POSTAGE STAMPS
(1923)
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07-Feb-2023 08:37
MICHEL 244
REGULAR ISSUE - WORKER
VALIDITY: end Mar 1923 until 30th Sep 1923
VALUE: 40 MARK
COLOUR: blackish yellowish green (dark bluish green)
WATERMARK: Waffle
PERF: comb 14 x 14¼
SIZE: 22 x 26mm
PRINT TYPE: Typography
AVAILABILITY: Sheets and rolls
QUANTITY PRINTED: Unknown
MAJOR VARIATIONS
There are no major variations
COLOUR VARIATIONS
There are three major colour variations
ABOVE LEFT: Mi 244 a - blackish yellowish green (dark bluish green)
ABOVE CENTRE: Mi 244 b - dark to blackish olive green (yellowish green)
ABOVE RIGHT: Mi 244 c - greenish olive
OTHER VARIATIONS
COIL STRIPS: of 11 stampsMi 244 a R
Mi 244 b R
UPPER / LOWER EDGE PIECES: (Flat Plate Printing Upper Margin Copies - P OR). There are two types of upper edge piece.
Mi 244 a P OR
Mi 244 b P OR
ABOVE LEFT: Mi 244 P OR
ABOVE RIGHT: Mi 244 P UR
UPPER EDGE PIECES: (Rotary Press Printing Upper Margin Copies - W OR). There are eight types of upper edge piece.
Mi 244 a W OR - 1'5'5
Mi 244 a W OR - 2'3'2
Mi 244 b W OR - 1'5'1
Mi 244 b W OR - 2'3'2
Mi 244 b W OR - 1'11'1
Mi 244 b W OR - 2'9'2
Mi 244 c W OR - 1'5'1
Mi 244 c W OR - 2'3'2
Mi 244 W OR - 1'5'1
HAN: There are three different HAN
Mi 244: H2716.23
Mi 244: H2923.23
Mi 244: H3943.23
ABOVE: Mi 244 HAN 2923.23
PLATE FLAWS & VARIETIES
There three different plate flaws and one variant
ABOVE LEFT: Mi 244 PF I - row number values normal and inverted in lower margin
ABOVE RIGHT: Mi 244 PF II - farmer with open shirt (field 1)
ABOVE LEFT: Mi 244 PF III - centre vertical line of denomination 'm' broken in the centre (field 75)
ABOVE RIGHT: Mi 244 Uu - bottom imperforate
STAMPS FROM MY COLLECTION
All of the stamps from here until the end of the page are from my collectionMINT / POSTALLY UNUSED
PLATE FLAWS PF II
ABOVE: Mi 244 PF II
UPPER / LOWER EDGE PIECES - P OR
ABOVE LEFT: Mi 244 P OR
ABOVE RIGHT: Mi 244 P UR
UPPER / LOWER EDGE PIECES - W OR
Mi 244 W OR - 1'5'1
HAN
ABOVE: Mi 244 HAN 2923.23
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
