POSTAGE STAMPS
(1923)

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02-Mar-2023 08:16

MICHEL 268
REGULAR ISSUE NUMBER IN CIRCLE

VALIDITY: Mar 1923
VALUE: 100 MARK
COLOUR: dark to blackish grey purple (variations)
WATERMARK: Waffle
PERF: comb 14 x 14¼
SIZE: 21.5 x 26mm
PRINT TYPE: Typography
AVAILABILITY: Sheets and booklets
QUANTITY PRINTED: Unknown

MAJOR VARIATIONS

There are no major variations

COLOUR VARIATIONS

There are two major colour variations



ABOVE LEFT: Mi 268 a - dark to blackish grey purple (shades) (violet purple) (from Mar)
ABOVE RIGHT: Mi 268 b - bright grey violet (light violet) (up until May)

OTHER VARIATIONS

COIL STRIPS: There are two coil strip variants

Mi 268 a R
Mi 268 b R

UPPER EDGE PIECES: (Rotary Press Printing Upper Margin Copies - W OR). There are four types of upper edge piece.

Mi 268 a W OR - 1'11'1
Mi 268 a W OR - 2'9'2
Mi 268 b W OR - 1'11'1
Mi 268 b W OR - 2'9'2



ABOVE LEFT: Mi 268 a W OR - 2'9'2 and 1'11'1
ABOVE RIGHT: Mi 268 b W OR - 2'9'2 and 1'11'1

HAN: There are no HAN

PLATE FLAWS & VARIETIES

There are no major plate flaws but there is one variant



ABOVE: Mi 268 a Pa - on glued paper web


NOTE: The cylinder overlay was very sharp and caused many minor varieties as well as damage to the print

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 268 a
ABOVE RIGHT: Mi 268 b

UPPER EDGE PIECES - W OR

Rotary Press Printing Upper Margin Copies - W OR



ABOVE LEFT: Mi 268 a W OR - 2'9'2 / 1'11'1
ABOVE RIGHT: Mi 268 b W OR - 2'9'2 / 1'11'1

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