POSTAGE STAMPS
(1920)

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MICHEL 140
GERMANIA (III) DEUTSCHES REICH

VALIDITY: 30th Jul 1920 until 31st Oct 1922
VALUE: 5Pf
COLOUR: brown
WATERMARK: Diamond Lozenge
PERF: 14 x 14¼
SIZE: 22 x 26mm
PRINT TYPE: Typography
AVAILABILITY: Sheets (10x10) and coils
QUANTITY PRINTED: Unknown

COLOUR VARIATIONS

ABOVE LEFT: Mi 140 a - yellow brown to dark orange brown
ABOVE CENTRE LEFT: Mi 140 b - sienna to dark brown
ABOVE CENTRE RIGHT: Mi 140 c - lively brown red, blackish red brown
ABOVE RIGHT: Mi 140 d - dark violet brown

OTHER VARIATIONS

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

140 a R (coils)
140 a P OR
140 b P OR
140 c P OR

UPPER EDGE PIECES: (Rotary Press Upper Margin Copies - W OR). There are three types of upper edge pieces.

140 a W OR - 3'7'3
140 b W OR - 3'7'3
140 c W OR - 3'7'3

Sheets: There are six different HAN.
H3519.20
H4885.20
H5507.20
H6599.20
H6905.20
H6905

PLATE FLAWS

There are no major plate flaws

STAMPS FROM MY COLLECTION

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

MINT / POSTALLY UNUSED

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