POSTAGE STAMPS
(1922)

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MICHEL 204
GERMAN INDUSTRIAL EXHIBITION

VALIDITY: 2nd Apr 1922 until 30th Sep 1923
VALUE: 20 MARK
COLOUR: red carmine (shades) (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 two major colour variations



ABOVE LEFT: Mi 204 a - red carmine (shades) horizontal gum rippling
ABOVE RIGHT: Mi 204 b - carmine red (shades) smooth gum

NOTE: Most colours are very water sensitive

OTHER VARIATIONS

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

Mi 204 a P OR
Mi 204 b P OR

HAN: There is only one HAN

H7994.21

PLATE FLAWS & VARIETIES

There are two major plate flaws



ABOVE LEFT: Mi 204 PF I - white dot to the left centre of the right '2' in denomination '20' (field 94)
ABOVE RIGHT: Mi 204 PF II - 'E' instead of 'C' in 'DEUTSCHES' of 'GEWERBESCHAU DEUTSCHES' (field 19)

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