical name, but when I google I just get solo stamps. Help? ---
**Author:** ![SeldomSeen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/7ba0ec/32.png) [@SeldomSeen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SeldomSeen)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2016, 12:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/numismawhosis-philatelists-looking-for-price-on-1937-hitlers-birthday-commemorative-stamps/745106/2 "2016-02-04T00:47:16Z")
Can’t help you, other than to suggest you seek out a [philatelist](http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/philatelist) rather than a[numismatist](http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/numismatics). ---
**Author:** ![Colibri](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colibri/32/1841_2.png) [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2016, 12:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/numismawhosis-philatelists-looking-for-price-on-1937-hitlers-birthday-commemorative-stamps/745106/3 "2016-02-04T00:57:46Z")
**samclem** is a numismatist, but it seems that not what you’re looking for. I’ll edit the thread title so people can figure out what you’re asking. Colibri General Questions Moderator ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2016, 1:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/numismawhosis-philatelists-looking-for-price-on-1937-hitlers-birthday-commemorative-stamps/745106/4 "2016-02-04T01:25:56Z")
In general, Hitler-era German stamps aren’t worth the paper they’re printed on. But if you have full mint sheets (“souvenir sheets”), they might be worth something. I suggest you go to a library and look them up in a Scott’s Catalog. BTW, Hitler ordered the Postal Department to put his picture on stamps . . . then charged them royalties for the use of his image. ---
**Author:** ![KarlGauss](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/karlgauss/32/3713_2.png) [@KarlGauss](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KarlGauss)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2016, 4:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/numismawhosis-philatelists-looking-for-price-on-1937-hitlers-birthday-commemorative-stamps/745106/5 "2016-02-04T04:15:25Z")
Is [this](http://http://www.allstamp.net/mm5/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=A&Product_Code=GEB000103&Category_Code=IIIReichMB49-199) it? Nice price! (note that the stamps are imperforate and there is no surcharge added) OTOH, if [this](http://http://www.allstamp.net/mm5/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=A&Product_Code=GEB000104a&Category_Code=IIIReichMB49-199) is it, then the price is much less but still not bad (note that these stamps are perforated and there is what’s called a surcharge indicated) If neither of these looks right, there are other variants of the same souvenir sheet on [the same page that the above two are from](http://http://www.allstamp.net/mm5/merchant.mvc?Screen=CTGY&Store_Code=A&Category_Code=IIIReichMB49-199). Failing that, try [this](http://https://www.google.ca/search?q=1937+Semi+Postal+Hitler+Birthday+Commemorative+sheet&oq=1937+Semi+Postal+Hitler+Birthday+Commemorative+sheet&aqs=chrome..69i57&sourceid=chrome&es_sm=119&ie=UTF-8). ---
**Author:** ![PastTense](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pasttense/32/14550_2.png) [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2016, 4:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/numismawhosis-philatelists-looking-for-price-on-1937-hitlers-birthday-commemorative-stamps/745106/6 "2016-02-04T04:55:27Z")
You can look at eBay auctions (and eBay Sold auctions). ---
**Author:** ![aruvqan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aruvqan/32/2891_2.png) [@aruvqan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aruvqan)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2016, 10:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/numismawhosis-philatelists-looking-for-price-on-1937-hitlers-birthday-commemorative-stamps/745106/7 "2016-02-04T22:07:50Z")
> [@KarlGauss](#): > > Is [this](http://http://www.allstamp.net/mm5/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=A&Product_Code=GEB000103&Category_Code=IIIReichMB49-199) it? Nice price! (note that the stamps are imperforate and there is no surcharge added) > > OTOH, if [this](http://http://www.allstamp.net/mm5/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=A&Product_Code=GEB000104a&Category_Code=IIIReichMB49-199) is it, then the price is much less but still not bad (note that these stamps are perforated and there is what’s called a surcharge indicated) > > If neither of these looks right, there are other variants of the same souvenir sheet on [the same page that the above two are from](http://http://www.allstamp.net/mm5/merchant.mvc?Screen=CTGY&Store_Code=A&Category_Code=IIIReichMB49-199). > > Failing that, try [this](http://https://www.google.ca/search?q=1937+Semi+Postal+Hitler+Birthday+Commemorative+sheet&oq=1937+Semi+Postal+Hitler+Birthday+Commemorative+sheet&aqs=chrome..69i57&sourceid=chrome&es_sm=119&ie=UTF-8). One of each, perforated and unperforated - my father collected stamps in the 1930s [I think because of the boy sprout merit badge?] and had a whole bunch of stuff, including tax stamps, postage due stamps [one for $5 :eek: wonder what that was for!] and such. We are listing and sort of trying to get a ballpark figure because the box mostly survived the house fire, except there was a fair amount of smoke and a little water damage so it needs to be on the claim. On the other hand, my Roman imperial gold coin survived, can’t tell it spent several months buried in ash. We joke it was recreating living in Pompeii for the last couple of thousand years =) ---
**Author:** ![watchwolf49](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e9c0ed/32.png) [@watchwolf49](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/watchwolf49)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2016, 10:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/numismawhosis-philatelists-looking-for-price-on-1937-hitlers-birthday-commemorative-stamps/745106/8 "2016-02-04T22:24:34Z")
I have: Scott # B102, dark green, perf 14, 6 pf Scott # B103, dark green, imperf, 6 pf + 25 pf Scott # B104, dark green, perf 14 and roulette, 6 pf + 25 pf with inscription From the Scott Catalog, 1977 ---
**Author:** ![watchwolf49](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e9c0ed/32.png) [@watchwolf49](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/watchwolf49)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2016, 10:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/numismawhosis-philatelists-looking-for-price-on-1937-hitlers-birthday-commemorative-stamps/745106/9 "2016-02-04T22:39:24Z")
Scott # B 106, dark green, perf 14 and roulette, inscribed and overprinted