POSTAGE STAMPS
(1921)

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06-Jan-2023 01:03

MICHEL 176
NUMBER, LABOURER, POSTHORN and PLOUGHMAN

VALIDITY: Sep 1921 until 30th Sep 1923
VALUE: 20 Marks
COLOUR: dark lilac ultramarine (variations)
WATERMARK: Diamond lozenge
PERF: comb 14
SIZE: 38 x 26mm
PRINT TYPE: Offset lithography and Recess
AVAILABILITY: Sheets
QUANTITY PRINTED: Unknown

SIMILAR STAMPS

ABOVE: Mi 196 - Identical to Mi 176 but with waffle / network watermark

COLOUR VARIATIONS

There are two major colour variations



ABOVE LEFT: Mi 176 a - dark lilac ultramarine / light grey green
ABOVE RIGHT: Mi 176 b - black lilac ultramarine / light grey green

OTHER VARIATIONS

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

Mi 176 a P OR
Mi 176 b P OR

HAN: There are no HAN

PLATE FLAWS & VARIETIES

There are two plate flaws / variations



ABOVE LEFT: Mi 176 I - burelage inverted
ABOVE RIGHT: Mi 176 II - broken hatching in the burelage in the horses neck (field 9)

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