POSTAGE STAMPS
(1922)

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28-Jan-2023 08:56

MICHEL 229
REGULAR ISSUE - POSTHORN

VALIDITY: Nov 1922 until 30th Sep 1923
VALUE: 8 MARK
COLOUR: blackish olive (shades)
WATERMARK: Waffle
PERF: comb 14 x 14¼
SIZE: 22 x 26mm
PRINT TYPE: Typography
AVAILABILITY: Sheets and coils
QUANTITY PRINTED: Unknown

MAJOR VARIATIONS

Unlike with Mi 224 to Mi 227 where it could not be determined without the selvege whether a stamp was flat plate printed or rotary press printed, with Mi 229 it can be determined without the selvege which process was used.



ABOVE LEFT: Mi 229 P - Flat Plate Printing - large thick '8'
ABOVE RIGHT: Mi 229 W - Rotary Press Printing - small thin '8'

COLOUR VARIATIONS

There are no major colour variations

OTHER VARIATIONS

UPPER EDGE PIECES (COILS): There is only one types.

Mi 229 W R (coils)

OTHER VARIATIONS

UPPER EDGE PIECES: (Flat Plate Printing Upper Margin Copies - P OR).

There is only one type of flat plate upper edge piece.



ABOVE LEFT: Mi 229 P OR
ABOVE RIGHT: Mi 229 P UR

HAN: There is only one HAN



ABOVE: H5558.22

PLATE FLAWS & VARIETIES

There are no major plate flaws but there is one variety



ABOVE: Mi 229 P Uu - bottom imperforate

STAMPS FROM MY COLLECTION

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

MINT / POSTALLY UNUSED

ABOVE LEFT: 229 P - flat plate printing
ABOVE RIGHT: 229 W - rotary press printing



ABOVE: 229 W - rotary press printing

HAN

There is only one HAN



ABOVE: H5558.22



ABOVE: H5558.22

UPPER and LOWER EDGE PIECES - P OR and P UR

ABOVE LEFT: Mi 229 P OR
ABOVE RIGHT: Mi 229 P UR

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