POSTAGE STAMPS
(1923)

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02-Mar-2023 08:55

MICHEL 277
REGULAR ISSUE NUMBER IN RECTANGLE, CIRCLE and WORKER

VALIDITY: 1st Sep 1923 until 30th Nov 1923
VALUE: 5 Tausend on 40Pf
COLOUR: reddish orange to yellowish red
WATERMARK: Waffle
PERF: comb 14 x 14¼
SIZE: 22 x 26mm
PRINT TYPE: Typography
AVAILABILITY: Sheets
QUANTITY PRINTED: Unknown

SIMILAR STAMPS

ABOVE: 1922 issue Mi 182 Original stamp without overprint

MAJOR VARIATIONS

There are no major variations

COLOUR VARIATIONS

There are no major colour variations

OTHER VARIATIONS

MARGIN COPIES: Left or right with rouletting (from flat plate printing)

Mi 277 dgz

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



ABOVE: Mi 277 P OR

HAN: There are three different HAN

Mi 277: H7178.21
Mi 277: H4916.23 / H7178.21
Mi 277: H5038.23 / H7178.21



ABOVE: Mi 277 HAN H7178.21

OTHER VARIANTS

Mi 277 DD: double overprint
Mi 277 DD K: double inverted overprint

PLATE FLAWS OF ORIGINAL STAMPS

There is one major plate flaw on the original stamp



ABOVE: Mi 277 PF II - lower ornament between laurel leaves missing. Like Mi 182

PLATE FLAWS OF OVERPRINTS

There are two major plate flaws of the overprints



ABOVE LEFT: Mi 277 III: top of '5' is flattened (horizontal) (fields 11, 12 and 13)
ABOVE RIGHT: Mi 277 IV: curve of '5' has large nick (fields 32)

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 - P OR)

There is only one type of upper edge piece.



ABOVE: Mi 277 P OR

HAN: There are three different HAN

Mi 277: H7178.21
Mi 277: H4916.23 / H7178.21
Mi 277: H5038.23 / H7178.21



ABOVE: Mi 277 HAN H7178.21

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