POSTAGE STAMPS
(1920)
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31-Jan-2023 12:55
MICHEL 123
REGULAR ISSUE BAVARIAN STAMPS WITH OVERPRINT
DEFINITIVE STAMPS
Michel 123 was designed by Gloβ and printed by the Reichsdruckerei in Berlin.
VALIDITY: 6th Apr 1920 until 30th Sep 1923.
VALUE: 30Pf
COLOUR: blackish grey ultramarine
WATERMARK: Horizontal Wavy lines (Type I)
PERF: comb 14 x 14½
SIZE: 21 x 26mm
PRINT TYPE: Typography
AVAILABILITY: Sheets
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.
123 P OR Type III
IMPERFORATE: Michel 123 exists imperforate
123 U
DOUBLE PRINT: Michel 123 exists with double overprint
123 DD
INVERTED OVERPRINT: Michel 123 exists with an inverted overprint
123 K
OVERPRINT VARIATIONS: Michel 123 exists with several overprint variations
123 AF VI: thick closed "D" in "Deutsches"
123 AF VII: upper bar of the 'D' of 'Deutsches' tilted down left
123 AF VIII clasp around the ‘D’ of ‘Deutsches’
123 AF X: thin overprint
123 AF XI: thick overprint
123 AF XII: Imprint only ‘Reichs’ or only ‘Deutsches’
123 AF XVI: paint on the ‘R” of ‘Reich’ scrapped off
PLATE FLAWS
The Michel catalogue features four major plate flaws:
ABOVE LEFT: 123 PF I (Schantl f35): dot after 'N' of 'BAYERN'
ABOVE RIGHT: 123 PF II (Schantl f43): white triangle in the rock bottom right
ABOVE LEFT: 123 PF IV (schantl fA): verical plate crack next to the man
ABOVE RIGHT: 123 PF XIII (Schantl fA): damage to lower left frame
STAMPS FROM MY COLLECTION
All the stamps from here until the end of the page are from my collection.POSTALLY UNUSED / MINT
UPPER EDGE PIECE P OR Type III
123 P OR Type III
PLATE FLAW I
PLATE FLAW II
OTHER PLATE FLAWS
ABOVE LEFT: Damaged 'B' and 'N' of 'BAYERN' and Overprint large 'S'
ABOVE RIGHT: Damaged 'B' and 'N' of 'BAYERN'
OVERPRINT AF VI
ABOVE: 123 AF VI - overprint closed 'D' of 'Deutsches'
OVERPRINT AF X and XI
ABOVE LEFT: 123 AF X - thin overprint
ABOVE RIGHT: 123 AF XI - thick overprint
ABOVE LEFT: 123 AF X - thin overprint
ABOVE RIGHT: 123 AF X - thin 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
