POSTAGE STAMPS
(1924)

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30-Jan-2023 08:28

MICHEL 356
NEW IMPROVED IMPERIAL EAGLE

VALIDITY: Mar 1924 until 31stJul 1930
VALUE: 5Pf
COLOUR: medium green
WATERMARK: Waffle X and Y
PERF: comb 14 x 14¼
SIZE: 21.5 x 26mm
PRINT TYPE: Typography
AVAILABILITY: Sheets, coils and booklets
QUANTITY PRINTED: Unknown

MAJOR VARIATIONS

There are two major variations depending on the orientation of the watermark



ABOVE LEFT: Mi 356 X - waffle watermark upright
ABOVE RIGHT: Mi 356 Y - waffle watermark on side

COLOUR VARIATIONS

There are no major colour variations

UPPER MARGIN PIECES - P OR

FLAT PLATE PRINTING

Mi 356 X P OR
Mi 356 Y P OR

UPPER MARGIN PIECES - W OR

ROTARY PRESS PRINTING

Mi 356 X W OR - 2'9'2
Mi 356 X W OR - 3'7'3

COIL STAMPS - STRIPS of 11 STAMPS

Mi 356 X R

HAN

There are sixteen HAN variations

Mi 356 X HAN: H2377.23
Mi 356 X HAN: H7735.23
Mi 356 X HAN: H 208.24
Mi 356 X HAN: H 638.24
Mi 356 X HAN: H1238.24
Mi 356 X HAN: H2795.24
Mi 356 X HAN: H2971.24
Mi 356 X HAN: H3715.24
Mi 356 X HAN: H4599.24
Mi 356 X HAN: H5028.24
Mi 356 X HAN: H5428.24
Mi 356 X HAN: H 318.25
Mi 356 X HAN: H4063.25
Mi 356 X HAN: H4316.25
Mi 356 X HAN: H1035.26
Mi 356 X HAN: H3339.26

OTHER VARIANTS

Mi 356 X U: imperforate
Mi 356 X Uu: imperforate below
Mi 356 X G: printed on gum side
Mi 356 X x: on granite paper
Mi 356 X y: on thin glassy paper

PLATE FLAWS

There are no major plate flaws

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