POSTAGE STAMPS
(1923)

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02-Mar-2023 08:33

MICHEL 272
REGULAR ISSUE NUMBER IN CIRCLE

VALIDITY: Apr 1923 until 30th Nov 1923
VALUE: 500 MARK
COLOUR: dark vermillion (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 272 R

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

Mi 272 W OR - 1'11'1
Mi 272 W OR - 2'9'2



ABOVE: Mi 272 W UR

HAN: There are no HAN

PLATE FLAWS & VARIETIES

There are no major plate flaws but there is one variant



ABOVE: Mi 272 a Pa - on glued paper web


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

ABOVE: Mi 272 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