POSTAGE STAMPS
(1920)

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04-Jan-2023 07:38

MICHEL 129
REGULAR ISSUE BAVARIAN STAMPS WITH OVERPRINT
DEFINITIVE STAMPS

Michel 129 was designed by Sigmund Franz Xaver and Wilhelm Otto von Weech and was printed by the Reichsdruckerei in Berlin.



VALIDITY: 6th Apr 1920 until 30th Sep 1923.
VALUE: 1 MARK
COLOUR: lilac red / mid to lively grey brown
WATERMARK: Vertical Wavy lines (Type I)
PERF: comb 11¾ x 11¼
SIZE:
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.

129 P OR Type I.1
129 P OR Type I.2
129 P OR Type II

IMPERFORATE: Michel 129 exists imperforate

129 U

INVERTED: Michel 129 exists inverted

129 K

OVERPRINT VARIATIONS: Michel 129 exists with several overprint variations

129 AF XII: Imprint only ‘Reichs’ or only ‘Deutsches’
129 AF III: 'D' of 'Deutsches' flattened on top (Field 20)

ADDITIONAL VARIATIONS:

129 II: Negative pressure strongly (at least 4 mm) shifted

PLATE FLAWS

There are no major plate flaws

STAMPS FROM MY COLLECTION

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

MINT / POSTALLY UNUSED

COLOUR SHADES

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