POSTAGE STAMPS
(1922)

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23-Jan-2023 03:09

MICHEL 189
NUMBER, LABOURER, POSTHORN and PLOUGHMAN

VALIDITY: Mar 1922 until 30th Sep 1923
VALUE: 150Pf
COLOUR: dark orange (shades)
WATERMARK: Waffle
PERF: comb 14 x 14¼
SIZE: 22 x 26mm
PRINT TYPE: Typography
AVAILABILITY: Sheets and coils
QUANTITY PRINTED: Unknown

SIMILAR STAMPS

ABOVE: Mi 169 - Identical to Mi 189 but with a diamond / lozenge watermark

COLOUR VARIATIONS

There are no major colour variations

OTHER VARIATIONS

UPPER EDGE PIECES: (Flat Plate Printing Upper Margin Copies - P OR). There is only one type of upper edge piece.



ABOVE: Mi 189 P OR

MARGIN COPY: left or right with rouletting from flat plate printed sheets

Mi 189 dgz

UPPER EDGE PIECES: (Rotary Press Upper Margin Copies - W OR). There are two types of upper edge piece.

Mi 189 W OR - 1'11'1 / 2'9'2

HAN: There are three different HAN

H7343.21
H3696.22
H5796.22



ABOVE: Mi 189 HAN H5796.22

PLATE FLAWS & VARIETIES

There are no major plate flaws but there is one other variety



ABOVE: Mi 189 U - imperforate

STAMPS FROM MY COLLECTION

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

MINT / POSTALLY UNUSED

UPPER EDGE PIECES

Flat Plate Printing Upper Margin Copies - P OR



ABOVE LEFT and RIGHT: Mi 189 P OR

HAN

ABOVE: Mi 189 HAN H5796.22

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