POSTAGE STAMPS
(1926)

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MICHEL 401
GERMAN AID FOR THE NEEDY

Mi 401 was designed by von Weech and features the coat of arms of Hesse.



VALIDITY: 15th Dec 1926 until 30th Jun 1927
VALUE: 50Rpf + 50Rpf
COLOUR: multicoloured
WATERMARK: Waffle
PERF: comb 14 x 14¼
SIZE:
PRINT TYPE: Typography
AVAILABILITY: Sheets (10 x 10) on coated paper
QUANTITY PRINTED: 210,336

MAJOR VARIATIONS

There are two major variations



ABOVE LEFT: Mi 401 X - upright waffle watermark
ABOVE RIGHT: Mi 401 Y - sideways waffle watermark

COLOUR VARIATIONS

There are no major colour variations

HAN

Mi 401 X HAN: H3054.26
Mi 401 Y HAN: H3054.26

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