POSTAGE STAMPS
(1920)

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06-Mar-2023 06:21

MICHEL 137
REGULAR ISSUE BAVARIAN STAMPS WITH OVERPRINT
DEFINITIVE STAMPS

Michel 137 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: 10 MARK
COLOUR: blackish olive green
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: 137 I: Overprint Type I
ABOVE RIGHT: 137 II: Overprint Type II

COLOUR VARIATIONS

There are no major colour variations

OTHER VARIATIONS

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

137 I P OR Type VI
137 II P OR Type VI

IMPERFORATE: Michel 137 exists with two imperforate versions

137 I U
137 II U

DOUBLE OVERPRINT: Michel 137 exits with a double overprint

137 DD
137 I DD U

OVERPRINT VARIATIONS: Michel 137 exists with several overprint variations

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

PLATE FLAWS

The Michel caalogue lists three major plate flaws:



ABOVE LEFT: 137 PF III: green spot on the left in the outer circle
ABOVE RIGHT: 137 PF IV: broken segment under the coat of arms



ABOVE: 137 PF XVII: white fleck under the right side of the fruit basket

STAMPS FROM MY COLLECTION

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

Mi 137 Type I and II

ABOVE LEFT: Mi 137 Type I
ABOVE RIGHT: Mi 137 Type II with BPP Expertisation

MINT / POSTALLY UNUSED

ABOVE: Mi 137 I

PLATE FLAWS - PF III

ABOVE LEFT: Mi 137 Type I PF III

CANCELLED / POSTALLY USED

ABOVE LEFT: Mi 137 Type I - Cancelled MANNHEIM (21.2.21)

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