POSTAGE STAMPS
(1920)

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01-Jan-2023 04:06

MICHEL 39
OFFICIAL STAMPS FROM BAVARIA
SO-CALLED FAREWELL EDITION

VALIDITY: 1st Apr 1920 until 30th Sep 1923
VALUE: 40Pf
COLOUR: dark ochre brown
WATERMARK: Horizontal Wavy Lines
PERF: comb 14 x 14½
SIZE: 21.5 x 26mm
PRINT TYPE: Typography
AVAILABILITY: Sheets
QUANTITY PRINTED: Unknown

COLOUR VARIATIONS

There are no major colour variations

OTHER VARIATIONS

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

39 P-OR I
39 P-OR III

PLATE FLAWS

There is a single major plate flaw



ABOVE: Mi 39 I - so-called "wolf's mouth" (field 35, 40, 85 and 90)

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