POSTAGE STAMPS
(1920)

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07-Mar-2023 07:17

MICHEL 134
REGULAR ISSUE BAVARIAN STAMPS WITH OVERPRINT
DEFINITIVE STAMPS

Michel 134 was designed by Friedrich August von Kaulbach and Hengeler and was printed by the Reichsdruckerei in Berlin.



VALIDITY: 6th Apr 1920 until 30th Sep 1923.
VALUE: 3 MARK
COLOUR: Turkish grey
WATERMARK: Horizontal Wavy lines (Type I)
PERF: comb 11¼ x 11¾
SIZE: 34 x 40mm
PRINT TYPE: Photogravure
AVAILABILITY: Sheets
QUANTITY PRINTED: Unknown

OVERPRINT VARIATIONS

There are two variations depending on the style of the 'R' in the word 'Reich' of the overprint.



ABOVE LEFT: 134 I: Overprint Type I
ABOVE RIGHT: 134 II: Overprint Type II

COLOUR VARIATIONS

There are no major colour variations but there are different tones.

OTHER VARIATIONS

UPPER EDGE PIECES: (Flat Plate Printing Upper Margin Copies - P OR). There are two types of upper edge piece.

134 I P OR Type VII
134 II P OR Type VII

IMPERFORATE: Michel 134 exists with two imperforate versions

134 I U
134 II U

DOUBLE OVERPRINT: Michel 134 exits with a double overprint

134 DD

OVERPRINT VARIATIONS: Michel 134 exists with several overprint variations

134 AF XII: Imprint only ‘Reichs’ or only ‘Deutsches’

PLATE FLAWS

ABOVE LEFT: 134 PF III - flowers in figures hand with 5 blooms instead of 4 (Field 3, 8 and 18).
ABOVE RIGHT: 134 PF IV - white dot over coat of arms (Field 18)




ABOVE LEFT: 134 PF XVII - white fleck in the middle below in the fruit basket (Field 4)
ABOVE RIGHT: 134 PF XVIII - vertical white line at the bottom of the veil bow (Field 4)



ABOVE: 134 PF XIX - two white spots in the figures left upper arm (Field 2)

In addition to the plate flaws shown in the Michel catalogue above, the Schantl catalog also shows an additional 'flaw'



ABOVE: Mi 134 f 18 - white fleck to the left of the flowers.

STAMPS FROM MY COLLECTION

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

Mi 133 TYPE I and II

ABOVE LEFT: Mi 133 Type I
ABOVE RIGHT: Mi 133 Type II with BPP Expertisation

MINT / POSTALLY UNUSED

ABOVE: Mi 133 Type I

POSTALLY USED

ABOVE: Mi 133 Type I

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