POSTAGE STAMPS
(1922)

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10-Jan-2023 11:43

MICHEL 197
GERMANIA (X)

VALIDITY: Mar 1922 until 31st Oct 1922
VALUE: 75Pf
COLOUR: lilac carmine to dark rose carmine (variations)
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 148 - Identical to Mi 197 but with a diamond / lozenge watermark

COLOUR VARIATIONS

There are two major colour variations



ABOVE LEFT: Mi 197 a - lilac carmine to dark rose carmine (sheets and coils)
ABOVE RIGHT: Mi 197 b - bright brownish lilac (rose lilac) (sheets)

OTHER VARIATIONS

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

Mi 197 a R
Mi 197 a P OR
Mi 197 b P OR

HAN: There are two HAN

Mi 197 a: H7519.21
Mi 197 b: H7519.21

PLATE FLAWS & VARIETIES

There are no major plate flaws

STAMPS FROM MY COLLECTION

All of the 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