The above cover is the first post-war obliterated Reich stamp cover I’ve ever purchased (I did get another at Stampex as well). This series of stamps were issued immediately after WWII — the postal authority used the existing stock of Reich stamps and obliterated Hitler’s face (as well as
I just got back from London — and what a whirlwind it was. I was able to time a trip with my wife to coincide with Stampex, and thankfully she was willing to spend the better part of a day by herself in London. I arrived at the Business Design Centre
