POSTAGE STAMPS
(1920)

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23-Jan-2023 01:07

MICHEL 148
GERMANIA (III) DEUTSCHES REICH

VALIDITY: 15th Aug 1920 until 31st Oct 1922
VALUE: 75Pf
COLOUR: mauve
WATERMARK: Diamond Lozenge
PERF: 14 x 14¼
SIZE: 22 x 26mm
PRINT TYPE: Typography
AVAILABILITY: Sheets and coils
QUANTITY PRINTED: Unknown

MAJOR VARIATIONS

ABOVE LEFT: Type I (top and bottom)
ABOVE RIGHT: Type II (top and bottom)

Type I - barely recognizable cross on the crown; Value digits (and center piece) mostly slightly shifted (2 printing forms). "DEUTSCHES REICH" in somewhat large letters and always slightly shifted.
Type II - cross on the crown clearly; Value digits (and middle piece) exactly central (1 printing forms). "DEUTSCHES REICH" in slightly smaller letters and centered.

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.

148 I R (roll)
148 II R (roll)
148 II P-OR

Sheets: There are three different HAN.
H3337.20
H5029.20
H6945.20

IMPERFORATE: There are three imperforate versions.

Mi 148 Uu: imperforate top

PLATE FLAWS

There is one major plate flaw



ABOVE: 148 PF I: Flag of the "5" from the left value "75" diagonally

STAMPS FROM MY COLLECTION

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

MINT / POSTALLY UNUSED

ABOVE: Mi 148 Type I - two examples



ABOVE: Mi 148 Type II - two examples

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