von Axster-Heudtlass Art
Stamp Designs
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Azid8.jpg

Date: 1942

Category: Propaganda

See "The Azad Hind Stamps"(base of page) for description

Azid1.jpg

Date: 1942

Category: Propaganda

See "The Azad Hind Stamps"(base of page) for description

Azid2.jpg

Date: 1942

Category: Propaganda

See "The Azad Hind Stamps"(base of page) for description

Azid4.jpg

Date: 1942

Category: Propaganda

See "The Azad Hind Stamps"(base of page) for description

Azid3.jpg

Date: 1942

Category: Propaganda

See "The Azad Hind Stamps"(base of page) for description

Azid9.jpg

Date: 1942

Category: Propaganda

See "The Azad Hind Stamps"(base of page) for description

Azid7.jpg

Date: 1942

Category: Propaganda

See "The Azad Hind Stamps"(base of page) for description


Azid5.jpg

Date: 1942

Category: Propaganda

See "The Azad Hind Stamps"(base of page) for description


1937 stamps.jpg

Date: 1937

Category: Fundraising

Description: Raising money for the winter welfare organization

azadcoll2.jpg

Date: 1942

Category: Propaganda

See "The Azad Hind Stamps"(base of page) for description

Azidcoll1.jpg

Date: 1942

Category: Propaganda

See "The Azad Hind Stamps"(base of page) for description

PartyStamps.jpg

Date: 1943 (?)

Category: Propaganda

Description: Part of a series of stamps that commemorated the party formations (the Volksturm, SA, Waffen-SS, NSKK and NSFK). Although the cancellation date on the examples shown above is 1944, it is not certain that this is the date of design.

horse stamp.jpg

Date: mid-1930s?

Category: ?

Description: None given on site of origin

Azid6.jpg

Date: 1942

Category: Propaganda

See "The Azad Hind Stamps"(base of page) for description

azid10.jpg

Date: 1942

Category: Propaganda

See "The Azad Hind Stamps"(base of page) for description

The Azad Hind Stamps:

Series of stamps printed in Berlin in support of the Indian Nationalist leader Subhas Chandra Bose. While Germany was not particularly interested in Bose's aims, Hitler did make use of him for anti-British propaganda. The stamps (of which some 12 million were printed) were never issued. Maria von Axster-Heudtlass apparently met with Bose to finalise the design and each stamp has an inconspicious "AX HEU" incorporated within the design.

A note about the ceremonial swords in the designs:
"According to Maria von Axster Heudtlass, 'A large fire was built in our studio. The sword was held in the flames and consecrated with some Indian words. The entire scene was broadcast over the German radio'.'"(Source: www.stamp2.com/articles/cinderella/cinderella19a.asp)



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