POSTAGE STAMPS
(1920)

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MICHEL 144
GERMANIA (III) DEUTSCHES REICH

VALIDITY: 28th Jun 1920 until 31st Oct 1922
VALUE: 30Pf
COLOUR: Prussian blue
WATERMARK: Diamond Lozenge
PERF: 14 x 14¼
SIZE: 22 x 26mm
PRINT TYPE: Typography
AVAILABILITY: Sheets and coils
QUANTITY PRINTED: Unknown

MAJOR VARIATIONS

ABOVE LEFT: Type I (top and bottom)
ABOVE RIGHT: Type II (top and bottom)

Type I - barely recognizable cross on the crown; Value digits (and center piece) mostly slightly shifted (2 printing forms). "DEUTSCHES REICH" in somewhat large letters and always slightly shifted.

Type II - cross on the crown clearly; Value digits (and middle piece) exactly central (1 printing forms). "DEUTSCHES REICH" in slightly smaller letters and centered.

COLOUR VARIATIONS

There are no major colour variations

OTHER VARIATIONS

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



ABOVE LEFT: 144 I R (roll)
ABOVE RIGHT: 144 II P OR

UPPER EDGE PIECES: (Rotary Press Upper Margin Copies - W OR). There is one type of upper edge piece.

144 II W OR - 2'9'2 and 3'7'3

Sheets: There are six different HAN.
H4401.20
H4401.
H4887.20
H5504.20
H6598.20
H7592.20

IMPERFORATE: There is a single imperforate version.

Mi 144 Uu: imperforate below

PLATE FLAWS

There is a single major plate flaw



ABOVE: 144 II PF I: "O" of the value "30" open at the top right (field 5)

STAMPS FROM MY COLLECTION

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

MINT / POSTALLY UNUSED

ABOVE LEFT: Mi 144 Type I
ABOVE LEFT: Mi 144 Type II

UPPER EDGE PIECES - P OR

ABOVE LEFT: 144 II P OR

CANCELLED / POSTALLY USED

ABOVE LEFT: 144 I - Cancelled BERLIN

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