POSTAGE STAMPS
(1922)

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08-Jan-2023 07:20

MICHEL 222
REGULAR ISSUE - NUMBER IN OVAL

VALIDITY: Dec 1922 until 30th Sep 1923
VALUE: 400 MARK
COLOUR: medium brown ochre to (dark) yellow brown (variations)
WATERMARK: diamond lozenge
PERF: comb 14¾ x 14¼
SIZE: 38 x 26mm
PRINT TYPE: Offset Lithography
AVAILABILITY: Sheets
QUANTITY PRINTED: Unknown

COLOUR VARIATIONS

There are four major colour variations



ABOVE LEFT: Mi 222 a - medium brown ochre to dark yellow brown (yellow brown)
ABOVE CENTRE LEFT: Mi 222 b - orange brown (shades) (reddish brown)
ABOVE CENTRE RIGHT: Mi 222 c - dark to blackish brown ochre (olive brown)
ABOVE RIGHT: Mi 222 d - light brown (pale brown)

OTHER VARIATIONS

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

Mi 222 a P OR
Mi 222 b P OR
Mi 222 c P OR
Mi 222 d P OR

HAN: There are four different HAN

Mi 222 a: H7035.22
Mi 222 b: H7035.22
Mi 222 c: H7035.22
Mi 222 d: H7035.22

PLATE FLAWS & VARIETIES

There are no major plate flaws but there is one variant as well as a large number of minor defects



ABOVE: Mi 222 DD: double printing

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