POSTAGE STAMPS
(1923)

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12-Jan-2023 08:15

MICHEL 260
RHEIN and RUHR ASSISTANCE

VALIDITY: 19th Feb 1923 until 30th Sep 1923
VALUE: 20 MARK + 1000 MARK
COLOUR: dark lilac ultramarine / light grey green
WATERMARK: Waffle
PERF: comb 14
SIZE: 38 x 26mm
PRINT TYPE: Offset Lithography and Recess
AVAILABILITY: Sheets
QUANTITY PRINTED: 1,000,000

MAJOR VARIATIONS

There are no major variations

COLOUR VARIATIONS

There are no major colour variations

OTHER VARIATIONS

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

Mi 260 P OR

HAN: There is only one HAN

Mi 260: H8615.22

PLATE FLAWS & VARIETIES

There are five major plate flaws and four variants



ABOVE LEFT: Mi 260 PF I - 'R' of 'Ruhr' missing (field 41)
ABOVE CENTRE LEFT: Mi 260 PF II - pair with different overprint heights (minimum 0.8mm difference) (field 31/32, 36/37, 41/42 and 46/47)
ABOVE CENTRE RIGHT: Mi 260 PF III - interrupted shading on horse's neck (field 9)
ABOVE RIGHT: Mi 260 PF IV - last '0' of overprint '1000 M' open in upper left (field 5)



ABOVE LEFT: Mi 260 PF V - 'M' of '1000 M' higher (field 39)
ABOVE CENTRE LEFT: Mi 260 U - imperforate
ABOVE CENTRE RIGHT: Mi 260 DD - double overprint
ABOVE RIGHT: Mi 260 K I - inverted overprint



ABOVE: Mi 260 K II - inverted burelage


NOTE: Fake examples of Mi 160 K I are known to exist.

STAMPS FROM MY COLLECTION

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

MINT / 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