POSTAGE STAMPS
(1920)

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MICHEL 122
REGULAR ISSUE BAVARIAN STAMPS WITH OVERPRINT
DEFINITIVE STAMPS

Michel 122 was designed by Gloβ and printed by the Reichsdruckerei in Berlin.



VALIDITY: 6th Apr 1920 until 30th Sep 1923.
VALUE: 20Pf
COLOUR: brown violet (tones)
WATERMARK: Horizontal Wavy lines (Type I)
PERF: comb 14 x 14½
SIZE: 21 x 26mm
PRINT TYPE: Typography
AVAILABILITY: Sheets
QUANTITY PRINTED: Unknown

COLOUR VARIATIONS

There are no major colour variations

OTHER VARIATIONS

UPPER EDGE PIECES: (Flat Plate Printing Upper Margin Copies - P OR). There is only one type of upper edge piece.



ABOVE: 122 P OR Type III

IMPERFORATE: Michel 122 exists imperforate



ABOVE: 122 U

DOUBLE PRINT: Michel 122 exists with double overprint

122 DD

INVERTED OVERPRINT: Michel 122 exists with an inverted overprint

122 K

OVERPRINT VARIATIONS: Michel 122 exists with several overprint variations



ABOVE LEFT: 122 AF VI: thick closed "D" in "Deutsches"
ABOVE CENTRE LEFT: 122 AF VII: upper bar of the 'D' of 'Deutsches' tilted down left
ABOVE CENTRE RIGHT: 122 AF VIII clasp around the ‘D’ of ‘Deutsches’
ABOVE RIGHT: 122 AF X: thin overprint



ABOVE LEFT: 122 AF XI: thick overprint
ABOVE CENTRE: 122 AF XII: Imprint only ‘Reichs’ or only ‘Deutsches’
ABOVE RIGHT: 122 AF XVI: paint on the ‘R” of ‘Reich’ scrapped off

PLATE FLAWS

The Michel catalogue identifies five major plate flaws (as does Schantl):



ABOVE LEFT: 122 PF I (Schantl f4A): top part of 'R' of 'BAYERN' broken (looks like an 'F')
ABOVE RIGHT: 122 PF III (Schantl f4B): 'R' in 'BAYERN' is larger than usual




ABOVE LEFT: 122 PF IV (Schantl f13): Line in border under 'N' from 'BAYERN'
ABOVE RIGHT: 122 PF XIV (Schantl fA): vertical white line from the elbow to the lower edge



ABOVE: 122 PF XV (Schantl f3): large white fleck under denomination '20' looks like "AYERN"

MINOR PLATE FLAWS

The following plate flaws that are not listed in the Michel or Plattenfehler catalogs.



ABOVE LEFT: 122 oPF 1: large white fleck above rocks on right
ABOVE RIGHT: 122 oPF 2: large horizontal scratch along lower border

STAMPS FROM MY COLLECTION

MINT / UNUSED

UPPER EDGE PIECES - P OR Type III

122 P OR Type III

IMPERFORATE

ABOVE: 122 U

MAJOR PLATE FLAWS - PF I (top part of 'R' of 'BAYERN' broken (looks like an 'F'))

MAJOR PLATE FLAWS - PF IV (Line in border under 'N' from 'BAYERN')

MAJOR PLATE FLAWS - AF X (Thin 'Deutsches Reich' Overprint)

MAJOR PLATE FLAWS - AF XI (Thick 'Deutsches Reich' Overprint)

MINOR PLATE FLAWS

These plate flaws are not listed in either the Michel or Schantl Plattenfehler catalogues.



ABOVE LEFT: 122 oPF 1: large white fleck above rocks on right side and 122 AF VI (thick closed "D" in "Deutsches")
ABOVE RIGHT: 122 oPF 2: large horizontal scratch along lower border

BLOCKS

ABOVE LEFT: 122 Block of 4
ABOVE RIGHT: 122 Block of 4 with PF I (top right stamp) and PF IV (bottom left stamp)

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