POSTAGE STAMPS
(1920)

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MICHEL 42
OFFICIAL STAMPS FROM BAVARIA
SO-CALLED FAREWELL EDITION

VALIDITY: 1st Apr 1920 until 30th Sep 1923
VALUE: 70Pf
COLOUR: black grey violet
WATERMARK: Vertical Wavy Lines
PERF: comb 14 x 14½
SIZE: 26 x 21.5mm
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 is only one type of upper edge piece.

Mi 42 P-RR I

DOUBLE OVERPRINT
This stamp exists with a double overprint

Mi 42 DD: double overprint

PLATE FLAWS

There is one major plate flaw



ABOVE: Mi 42 I - Last "E" of "DIENSTMARKE" damaged above, thicker oval frame broken next to it.

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