POSTAGE STAMPS
(1922)

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29-Jan-2023 03:04

MICHEL 230
REGULAR ISSUE - POSTHORN

VALIDITY: Jan 1923 until 30th Sep 1923
VALUE: 20 MARK
COLOUR: blackish grey violet (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 230 it can be determined without the selvege which process was used.



ABOVE LEFT: Mi 230 P - Flat Plate Printing - thick lettering, large stars
ABOVE RIGHT: Mi 230 W - Rotary Press Printing - thin lettering, small pointed stars

COLOUR VARIATIONS

There are no major colour variations but there are different shades

OTHER VARIATIONS

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

Mi 230 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: Mi 230 P UR - Lower edge piece

UPPER EDGE PIECES: (Rotary Press Printing Upper Margin Copies - W OR).

There are two types of rotary press upper edge piece.

Mi 230 W OR - 0'7'0
Mi 230 W OR - 1'5'1

MARGIN COPIES

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

Mi 230 P dgz

HAN: There are three different HAN

H6345.22
H7470.22
H8012.22



ABOVE: Mi 230 HAN H7470.22

PLATE FLAWS & VARIETIES

There is one major plate flaw and two varieties



ABOVE LEFT: Mi 230 PF I - lower left denomination '20' with distorted foot (fields 11, 16, 61 and 66)
ABOVE CENTRE: Mi 230 P z - on carton paper
ABOVE RIGHT: Mi 230 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

UPPER and LOWER EDGE PIECES - P OR and P UR

ABOVE: Mi 230 P UR - Lower edge piece

HAN

ABOVE: Mi 230 HAN H7470.22

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