POSTAGE STAMPS
(1923)

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03-Mar-2023 08:01

MICHEL 287
REGULAR ISSUE NUMBER IN RECTANGLE, CIRCLE and WORKER

VALIDITY: 1st Sep 1923 until 30th Nov 1923
VALUE: 75 Tausend on 400 MARK
COLOUR: dark yellowish green to dark olive green (variations)
WATERMARK: Waffle
PERF: comb 14 x 14¼
SIZE: 22 x 26mm
PRINT TYPE: Typography
AVAILABILITY: Sheets
QUANTITY PRINTED: Unknown

MAJOR VARIATIONS

There are no major variations

COLOUR VARIATIONS

There are two major colour variations



ABOVE LEFT: Mi 287 a: dark yellow green to dark olive green
ABOVE RIGHTE: Mi 287 b: black olive green to dark green

COILS: There are two coils strips of 11 or more stamps

Mi 287 a R
Mi 287 b R

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

Mi 287 a W OR: - / 1'5'1
Mi 287 a W OR: 1'11'1 / 1'5'1
Mi 287 a W OR: 2'9'2 / 1'5'1
Mi 287 b W OR: 1'11'1 / 1'5'1
Mi 287 b W OR: 2'9'2 / 1'5'1



ABOVE LEFT: Mi 287 a W OR - / 1'5'1
ABOVE RIGHT: Mi 287 b W OR 1'11'1 / 1'5'1

HAN: There are no HAN

PLATE FLAWS OF ORIGINAL STAMPS

There are no major plate flaws on the original stamp

PLATE FLAWS OF OVERPRINTS

There are no major plate flaws of the overprints

STAMPS FROM MY COLLECTION

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

MINT / POSTALLY UNUSED

UPPER / LOWER EDGE PIECES

ABOVE LEFT: Mi 287 a W OR - / 1'5'1
ABOVE RIGHT: Mi 287 b W OR 1'11'1 / 1'5'1

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