POSTAGE STAMPS
(1920)

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MICHEL 119
REGULAR ISSUE BAVARIAN STAMPS WITH OVERPRINT
DEFINITIVE STAMPS

Michel 119 was designed by Valentin Zietara and printed by the Reichsdruckerei in Berlin.

coils of Mi 119 and 128 were produced in lengths of either 500 or 1,000 stamps. They were made from sheets where vertical strips of 10 stamps were separated and glued to the next strip. The beginning and end of the roll each has two empty fields.



VALIDITY: 6th Apr 1920 until 30th Sep 1923.
VALUE: 5Pf
COLOUR: dark yellow green (tones)
WATERMARK: Horizontal Wavy lines (Type I)
PERF: comb 14 x 14½
SIZE: 21 x 26mm
PRINT TYPE: Typography
AVAILABILITY: Sheets and coils
QUANTITY PRINTED: Unknown

COLOUR VARIATIONS

There are no major colour variations

OTHER VARIATIONS

UPPER EDGE PIECES: (Flat Plate Printing Upper Margin Copies - P OR). There is only one type of upper edge piece.

119 P OR Type III



IMPERFORATE: Michel 119 exists imperforate

119 U

DOUBLE PRINT: Michel 119 exists with double and triple overprints

119 DD
119 DDD

INVERTED OVERPRINT: Michel 119 exists with an inverted overprint

119 K

OVERPRINT VARIATIONS: Michel 119 exists with several overprint variations

119 AF VI: thick closed "D" in "Deutsches"
119 AF VII: upper bar of the 'D' of 'Deutsches' tilted down left
119 AF VIII clasp around the ‘D’ of ‘Deutsches’
119 AF X: thin overprint
119 AF XI: thick overprint
119 AF XII: Imprint only ‘Reichs’ or only ‘Deutsches’
119 AF XVI: paint on the ‘R” of ‘Reich’ scrapped off

PLATE FLAWS

Michel identifies six different plate flaws and two overprint varieties:



ABOVE LEFT: 119 PF II (Schantl f4): The number '5' is missing (field 4)
ABOVE RIGHT: 119 PF III (Schantl f5): White dot in upper arc of 'B' of 'BAYERN' (field 12, 17, 62, 67)



ABOVE LEFT: 119 PF IV (Schantl f32): Denomination of value 'Pf' covered by a large stain (field 32)
ABOVE RIGHT: 119 PF V: large elongated white spot between value digit and man



ABOVE LEFT: 119 PF XVII: large white spot on the right edge above the church tower
ABOVE RIGHT: 119 PF XVIII: digit '5' covered by a large patch of paint



ABOVE LEFT: 119 PF X: Thin 'Deutsches Reich' overprint
ABOVE RIGHT: 119 PF XI: Thick 'Deutsches Reich' overprint

STAMPS FROM MY COLLECTION

MINT /UNUSED

UPPER EDGE PIECE - POR

MAJOR PLATE FLAWS - PF III: White dot in upper arc of 'B' of 'BAYERN'

MAJOR PLATE FLAWS - PF X: Thin 'Deutsches Reich' overprint

MAJOR PLATE FLAWS - PF XI: Thick 'Deutsches Reich' overprint

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