Stamp of the Nazi-German "Protektorat Böhmen und Mähren" (= Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia); 1940; "supplement issue" to the definitive serie "Lime leaf and Landscapes"; depicted is the stamp DRBM Michel No. 58 with the central motive of a view to Budweis (Czech: "České Budějowice", old town = "České Budějowice 1") with the Baroque "Samson"-fountain (built 1721-1726) and the Baroque facade of the "New City Hall" (the "Old City Hall" was strong damaged after fires in 1641 and 1655 and later demolished, the "New City Hall" was built 1727-1730 after plans of the Austrian architect and building master from Schwarzenberg, Anton Erhard Martinelli (1684-1747)) on the square "Přemysl Otokar II".; The town was founded in 1265 during of the rule of "Ottokar II Přemysl" as King of Bohemia. Siting and planning was carried out by a man with name "Hirzo", a knight in Royal services. In 1341, King John of Bohemia allowed it to Jewish families to reside within the city walls. In 1380 was begun with the building of a Synagoge. However, several progoms against the Jewish population destroyed this Synagoge again in the 15th and to the begin of the 16th century. The town Budweis was since the Hussite Wars 1419-1434 stong catholic and a loyal supporter of the Habsburg house. In 1762 founded piarists (militant clerics of the "Order of Poor Clerics Regular of the Mother of God of the Pious Schools" (Latin: "Ordo Clericorum Regularium pauperum Matris Dei Scholarum Piarum", founded 1617 in Spain) a gymnasium in Budweis. Later was the town Prussian and French and ultimately Austrian, 1918-1939 part of "Czeskoslovensko", 1939-1945 part of the Nazi-Protectorate "Bohemia and Moravia". In March 1945, the yard of Budweis was twice tagged by the US-Air Force, which has caused strong destructions and great loss of life. Later "liberated" Soviet troups this town (09th May 1945) and on the following day celebrated US-units and Soviet units a joint feast on the "Otokar II Přemysl"-square of "Budweis".; 1945-1948 all Germans were banished from the territory of the later "Czechoslovakia" and the richer families were expropriated.; The Nazi-protectorate "Bohemia and Moravia" was erected at 15. března 1939 and existed until to 8. května 1945, although the old Nazi-stamps could official be used until 16. května 1945 according to an Ordinance of the Czechoslovak Postal Administration.; From this time originates also the depicted stamp.; Reasonable for the stamps in the „Protectorate“ was in each case the "Postal Supervision" (German: "Postaufsicht") of the German Empire. Currency until to 8. května 1945 was 1 koruna (German: "Krone") = 100 haléřů (German: "Heller").; mint stamp
Stamp: Michel: No. 58; Yvert & Tellier: No. 57; Scott: No. 45; AFA: No. 47
Color: brownish lilac to blackish brown purple
Watermark: none
Nominal value: 6 K (Koruna)