POSTAGE STAMPS
(1920)

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MICHEL 145
GERMANIA (III) DEUTSCHES REICH

VALIDITY: 8th Sep 1920 until 31st Oct 1922
VALUE: 40Pf
COLOUR: Lilac red
WATERMARK: Diamond Lozenge
PERF: 14 x 14¼
SIZE: 22 x 26mm
PRINT TYPE: Typography
AVAILABILITY: Sheets, coils and Booklets
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

ABOVE LEFT: 145 a I - lively red carmine to lilac red (8th Sep 1920) (Roll)
ABOVE CENTRE: 145 a II - lively red carmine to lilac red (24th Apr 1920) (sheet, roll and booklets) (
ABOVE RIGHT: 145 b II - lilac carmine (8th Sep 1920) (sheet and booklets)

OTHER VARIATIONS

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

145 I R (roll)
145 II R (roll)
145 II P-OR


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

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

Sheets: There are ten different HAN.
H3339.20
H3968.20
H4317.20
H5283.20
H5503.20
H6420.20
H6835.20
H6944.20
H7592.20
H3148.21

IMPERFORATE: There are three imperforate versions.

Mi 145 U: imperforate
Mi 145 a Uu: imperforate top
Mi 145 a Udr: not imperforate below

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

ABOVE LEFT: Mi 145 I
ABOVE RIGHT: Mi 145 II

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