POSTAGE STAMPS
(1923)
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29-Jan-2023 06:13
MICHEL 102 P
DIENSTMARKE OVERPRINT
New currency - the Rentenmark, later Reichsmark.
VALIDITY: 1st Dec 1923 until 31st Mar 1933
VALUE: 20Pf
COLOUR: dark lilac ultramarine
WATERMARK: waffle
PERF: comb 14 x 14¼
SIZE: 22 x 26mm
PRINT TYPE: Typography
AVAILABILITY: Sheets
QUANTITY PRINTED: Unknown
SIMILAR STAMPS
ABOVE: Mi 341 - Identical to Mi 102 but without overprint and for general use
MAJOR VARIATIONS
There are no major variations
COLOUR VARIATIONS
There are no major colour variations
UPPER MARGIN PIECES - P OR
FLAT PLATE PRINTINGOR A - upper margin only with row values
OR B – upper margin with bar of dashes and row values
OR C – upper margin with thin line and row values
Mi 102 P OR A
Mi 102 P OR B
Mi 102 P OR C
ORIGINAL JOB NUMBER HAN U
There are two HAN U variationsMi 102 P HAN U: H6360.23
Mi 102 P HAN U: H6837.23
OVERPRINT JOB NUMBER HAN A
There are four HAN A variationsMi 102 P HAN U: H6434.23
Mi 102 P HAN U: H6876.23
Mi 102 P HAN U: H7045.23
Mi 102 P HAN U: H7296.23
OTHER VARIANTS
Mi 102 P I: Without denominationMi 102 P y: on thinner, glassy paper
Mi 102 P a II: sooty overprint
'CRACK' PLATE FLAWS
There is a crack on the left side of the rosette as well as other anomalies. Besides the crack (HT), the other most common flaw is fraying of the margin beneath the posthorn (PE 1). Some of the crack flaws were reworked with varying degrees of success and they are catalogued as Mi 102 P KT.Mi 102 P HT: crack
Mi 102 P Pe 1: frayed margin
PLATE FLAWS OF ORIGINAL STAMP
There are no major plate flaws
PLATE FLAWS OF OVERPRINTS
There are no major overprint flaws
STAMPS FROM MY COLLECTION
All of the stamps from here until the end of the page are from my collectionMINT / POSTALLY UNUSED
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
