40 pfennigs first issue of stamps for Germany after WW II. German printing, red lilac, perforated L 11 : 11 1 / 2, paper z, lower margin block of six the fields 83 / 84 / 85 and 93 / 94 / 95, accordingly plate flaw XIX and field 95 with plate flaw "spiral in the left lower ornament broken", counter sheet type 9, mint never hinged, very fine, expertise Dr. Thomas Koch VP (2025) "genuine and immaculate", Michel 1.200.- (free of premium for the plate flaw)