POSTAGE STAMPS
(1923)

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02-Mar-2023 08:28

MICHEL 270
REGULAR ISSUE NUMBER IN CIRCLE

VALIDITY: Apr 1923 until 30th Nov 1923
VALUE: 300 MARK
COLOUR: blackish yellowish green (shades)
WATERMARK: Waffle
PERF: comb 14 x 14¼
SIZE: 21.5 x 26mm
PRINT TYPE: Typography
AVAILABILITY: Sheets and booklets
QUANTITY PRINTED: Unknown

MAJOR VARIATIONS

There are no major variations

COLOUR VARIATIONS

There are no major colour variations

OTHER VARIATIONS

COIL STRIPS: There is only one coil strip variant

Mi 270 R

UPPER / LOWER EDGE PIECES: (Rotary Press Printing Upper Margin Copies - W OR). There are two types of upper edge piece.

Mi 270 a W OR - 1'11'1
Mi 270 b W OR - 2'9'2



ABOVE LEFT: Mi 270 W OR - 1'11'1
ABOVE RIGHT: Mi 270 W OR - 2'9'2



ABOVE: Mi 270 W UR

HAN: Since this stamp was only printed rotary press there are no HAN

PLATE FLAWS & VARIETIES

There are three major plate flaws but there are no variants



ABOVE: Mi 270 PF I - 'a' instead of 'u' in 'Dreihundert' like 'Dreihandert'
ABOVE: Mi 270 PF II - upper part of '3' damaged (field 81)
ABOVE: Mi 270 PF III - thick vertical white line at left of 'R' in 'Reich' (field 85)

NOTE: The cylinder overlay was very sharp and caused many minor varieties as well as damage to the print

STAMPS FROM MY COLLECTION

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

MINT / POSTALLY UNUSED

UPPER / LOWER EDGE PIECES

Rotary Press Printing Upper Margin Copies



ABOVE LEFT: Mi 270 W OR - 1'11'1
ABOVE RIGHT: Mi 270 W OR - 2'9'2



ABOVE: Mi 270 W 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