POSTAGE STAMPS
(1922)

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02-Mar-2023 07:54

MICHEL 199
GERMAN INDUSTRIAL EXHIBITION

VALIDITY: 2nd Apr 1922 until 30th Sep 1923
VALUE: 1¼ MARK
COLOUR: (dark) carmine red to dark reddish carmine (lilac red) (variations)
WATERMARK: Waffle (horizontal)
PERF: comb 13 x 13¾
SIZE: 25 x 31mm
PRINT TYPE: Typography
AVAILABILITY: Sheets
QUANTITY PRINTED: Unknown

COLOUR VARIATIONS

There are four major colour variations



ABOVE LEFT: Mi 199 a - dark carmine red to dark reddish carmine (lilac red)
ABOVE CENTRE LEFT: Mi 199 b - bright reddish carmine (light lilac rose)
ABOVE CENTRE RIGHT: Mi 199 c - blackish carmine red to medium lilac red (brown carmine)
ABOVE RIGHT: Mi 199 d - dark lilac red (red carmine)

NOTE: Most colours are very water sensitive

OTHER VARIATIONS

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

Mi 199 a P OR
Mi 199 b P OR
Mi 199 c P OR
Mi 199 d P OR



ABOVE: Mi 199 P UR lower edge piece.

HAN: There is only one HAN



ABOVE: Mi 199 HAN H7989.21

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

UPPER / LOWER EDGE PIECES

Flat Plate Printing Upper / Lower Margin - P OR



ABOVE: Mi 199 P UR lower edge piece.

HAN

There is only one HAN



ABOVE: Mi 199 HAN H7989.21

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