POSTAGE STAMPS
(1922)

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23-Jan-2023 02:41

MICHEL 183
NUMBER, LABOURER, POSTHORN and PLOUGHMAN

VALIDITY: Jan 1922 until 30th Sep 1923
VALUE: 50Pf
COLOUR: blackish red lilac to blackish violet purple (violet) Variations
WATERMARK: Waffle
PERF: comb 14 x 14¼
SIZE: 22 x 26mm
PRINT TYPE: Typography
AVAILABILITY: Sheets and coils
QUANTITY PRINTED: Unknown

SIMILAR STAMPS

ABOVE: Mi 164 - Identical to Mi 183 but with a diamond / lozenge watermark

COLOUR VARIATIONS

There are two major colour variations



ABOVE LEFT: Mi 183 a - blackish red lilac to blackish violet purple (violet)
ABOVE RIGHT: Mi 183 b - blackish brown purple to blackish violet brown (violet purple)

OTHER VARIATIONS

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

Mi 183 a P OR
Mi 183 b P OR



ABOVE: Mi 183 a P OR

MARGIN COPY: left or right with rouletting from flat plate printed sheets

Mi 183 a dgz
Mi 183 b dgz

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

Mi 183 a W OR - 2'9'2 / 3'7'3
Mi 183 b W OR - 2'9'2 / 3'7'3



ABOVE: Mi 183 a W OR - 3'7'3 / 2'9'2

HAN: There are six different HAN

H6930.21
H8025.21
H2478.22
H3067.22
H4183.22
H4943.22

PLATE FLAWS & VARIETIES

There are two major plate flaws and one other variety



ABOVE LEFT: Mi 183 PF I - broken lower frame (field 38) damaged upper (field 48)
ABOVE CENTRE: Mi 183 PF II - decorate bow between lower lurel leaves is missing
ABOVE RIGHT: Mi 183 Pa - glued paper web

STAMPS FROM MY COLLECTION

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

MINT / POSTALLY UNUSED

UPPER EDGE PIECES

Flat Plate Printing Upper Margin Copies - P OR



ABOVE: Mi 183 a P OR

UPPER EDGE PIECES

Rotary Press Upper Margin Copies - W OR.



ABOVE: Mi 183 a W OR - 3'7'3 / 2'9'2

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