POSTAGE STAMPS
(1920)

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06-Mar-2023 06:19

MICHEL 114
REPRESENTATIVE IMAGES of the GERMAN EMPIRE (VI)

Michel 114 was designed by C. Frenzel, was issued on 15th Mar 1920, and depicts the Reichs Post Office in Berlin.



VALIDITY: 15th Mar 1920 to 30th Sep 1923
VALUE: 1.50 MARK
COLOUR: brown ochre
WATERMARK: diamond lozenge
PERF: comb 14¾ x 14½
SIZE: 37 x 26mm
PRINT TYPE: Offset Lithography
AVAILABILITY: Sheets (5 x 10)
QUANTITY PRINTED: Unknown

COLOUR VARIATIONS

There are three major variations



ABOVE LEFT: 114 a: brown ochre to yellowish brown orange
ABOVE CENTRE: 114 b: dark to blackish brown orange
ABOVE RIGHT: 114 c: dark orange brown

OTHER VARIATIONS

UPPER EDGE PIECES: (Flat Plate Printing Upper Margin Copies - P OR). There are three different upper edge pieces.

114 a P OR
114 b P OR
114 c P OR

OVERPRINT: 114 a and 114 b can also be found with a double overprint. Michel 114 can also be found imperforate.

114 a DD - double overprint
114 b DD - double overprint
114 U - imperforate

SHEETS: 114 sheets can be found with the following HAN numbers.

114 a HAN: H6011.19, H2026.20, H3408.20 and H4890.20
114 b HAN: H6011.19, H2026.20 and H3408.20

PLATE FLAWS

There were no major plate flaws

STAMPS FROM MY COLLECTION

All stamps from here until the end of the page are from my collection.

MINT / POSTALLY UNUSED

Mi 144 Type 'a'

Mi 144 Type 'b'

This example from my collection has been expertised by Udo Fleiner of Freiburg on 10th Jun 2015.

Mi 144 Type 'c'

This example from my collection has been expertised by Dieter Weinbuch on 4th Apr 2015.

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