POSTAGE STAMPS
(1920)

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02-Mar-2023 07:11

MICHEL 130
REGULAR ISSUE BAVARIAN STAMPS WITH OVERPRINT
DEFINITIVE STAMPS

Michel 130 was designed by Sigmund Franz Xaver and Wilhelm Otto von Weech and was printed by the Reichsdruckerei in Berlin.



VALIDITY: 6th Apr 1920 until 30th Sep 1923.
VALUE: 1¼ MARK
COLOUR: cobalt (tone) / mid olive brown
WATERMARK: Vertical Wavy lines (Type I)
PERF: comb 11¾ x 11¼
SIZE:
PRINT TYPE: Typography
AVAILABILITY: Sheets
QUANTITY PRINTED: Unknown

COLOUR VARIATIONS

There are no major colour variations but there are different tones

OTHER VARIATIONS

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

130 P OR Type IV

IMPERFORATE: Michel 130 exists imperforate

OVERPRINT VARIATIONS: Michel 130 exists with several overprint variations

130 AF XII: Imprint only ‘Reichs’ or only ‘Deutsches’

PLATE FLAWS

The Michel catalogue lists 4 major plate flaws:



ABOVE LEFT: 130 PF I: "DAVARIAE" instead of "BAVARIAE"
ABOVE RIGHT: 130 PF II: "LAVARIAE" instead of "BAVARIAE"



ABOVE LEFT: 130 PF III: Value "¼" without a fraction bar
ABOVE RIGHT: 130 PF IV: uncovered chest

STAMPS FROM MY COLLECTION

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

MINT / POSTALLY UNUSED

130 PF I - "DAVARIAE" instead of "BAVARIAE"

130 PF III - Value "¼" without a fraction bar

130 PF IV - Uncovered chest

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