POSTAGE STAMPS
(1921)

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06-Jan-2023 01:00

MICHEL 174
NUMBER, LABOURER, POSTHORN and PLOUGHMAN

VALIDITY: Sep 1921 until 30th Sep 1923
VALUE: 5 Marks
COLOUR: orange (variations)
WATERMARK: Diamond lozenge
PERF: comb 14
SIZE: 38 x 26mm
PRINT TYPE: Recess
AVAILABILITY: Sheets
QUANTITY PRINTED: Unknown

SIMILAR STAMPS

ABOVE: Mi 194 - Identical to Mi 174 but with waffle / network watermark

COLOUR VARIATIONS

There are three major colour variations



ABOVE LEFT: Mi 174 a - dark red orange (shades)
ABOVE CENTRE: Mi 174 b - blackish to black red orange
ABOVE RIGHT: Mi 174 c - dark yellowish red to blackish vermillion

OTHER VARIATIONS

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

Mi 174 a P OR
Mi 174 b P OR
Mi 174 c P OR

HAN: There are no HAN

PLATE FLAWS & VARIETIES

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

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