POSTAGE STAMPS
(1922)

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28-Jan-2023 08:06

MICHEL 208
REGULAR ISSUE TWO COLOUR POSTHORN

VALIDITY: Oct 1922 until 30th Sep 1923
VALUE: 30 MARK
COLOUR: bright sienna (shades) / light yellow ochre
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 208 P - Flat Plate Printing - thick lettering and large stars (sheets)
ABOVE RIGHT: Mi 208 W - Rotary Press Printing - thin lettering and small pointed stars (sheets)

COLOUR VARIATIONS

There are no major colour variations

OTHER VARIATIONS

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

Mi 208 W R (coils)
Mi 208 P OR



ABOVE: Mi 208 P OR

MARGIN COPIES

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

Mi 208 P dgz

HAN: There are three different P HAN

H5557.22
H6300.22
H7288.22



ABOVE LEFT: Mi 208 HAN H5557.22
ABOVE RIGHT: Mi 208 HAN H6300.22



ABOVE: Mi 208 HAN H7288.22

PLATE FLAWS & VARIETIES

There are two major plate flaws and three variants



ABOVE LEFT: Mi 208 PF I - '3' of upper right denomination '30' extended on lower part
ABOVE CENTRE LEFT: Mi 208 PF IV - spot on the top left side of upper right '0' in '30'
ABOVE CENTRE RIGHT: Mi 208 P z - on carbon paper
ABOVE RIGHT: Mi 208 P I z - on carbon paper



ABOVE LEFT: Mi 208 P III - 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

HAN

ABOVE LEFT: Mi 208 HAN H5557.22
ABOVE RIGHT: Mi 208 HAN H6300.22



ABOVE LEFT: Mi 208 HAN H6300.22
ABOVE RIGHT: Mi 208 HAN H7288.22

UPPER EDGE PIECES

Flat Plate Printing Upper Margin Copies - P OR



ABOVE LEFT: Mi 208 P OR - Upper edge piece
ABOVE RIGHT: Mi 208 P OR - Upper edge piece



ABOVE LEFT: Mi 208 P OR - Upper edge piece



ABOVE LEFT: Mi 208 P UR - lower edge piece
ABOVE RIGHT: Mi 208 P UR - lower edge piece

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