POSTAGE STAMPS
(1921)

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MICHEL 154
GERMANIA WITH OVERPRINT
VALUES AND STARS

VALIDITY: Aug 1921 until 31st Oct 1922
VALUE: 1.60 M on 5Pf
COLOUR: yellow brown (variations)
WATERMARK: Diamond lozenge
PERF: comb 14 x 14¼
SIZE: 22 x 26mm
PRINT TYPE: Typography
AVAILABILITY: Sheets
QUANTITY PRINTED: Unknown

SIMILAR STAMPS

ABOVE: Mi 140 - Mi 154 is an overprinted Mi 140

MAJOR VARIATIONS

There are two major variations depending on the look of the overprint.



ABOVE LEFT: Mi 154 I - glossy or low gloss overprint
ABOVE RIGHT: Mi 154 II - drab or dull overprint

COLOUR VARIATIONS

Each of the types above has two colour variations as follows:



ABOVE LEFT: Mi 154 I a - yellow brown to dark orange brown, light sienna
ABOVE CENTRE LEFT: 154 I b - bright brown (shades)
ABOVE CENTRE RIGHT: 154 II a - yellow brown to dark orange brown, light sienna
ABOVE RIGHT: - 154 II b - bright brown (shades)

OTHER VARIATIONS

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

Mi 154 I a Rb
Mi 154 I a P OR
Mi 154 I b P OR
Mi 154 II a P OR
Mi 154 II b P OR

UPPER EDGE PIECES: (Rotary Press Upper Margin Copies - W OR). There are three types of upper edge pieces.

154 I W OR - 3'7'3
154 I W UR
154 I W SR

LEFT or RIGHT MARGIN Copies with rouletting:

Mi 154 I a dgz
Mi 154 II a dgz

HAN U: there are eight versions of HAN

H6599.20: Mi 154 I a HAN U
H6905: Mi 154 I a HAN U
H6905.20: Mi 154 I a HAN U
H4885.20: Mi 154 I b HAN U
H6905: Mi 154 I b HAN U
H6905.20: Mi 154 I b HAN U
H6905.20: Mi 154 II a HAN U
H6905.20: Mi 154 II b HAN U



ABOVE: Mi 154 I a HAN: H6905.20

OVERPRINT HAN: these sheets also have variations that have an overprint HAN in the same colour as the stamp overprint

H3135.21: Mi 154 I a HAN A
H3135.21: Mi 154 I b HAN A
H3135.21: Mi 154 II a HAN A
H3135.21: Mi 154 II b HAN A

OVERPRINT ERRORS

The Michel catalogue lists five major overprint errors:



ABOVE LEFT: Mi 154 I PF III: the 'M' in the overprint is lower (field 12)
ABOVE RIGHT: Mi 154 II PF III: the 'M' in the overprint is lower (field 12)



ABOVE LEFT: Mi 154 I PF IV: gap between '*' and 'M' greater than 10mm (fields 5, 6, & 26)
ABOVE RIGHT: Mi 154 II PF IV: gap between '*' and 'M' greater than 10mm (fields 5, 6, & 26)



ABOVE: Mi 154 I PF V: overprint '1.60 M' shifted to the right below the star (Field 93, plate 3)

PLATE FLAWS

There are no major plate flaws

STAMPS FROM MY COLLECTION

All of the stamps from here until the end of the page are from my collection

MINT / POSTALLY UNUSED

ABOVE LEFT: Mi 154 I a
ABOVE LEFT: Mi 154 II b

HAN

ABOVE: Mi 154 I a HAN: H6905.20

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