POSTAGE STAMPS
(1922)

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MICHEL 209
REGULAR ISSUE TWO COLOUR POSTHORN

VALIDITY: Dec 1922 until 30th Sep 1923
VALUE: 50 MARK
COLOUR: blackish bluish green / light brown purple (variations)
WATERMARK: Waffle
PERF: comb 14 x 14¼
SIZE: 22 x 26mm
PRINT TYPE: Typography
AVAILABILITY: Sheets and coils
QUANTITY PRINTED: Unknown

MAJOR VARIATIONS

There are two major variations depending on the printing process used



ABOVE LEFT: Mi 209 P - Flat Plate Printing - thick lettering and large stars (sheets)
ABOVE RIGHT: Mi 209 W - Rotary Press Printing - thin lettering and small pointed stars (sheets)

COLOUR VARIATIONS

There are two major colour variations



ABOVE LEFT: Mi 209 W a - dark to blackish grey green / light brown purple
ABOVE RIGHT: Mi 209 W b - black grey green/ bright brown purple

OTHER VARIATIONS

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

Mi 209 W a R (coils)
Mi 209 P OR



ABOVE: Mi 209 P OR

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

Mi 209 W a OR - 0'6'0 / 2'9'2
Mi 209 W a OR - 0'6'0 / 3'7'3
Mi 209 W a OR - 1'4'1 / 2'9'2
Mi 209 W a OR - 1'4'1 / 3'7'3
Mi 209 W b OR - 0'6'0 / 2'9'2
Mi 209 W b OR - 0'6'0 / 3'7'3
Mi 209 W b OR - 1'4'1 / 2'9'2
Mi 209 W b OR - 1'4'1 / 3'7'3



ABOVE LEFT: 209 W a OR - 0'6'0 / 2'9'2
ABOVE RIGHT: 209 W a OR - 1'4'1 / 2'9'2



ABOVE LEFT: 209 W a OR - 0'6'0 / 3'7'3 and 0'6'0 / 2'9'2

MARGIN COPIES

Margin copies left or right with rouletting (from flat plate sheets)

Mi 209 P dgz

HAN: There are four different HAN

Mi 209 P HAN: H6390.22
Mi 209 P HAN: H7741.22
Mi 209 P HAN: H8491.22
Mi 209 P Y HAN: 8491.22



ABOVE LEFT: Mi 209 HAN H7741.22

PLATE FLAWS & VARIETIES

There are two major plate flaws and three variants



ABOVE LEFT: Mi 209 W I - horseshoe in right inscription just after 'Reich' (field 80)
ABOVE RIGHT: Mi 209 W II - notch in centre of lower frame (field 70)



ABOVE LEFT: Mi 209 P Uu - bottom imperforate
ABOVE CENTRE: Mi 209 P I - big shift in burelage
ABOVE RIGHT: Mi 209 W III - big shift in burelage

STAMPS FROM MY COLLECTION

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

MINT / POSTALLY UNUSED

HAN

ABOVE LEFT: Mi 209 HAN H7741.22

UPPER EDGE PIECES

Flat plate printing P OR



ABOVE: Mi 209 P OR

UPPER EDGE PIECES

Rotary Press Printing W OR



ABOVE LEFT: 209 W a OR - 0'6'0 / 2'9'2
ABOVE RIGHT: 209 W a OR - 1'4'1 / 2'9'2



ABOVE LEFT: 209 W a OR - 2'9'2
ABOVE RIGHT: 209 W a OR - 1'4'1 / 2'9'2



ABOVE LEFT: 209 W a OR - 0'6'0 / 3'7'3 and 0'6'0 / 2'9'2




ABOVE LEFT: 209 W a OR -0'6'0 / 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