Albert Ballin, 

Albert Ballin,
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Albert Ballin,

Catalogue information

LastDodo number
285563
Area
Stamps
Title
Albert Ballin,
Face value
20
Country / area
Germany
Year
1957
Month
08
Day
15
Issue group
1957 Albert Ballin
Order Number in Issue
Basic colour
Black, Red
Exact colour
Black, Black red carmine
Usage
Postage
Type
Set, Stamp
Theme / topic
Ships, Vehicles
Geographical theme
Persons theme
Ballin, Albert (1857-1918)
Item subject
Porträt zum 100. Geburtstag
Michel number
266
Yvert number
138
Scott number
Stanley Gibbons number
1185
Designer/Engraver
Goldammer, Alfred (1891-1971)
Printing office
Perforation
Comb perforation 13¾ : 14
Watermark
DBP and crucifer (plural)
Luminescence
None
Printing technique
Offset
Paper
Gum
Water-activated gum (Lick & Stick, Wet adhesive)
Print run
20.000.000
Dimensions / diameter
27,5 x 33 mm
Details

Albert Ballin (1857-1918) was a Hamburg shipowner and one of the most important Jewish personalities during the German Empire. As general director, he made the Hamburg-American Packetfahrt-Actien-Gesellschaft (HAPAG) the largest shipping line in the world

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