POSTAGE STAMPS
(1920)

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MICHEL 118
REPRESENTATIVE IMAGES of the GERMAN EMPIRE (VI)

Michel 118 was designed by Lipinsky, was issued in Jun 1920, and depicts the union of North and South Germany. The winged sculture is 'Genius with a torch' by Albert Wolff, created in 1876 and resides in Heinrich-von-Kleist-Park, Berlin-Schoeneberg, Germany. This is a re-issue of Michel 115 only now with black overprint '* 2,50 M. *'



VALIDITY: Jun 1920 to 30th Sep 1923
VALUE: 2.50 MARK on 2 MARK
COLOUR: brown lilac (variations)
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 three major colour variations



ABOVE LEFT: 118 a: brown lilac to dark brown lilac
ABOVE CENTRE: 118 b: rose carmine to dark rose carmine (shades)
ABOVE RIGHT: 118 c: dark carmine brown to dark lilac brown

OTHER VARIATIONS

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

118 a P OR
118 b P OR
118 c P OR

MARGIN PIECES WITH SERRATED ARCH ON LEFT OF SHEET

118 a dgz
118 b dgz
118 c dgz

SHEETS: 118 sheets can be found with the following HAN numbers.

118 a HAN: H4221.19
118 b HAN: H4221.19
118 c HAN: H4221.19

OVERPRINT ERRORS and PLATE FLAWS

ABOVE LEFT: 118 AF I - overprint star on the right is missing
ABOVE CENTRE: 118 PF II - small horizontal line in the 'E' of the second 'Einig'
ABOVE RIGHT: 119 Pf III - small horizontal line in the 'E' of the second 'Einig' as well as breakage of the left border line of the crown

STAMPS FROM MY COLLECTION

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

MINT / UNUSED

Mi 118 Type 'a'

Mi 118 type 'a' - brown lilac to dark brown lilac. FLEINER BPP 'a'

Mi 118 Type 'b'

Mi 118 type 'b' - rose carmine to dark rose carmine (shades)

Mi 118 Type 'c'

Mi 118 type 'c' - dark carmine brown to dark lilac brown. GÜNTER BECHTOLD BPP 4th Jun 1998

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