POSTAGE STAMPS
(1922)

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23-Jan-2023 03:35

MICHEL 207
REGULAR ISSUE TWO COLOUR POSTHORN

VALIDITY: Oct 1922 until 30th Sep 1923
VALUE: 20 MARK
COLOUR: blackish bluish violet / light reddish orange (shades)
WATERMARK: Waffle
PERF: comb 14 x 14¼
SIZE: 22 x 26mm
PRINT TYPE: Typography
AVAILABILITY: Sheets and coils
QUANTITY PRINTED: Unknown

MAJOR VARIATIONS

There are two major variations depending on the printing process used



ABOVE LEFT: Mi 207 P - Flat Plate Printing - thick lettering and large stars (sheets)
ABOVE RIGHT: Mi 207 W - Rotary Press Printing - thin lettering and small pointed stars (sheets)

COLOUR VARIATIONS

There are no major colour variations but there are shades

OTHER VARIATIONS

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

Mi 207 W R (coils)
Mi 207 P OR

MARGIN COPIES

Margin copies left or right with rouletting (from flat plate sheets)

Mi 207 P dgz

HAN: There are two Mi 207 P HAN

H5118.22
H6345.22

PLATE FLAWS & VARIETIES

There is one major plate flaw and one variant



ABOVE LEFT: Mi 207 P I - distorted lower foot on left '20' (fields 11, 16, 61 and 66)
ABOVE RIGHT: Mi 207 P II - big shift of burelage

STAMPS FROM MY COLLECTION

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

MINT / POSTALLY UNUSED

ABOVE LEFT: Mi 207 W
ABOVE RIGHT: Mi 207 P

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