POSTAGE STAMPS
(1921)

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MICHEL 155
GERMANIA WITH OVERPRINT
VALUES AND STARS

VALIDITY: Aug 1921 until 31st Oct 1922
VALUE: 3 Mark on 1¼ Mark
COLOUR: orange red / dark carmine lilac (variations)
WATERMARK: Diamond lozenge
PERF: comb 14 x 14¼
SIZE: 22 x 26mm
PRINT TYPE: Typography
AVAILABILITY: Sheets
QUANTITY PRINTED: Unknown

NOTES:

1. Mi 155 is easily damaged by water.
2. Public sale and usage of Mi 155 was suspended on 20th Jan 1922 and thereafter was only used internally.

SIMILAR STAMPS

ABOVE: Mi 151 - Mi 155 is an overprinted Mi 151

MAJOR VARIATIONS

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



ABOVE LEFT: Mi 155 I - glossy or low gloss overprint
ABOVE RIGHT: Mi 155 II - drab or dull overprint

COLOUR VARIATIONS

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



ABOVE LEFT: Mi 155 I a - orange red to dark rose / dark carmine lilac
ABOVE CENTRE LEFT: 155 I b - carmine red / dark carmine lilac
ABOVE CENTRE RIGHT: 155 II a - orange red to dark rose / dark carmine lilac
ABOVE RIGHT: - 155 II b - carmine red / dark carmine lilac

OTHER VARIATIONS

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

Mi 155 I a Rb
Mi 155 I a P OR
Mi 155 II a P OR

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

155 I a W OR - 0'6'0 / 1'5'1
155 I a W OR - 1'4'1 / 1'5'1
155 I a W OR - 0'6'0 / 1'5'1
155 I b W OR - 1'4'1 / 1'5'1
155 I b W OR - 0'6'0 / 1'5'1
155 II a W OR - 1'4'1 / 1'5'1
155 II a W OR - 0'6'0 / 1'5'1
155 II b W OR - 1'4'1 / 1'5'1
155 II b W OR - 0'6'0 / 1'5'1


LEFT or RIGHT MARGIN Copies with rouletting:

Mi 155 I a dgz
Mi 155 II a dgz

HAN U: there are three versions of HAN

H5826.20: Mi 155 I a HAN U
H2350.21: Mi 155 I a HAN U
H2350.21: Mi 155 II a HAN U

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

H3136.21/P: Mi 155 I a HAN A
H3136.21/W: Mi 155 I a HAN A
H3136.21/W: Mi 155 I b HAN A
H3136.21/P: Mi 155 II a HAN A
H3136.21/W: Mi 155 II a HAN A
H3136.21/W: Mi 155 II b HAN A

OVERPRINT ERRORS

The Michel catalogue lists two major overprint errors:



ABOVE LEFT: Mi 155 I PF IV: the right overprint '3' is lower (field 6)
ABOVE RIGHT: Mi 155 II PF IV: the right overprint '3' is lower (field 6)

PLATE FLAWS & VARIETIES

Mi 155 I a F: pair, one with and one without overprint
Mi 155 I a DD: double overprint

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 155 I a
ABOVE RIGHT: Mi 155 II b

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