POSTAGE STAMPS
(1920)

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07-Mar-2023 06:57

MICHEL 116
REPRESENTATIVE IMAGES of the GERMAN EMPIRE (VII)

Michel 116 was designed by C. Frenzel, was issued in Jun 1920, and depicts the Reichs Post Office in Berlin. This is a re-issue of Michel A113 only now in a changed colour with black overprint '* 1,25 M. *'



VALIDITY: Jun 1920 to 30th Sep 1923
VALUE: 1.25 MARK on 1 MARK
COLOUR: dark green
WATERMARK: diamond lozenge
PERF: comb 14½
SIZE: 37 x 26mm
PRINT TYPE: Recess
AVAILABILITY: Sheets (5 x 10)
QUANTITY PRINTED: Unknown

COLOUR VARIATIONS

There are two variations depending on the overprint.



ABOVE LEFT: 116 I: normal overprint
ABOVE RIGHT: 116 II: thinner overprint

OTHER VARIATIONS

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

116 I P OR
116 II P OR

OVERPRINT: 116 can also be found imperforate.

116 U - imperforate

MARGIN PIECES WITH SERRATED ARCH ON LEFT OF SHEET

116 I dgz
116 II dgz

SHEETS: 116 sheets can be found with the following HAN numbers.

116 I HAN: H4025.19
116 II HAN: H4025.19



ABOVE: Mi 116 I HAN 4025.19

OVERPRINT ERRORS and PLATE FLAWS

ABOVE LEFT: 116 AF I: left overprint star missing

STAMPS FROM MY COLLECTION

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

MINT / UNUSED

ABOVE: Mi 116 Type I



ABOVE: Mi 116 Type II

HAN

ABOVE: Mi 116 I HAN 4025.19

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