POSTAGE STAMPS
(1920)

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MICHEL 149
GERMANIA (III) DEUTSCHES REICH

VALIDITY: 1st Sep 1920 until 31st Oct 1922
VALUE: 80Pf
COLOUR: violet 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 two colour variations



ABOVE LEFT: 149 a I: lilac ultramarine (1st Sep 1920) (Roll)
ABOVE CENTRE: 149 a II: lilac ultramarine (9th Nov 1920) (Sheets and coils)
ABOVE RIGHT: 149 b II: grey violet ultramarine (4th Apr 1921) (Sheets)

OTHER VARIATIONS

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

149 a I R (roll)
149 a II R (roll)
149 a II P-OR
149 b II P-OR


Sheets: There are three different HAN.
H3340.20
H6419.20
H6946.20

IMPERFORATE: There are three imperforate versions.

Mi 149 U: imperforate
Mi 149 a Uu: imperforate top
Mi 149 b Uu: imperforate top

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 149 Type I
ABOVE RIGHT: Mi 149 Type 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