POSTAGE STAMPS
(1922)
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07-Feb-2023 06:37
MICHEL 217
AIRMAIL WOOD PIGEON (I)
VALIDITY: Jul 1922 until 30th Sep 1923
VALUE: 3 MARK
COLOUR: blackish ultramarine / bright greenish grey (variations)
WATERMARK: Waffle
PERF: comb 13 x 13¾
SIZE: 22 x 28mm
PRINT TYPE: Typography
AVAILABILITY: Sheets
QUANTITY PRINTED: Unknown
COLOUR VARIATIONS
There are two major colour variation
ABOVE LEFT: Mi 217 a - blackish violet ultramarine / bright greenish grey (grey blue)
ABOVE RIGHT: Mi 217 b - blackish lilac ultramarine / light greenosh grey (dark violet ultramarine)
OTHER VARIATIONS
UPPER EDGE PIECES: (Flat Plate Printing Upper Margin Copies - P OR). There are two types of upper edge piece.Mi 217 a P OR
Mi 217 b P OR
ABOVE: Mi 217 b P UR - Lower edge piece
NOTE: The upper margin row value counters exist in two types, either with a comma and two zeros or without commas and zeros.
HAN: There are eight different HAN
Mi 217 a: H3856.22
Mi 217 a: H5158.22
Mi 217 a: H6421.22
Mi 217 a: H8142.22
Mi 217 b: H3856.22
Mi 217 b: H5158.22
Mi 217 b: H6421.22
Mi 217 b: H8142.22
ABOVE LEFT: Mi 217 b HAN H3856.22
ABOVE CENTRE LEFT: Mi 217 b HAN H5158.22
ABOVE CENTRE RIGHT: Mi 217 b HAN H6421.22
ABOVE RIGHT: Mi 217 b HAN H8142.22
PLATE FLAWS & VARIETIES
There are no major plate flaws but there are two variants
ABOVE LEFT: Mi 217 F - without visible burelage
ABOVE RIGHT: Mi 217 Ur - right side imperforate
STAMPS FROM MY COLLECTION
All of the stamps from here until the end of the page are from my collectionMINT / POSTALLY UNUSED
ABOVE: Mi 217 a
UPPER and LOWER EDGE PIECES - P OR and P UR
ABOVE: Mi 217 b P UR - Lower edge piece
HAN
ABOVE LEFT: Mi 217 b HAN H3856.22
ABOVE RIGHT: Mi 217 b HAN H5158.22
ABOVE LEFT: Mi 217 b HAN H6421.22
ABOVE RIGHT: Mi 217 b HAN H8142.22
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
