POSTAGE STAMPS
(1923)

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07-Feb-2023 07:58

MICHEL 246
REGULAR ISSUE - NUMBER IN OVAL (II)

VALIDITY: Oct 1923 until 30th Sep 1923
VALUE: 50 MARK
COLOUR: dark to blackish blue (variations)
WATERMARK: waffle
PERF: comb 14¾ x 14¼
SIZE: 38 x 26mm
PRINT TYPE: Offset Lithography
AVAILABILITY: Sheets
QUANTITY PRINTED: Unknown

MAJOR VARIATIONS

There are no major variations

COLOUR VARIATIONS

There are three major colour variations



ABOVE LEFT: Mi 246 a - dark to blackish blue (dark violet blue)
ABOVE CENTRE: Mi 246 b - dark Prussian blue (dark grey blue)
ABOVE RIGHT: Mi 246 c - dark to black violet ultramarine

OTHER VARIATIONS

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

Mi 246 a P OR
Mi 246 b P OR
Mi 246 c P OR



ABOVE LEFT: Mi 246 P OR
ABOVE RIGHT: Mi 246 P UR

HAN: There are three different HAN

Mi 246: H5463.22
Mi 246: H6044.22
Mi 246: H6644.22

PLATE FLAWS & VARIETIES

There is one plate flaw and one variants



ABOVE LEFT: Mi 246 PF I - 'c' instead of 'e' n 'Reich' (field 2)
ABOVE RIGHT: Mi 246 DD - double overprint

STAMPS FROM MY COLLECTION

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

MINT / POSTALLY UNUSED

PLATE FLAW 246 I

ABOVE: Mi 246 a I - with BPP expertisation

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