POSTAGE STAMPS
(1920)

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04-Jan-2023 07:36

MICHEL 126
REGULAR ISSUE BAVARIAN STAMPS WITH OVERPRINT
DEFINITIVE STAMPS

Michel 126 was designed by Gloβ and printed by the Reichsdruckerei in Berlin.



VALIDITY: 6th Apr 1920 until 30th Sep 1923.
VALUE: 60Pf
COLOUR: dark to blackish opal green
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 are three types of upper edge piece.

126 P OR Type II
126 P OR Type III
126 P OR Type V

DOUBLE PRINT: Michel 126 exists with double overprint

126 DD

OVERPRINT VARIATIONS: Michel 126 exists with several overprint variations



126 AF VI: thick closed "D" in "Deutsches"
126 AF VII: upper bar of the 'D' of 'Deutsches' tilted down left
126 AF VIII clasp around the ‘D’ of ‘Deutsches’



126 AF X: thin overprint
126 AF XI: thick overprint



126 AF XII: Imprint only ‘Reichs’ or only ‘Deutsches’
126 AF XVI: paint on the ‘R” of ‘Reich’ scrapped off

ADDITIONAL VARIATIONS:

126 II: Row value number "28" instead of "18" at the top edge

PLATE FLAWS

The Michel catalogue lists two major plate flaw:



ABOVE LEFT: 126 PF I: Sower with scissors
ABOVE RIGHT: 126 PF IV: right arm raised (large white spot)

STAMPS FROM MY COLLECTION

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

MINT / POSTALLY UNUSED

126 X and 126 XI

ABOVE LEFT: Mi 126 X - thin overprint
ABOVE RIGHT: Mi 126 XI - thick overprint

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