POSTAGE STAMPS
(1919)

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MICHEL 111
DEUTSCHE FLUGPOST
GERMAN AIRMAIL

Michel 111 is one of two stamps issued for Airmail usage in Oct 1919. This stamp features a posthorn with wings and was designed by Georg Alexander Mathéy.



VALIDITY: Oct 1919 until 30th Sep 1923
VALUE: 10Pf
COLOUR: red orange (variations)
WATERMARK: None
PERF: comb 14¾ x 14¼
SIZE: 37 x 25mm
PRINT TYPE: TYPOGRAPHY
AVAILABILITY: sheets
QUANTITY PRINTED:

MAJOR VARIATIONS

There are no major variations

COLOUR VARIATIONS

There are two major colour variations



ABOVE LEFT: Mi 111 a - red orange (shades) (orange)
ABOVE RIGHT: Mi 111 b - dark reddish orange (brownish orange)

UPPER EDGE PIECES: (Flat Plate Printing Upper Margin Copies - P OR).
This stamp was only every produced flat plate and there are two variants of upper edge piece.

Mi 111 a P OR
Mi 111 b P OR



HAN: There are four HAN

Mi 111 a: H3658.19
Mi 111 a: H5823.20
Mi 111 b: H3658.19
Mi 111 b: H5823.20

OTHER VARIANTS

Mi 111 z: on cloudy paper
Mi 111 z P OR: on cloudy paper

PLATE FLAWS OF ORIGINAL STAMPS

There are no major plate flaws but there are countless small errors

The Schantl Calalogue lists four errors.



ABOVE LEFT: 111 f2: foot of 'P' in 'Pf touches the outer frame (field 2 HAN 5823.20)
ABOVE CENTRE LEFT: 111 f17: top left of 'p' in 'Flugpost' thickened (field 17 HAN 5823.20)
ABOVE CENTRE RIGHT: 111 f41: 'g' und 'u' in 'Flugpost' ausgebeult (field 41 HAN 5823.20)
ABOVE RIGHT: 111 f49: notch in margin below 'p' of 'Flugpost' (field 49 HAN 3658.19 Plate 2)

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

ABOVE: Mi 111 P OR

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