POSTAGE STAMPS
(1923)
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02-Mar-2023 08:46
MICHEL 275
REGULAR ISSUE NUMBER IN CIRCLE
VALIDITY: 20th Sep 1923 until 30th Nov 1923
VALUE: 50 Tausend MARK
COLOUR: dark ochre (shades) (variations) (light brown ochre)
WATERMARK: Waffle
PERF: comb 14 x 14¼
SIZE: 22 x 26mm
PRINT TYPE: Typography
AVAILABILITY: Sheets
QUANTITY PRINTED: Unknown
MAJOR VARIATIONS
There are no major variations
COLOUR VARIATIONS
There are two major colour variations
ABOVE LEFT: Mi 275 a - dark ochre (shades) (light brown ochre)
ABOVE RIGHT: Mi 275 b - bright brown ochre (brown ochre)
OTHER VARIATIONS
MARGIN COPIES: Left or right with rouletting (from flat plate printing)Mi 275 b dgz
UPPER EDGE PIECES: (Flat Plate Printing Upper Margin Copies - P OR). There are two types of upper edge piece.
Mi 275 a P OR
Mi 275 b P OR
ABOVE: Mi 275 P OR
HAN: There is no HAN
Mi 275: Produced without a HAN number
PLATE FLAWS & VARIETIES
There are two major plate flaw and eight variants
ABOVE LEFT: Mi 275 PF II - coloured '8' under denomination '50' (TAU...ND)
ABOVE RIGHT: Mi 275 PF III - upper left corner of image missing (tapered), lower posthorn broken
ABOVE LEFT: Mi 275 a U - imperforate
ABOVE CENTRE LEFT: Mi 275 a Uu - bottom imperforate
ABOVE CENTRE RIGHT: Mi 275 b U - imperforate
ABOVE RIGHT: Mi 275 b Uu - bottom inperforate
ABOVE LEFT: Mi 275 PF a - thick inscription
ABOVE CENTRE LEFT: Mi 275 a I U - thick inscription
ABOVE CENTRE RIGHT: Mi 275 b - thick inscription
ABOVE RIGHT: Mi 275 b I U - thick inscription
NOTE: There are many examples printed off-centre as well as other minor variations
STAMPS FROM MY COLLECTION
All of the stamps from here until the end of the page are from my collectionMINT / POSTALLY UNUSED
UPPER / LOWER EDGE PIECES
ABOVE: Mi 275 P OR
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
