POSTAGE STAMPS
(1942)
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MICHEL 170
DIENSTMARKE
OFFICIALS FOR STATE GOVERNMENTS
8Rpf
BACKGROUND: This was the fifth of 12 official stamps produced by the State Printing Works in Vienna. This was a re-issue of the 1934 Michel 132 through 143 stamps, but now on unwatermarked paper and with slight colour variations.
VALIDITY: 1942 until May 1945
VALUE: 8Rpf
COLOUR: dark yellowish red or red orange
WATERMARK: None
PERF: 14:14ΒΌ
AVAILABILITY: Sheets (10x10)
QUANTITY PRINTED: Unknown
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VARIATIONS
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ABOVE LEFT: 170 a - dark yellowish red
ABOVE CENTRE: 170 b - red orange
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PLATE FLAWS
There were no major plate flaws![line](../../../images/general/dividers/red-bar.png)
STAMPS FROM MY COLLECTION
All stamps from here until the end of the page are from my collectionPOSTALLY UNUSED - MINT
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