POSTAGE STAMPS
(1922)

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23-Jan-2023 04:43

MICHEL 216
AIRMAIL WOOD PIGEON (I)

VALIDITY: Jul 1922 until 30th Sep 1923
VALUE: 2 MARK
COLOUR: dark carmine / medium grey (lilac red / light grey) (variations)
WATERMARK: Waffle
PERF: comb 13 x 13¾
SIZE: 22 x 28mm
PRINT TYPE: Typography
AVAILABILITY: Sheets
QUANTITY PRINTED: Unknown

COLOUR VARIATIONS

There are two major colour variation



ABOVE LEFT: Mi 216 a - dark carmine / medium grey (lilac red / light grey)
ABOVE RIGHT: Mi 216 b - dark lilac red / medium grey (red / grey)

OTHER VARIATIONS

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

Mi 216 a P OR
Mi 216 b P OR



ABOVE: Mi 216 P UR - Lower edge piece

NOTE: The upper margin row value counters exist in two types, either with a comma and two zeros or without commas and zeros.

HAN: There are six different HAN

Mi 216 a : H3855.22
Mi 216 a : H5157.22
Mi 216 a : H6420.22
Mi 216 a : H8303.22
Mi 216 a : H8303.22 / H8142.22
Mi 216 b : H3855.22

PLATE FLAWS & VARIETIES

There are two major plate flaws and two variants



ABOVE LEFT: Mi 216 PF I - corrected, stuck on row value counter (position 5 and 6) pair
ABOVE CENTRE LEFT: Mi 216 PF II - interchanged row value counters above 5 and 6 pair
ABOVE CENTRE RIGHT: Mi 216 F I - burelage visible over stamp colour
ABOVE RIGHT: Mi 216 F I P OR - like 216 F I plate printing upper margin copy

STAMPS FROM MY COLLECTION

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

MINT / POSTALLY UNUSED

UPPER and LOWER EDGE PIECES - P OR and P UR

ABOVE: Mi 216 P UR - Lower edge piece

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