POSTAGE STAMPS
(1920)

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04-Jan-2023 07:40

MICHEL 132
REGULAR ISSUE BAVARIAN STAMPS WITH OVERPRINT
DEFINITIVE STAMPS

Michel 132 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: 2 MARK
COLOUR: dark bluish violet / grey 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

OTHER VARIATIONS

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

132 P OR Type I
132 P OR Type II
132 III (without overprint) P OR Type I
132 III (without overprint) P OR Type II

IMPERFORATE: Michel 132 exists imperforate

132 U

DOUBLE OVERPRINT: Michel 132 exists with a double overprint

132 DD

OVERPRINT VARIATIONS: Michel 132 exists with one overprint variation

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

ADDITIONAL VARIATIONS:

132 B: Blind printing of the imprint

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

132 III: without imprint was available from June 1920 (i.e. after the Bavarian Post was discontinued)

PLATE FLAWS

There are no major plate flaws

STAMPS FROM MY COLLECTION

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