POSTAGE STAMPS
(1920)

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01-Jan-2023 04:07

MICHEL 47
OFFICIAL STAMPS FROM BAVARIA
SO-CALLED FAREWELL EDITION

VALIDITY: 1st Apr 1920 until 30th Sep 1923
VALUE: 1¼ Mark
COLOUR: dark green
WATERMARK: Vertical Wavy Lines
PERF: comb 14 x 14½
SIZE: 26 x 21.5mm
PRINT TYPE: Typography
AVAILABILITY: Sheets
QUANTITY PRINTED: Unknown

COLOUR VARIATIONS

There are no major colour variations

OTHER VARIATIONS

UPPER EDGE PIECES: (Plattendrucke, Oberrandstücke - P OR). There are two types of upper edge piece.

Mi 47 P-RR I
Mi 47 P-RR IV

PLATE FLAWS

There are three major plate flaws



ABOVE LEFT: 47 I - "E" in "DIENST" mutilated (Field 18 and 43)
ABOVE CENTRE: 47 II - "E" in "MARKE" mutilated (Field 41)
ABOVE RIGHT: 47 III - Lower slash of "E" in "MARKE" missing, like an "F" (Field 26)

STAMPS FROM MY COLLECTION

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

MINT / POSTALLY UNUSED

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