POSTAGE STAMPS
(1920)

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28-Jan-2023 06:11

MICHEL 33
OFFICIAL STAMPS FOR ALL OF GERMANY
WITHOUT FRANKING NUMBER

VALIDITY: Sep 1920 until 30th Sep 1923
VALUE: 5 Mark
COLOUR: sienna (on yellow paper)
WATERMARK: Diamond Lozenge
PERF: 14 x 14¼
SIZE: 21.5 x 26mm
PRINT TYPE: Typography
AVAILABILITY: Sheets and coils
QUANTITY PRINTED: Unknown

COLOUR VARIATIONS

There are three different colour variations.



ABOVE LEFT: 33 a - sienna to blackish sienna (sheets and coils)
ABOVE CENTRE: 33 b - reddish brown to dark red brown (satin peace paper) (sheets)
ABOVE RIGHT: 33 c - reddish brown to dark red brown (satin war paper) (sheets)

OTHER VARIATIONS

UPPER EDGE PIECES: (Plattendrucke, Oberrandstücke - P OR). There are four types of upper edge piece.

33 a R (roll)
33 a P-OR
33 b P-OR
33 c P-OR

LOWER EDGE PIECES: (Walzendrucke Oberrandstucke)

33 a W OR - 2'9'2 and 1'11'1
33 b W OR - 2'9'2 and 1'11'1
33 c W OR - 2'9'2 and 1'11'1


SHEETS: There are six different HAN.
H4822.20 Mi 33 a
H7036.21 Mi 33 a
H4965.22 Mi 33 a
H5135.22 Mi 33 a
H5996.22 Mi 33 a
H3304.20 Mi 33 b




ABOVE: Mi 33 HAN H5996.22

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

HAN

ABOVE: Mi 33 HAN H5996.22

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