POSTAGE STAMPS
(1922)

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28-Jan-2023 08:52

MICHEL 223
REGULAR ISSUE - NUMBER IN OVAL

VALIDITY: Dec 1922 until 30th Sep 1923
VALUE: 500 MARK
COLOUR: dark reddish orange to (dark) red orange
WATERMARK: diamond lozenge
PERF: comb 14¾ x 14¼
SIZE: 38 x 26mm
PRINT TYPE: Offset Lithography
AVAILABILITY: Sheets
QUANTITY PRINTED: Unknown

COLOUR VARIATIONS

There are no major colour variations but there are shades

OTHER VARIATIONS

UPPER EDGE PIECES: (Flat Plate Printing Upper Margin Copies - P OR). There is only one type of upper edge piece.

Mi 223 P OR

HAN: There are two different HAN

H7011.22
H7571.22



ABOVE LEFT: Mi 223 HAN H 7011.22

PLATE FLAWS & VARIETIES

There are no major plate flaws or variants but there are a large number of minor defects

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 223 HAN H 7011.22

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