POSTAGE STAMPS
(1919)

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MICHEL 108
ERÖFFNUNG DER NATIONALVERSAMMLUNG, WEIMAR
OPENING OF THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY, WEIMAR

BACKGROUND: The German National Assembly was the parliament of the new Weimar Republic which met from 6th Feb 1919 until 21st May 1920. The creation of a National Assembly was the idea of the majority Social Democrats who proposed that the assembly be created to determine the future form of the German government following her loss at the end of the First World War.

Michel 108 was the second in a set of four stamps issued to commemorate the opening of the New National Assembly in Weimar. The stamp was designed by Ernst Böhm.



VALIDITY: 1st Jul 1919 until 31st Oct 1922.
VALUE: 15Pf
COLOUR: sienna / blackish Turkish blue
WATERMARK: None
PERF: comb 13 x 13¾
SIZE: 25 x 31.5mm
PRINT TYPE: TYPOGRAPHY
AVAILABILITY: sheets
QUANTITY PRINTED:

MAJOR VARIATIONS

There are no major variations

COLOUR VARIATIONS

There are no major colour variations

UPPER EDGE PIECES: (Flat Plate Printing Upper Margin Copies - P OR).
Mi 108 was only printed flat plate and there is only one type of upper edge piece.



ABOVE: Mi 108 P OR

HAN: There are two possible HAN

Mi 108: H2924.19
Mi 108: H3442.19

OTHER VARIANTS

Mi 108 Ur: right imperforate

PLATE FLAWS OF ORIGINAL STAMPS

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

UPPER EDGE PIECES

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