POSTAGE STAMPS
(1919)

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MICHEL 112
DEUTSCHE FLUGPOST
GERMAN AIRMAIL

Michel 112 is the second of two stamps issued for Airmail usage in Oct 1919. This stamp features a biplane flying through the clouds and the designer is unknown.



VALIDITY: Oct 1919 until 30th Sep 1923
VALUE: 40Pf
COLOUR: blackish opal green (variations)
WATERMARK: None
PERF: comb 14¾ x 14¼
SIZE: 37 x 25mm
PRINT TYPE: TYPOGRAPHY
AVAILABILITY: sheets
QUANTITY PRINTED:

COLOUR VARIATIONS

There were two colour variations.



ABOVE LEFT: 112 a: blackish opal green to blackish green (dark bluish green)
ABOVE RIGHT: 112 b: bright to yellowish green (porous print), pale green

UPPER EDGE PIECES: (Flat Plate Printing Upper Margin Copies - P OR).
This stamp was only every produced flat plate and there are two variants of upper edge piece.

Mi 112 a P OR
Mi 112 b P OR

HAN: There are four HAN

Mi 112 a: H3659.19
Mi 112 a: H5824.20
Mi 112 b: H3659.19
Mi 112 b: H5824.20

OTHER VARIANTS

Mi 112 z: on cloudy paper
Mi 112 z P OR: on cloudy paper
Mi 112 U: no gum

PLATE FLAWS

There are no major plate flaws listed in the Michel catalogue but Schantl catalogue lists three (there are also many minor flaws not listed).



ABOVE LEFT: Mi 112 f5 - white indentation in the ornament at the top right (field 5 of HAN 5824.20 and field 37 of HAN 3659.19)
ABOVE CENTRE: Mi 112 f12 - 'u' in 'flugpost' broken below (field 12)
ABOVE RIGHT: Mi 112 f14 - Damaged wheels of the aeroplane (field 14 of HAN 3659.19)

STAMPS FROM MY COLLECTION

All of the stamps from here until the end of the page are from my collection

MINT / POSTALLY UNUSED

REFERENCES:

1. MICHEL Deutschland-Spezial 2022 Band 1: 1849 bis April 1945. ISBN: 978-95402-401-8.
2. www.colnect.com
3. Plattenfehler Katalog Deutsches Reich 1872-1945 inkl. Dienstmarken, 4th Edition 2003. Thomas Schantl Verlag. ISBN: 3-932769-25-2