POSTAGE STAMPS
(1923)
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02-Mar-2023 09:13
MICHEL 278
REGULAR ISSUE NUMBER IN RECTANGLE, CIRCLE and WORKER
VALIDITY: 24th Aug 1923 until 30th Nov 1923
VALUE: 8 Tausend on 30Pf
COLOUR: dark to blackish opal green
WATERMARK: (variations)
PERF: comb 14 x 14¼
SIZE: 22 x 26mm
PRINT TYPE: Typography
AVAILABILITY: Sheets
QUANTITY PRINTED: Unknown
SIMILAR STAMPS
ABOVE LEFT: 1921 issue Mi 162 Original stamp with diamond lozenge watermark ABOVE RIGHT: 1922 issue Mi 181 Original stamp with waffle watermark
MAJOR VARIATIONS
There are two major variations depending on the type of watermark
ABOVE LEFT: Mi 278 X: diamond watermark
ABOVE RIGHT: Mi 278 Y: waffle watermark
COLOUR VARIATIONS
There are no major colour variations
OTHER VARIATIONS
MARGIN COPIES: Left or right with rouletting (from flat plate printing)Mi 278 X dgz
UPPER EDGE PIECES: (Flat Plate Printing Upper Margin Copies - P OR). There are two types of upper edge piece.
Mi 278 X P OR
Mi 278 Y P OR
UPPER EDGE PIECES: (Rotary Press Printing Upper Margin Copies - W OR). There is only one type of upper edge piece.
ABOVE: Mi 278 X W OR: 1'5'1
HAN: There are six different HAN
Mi 278 X: H2485.21
Mi 278 X: H4916.23 / H2485.21
Mi 278 X: H3561.21
Mi 278 X: H4916.23
Mi 278 X: H4916.23 / 3561.21
Mi 278 Y: H4916.23 / H2491.22
ABOVE LEFT: Mi 278 X HAN H2485.21
ABOVE RIGHT: Mi 278 X HAN H4916.23
OTHER VARIANTS
Mi 278 D K: double overprint, one inverted
PLATE FLAWS OF ORIGINAL STAMPS
There are two major plate flaw on the original stamp
ABOVE: Mi 278 PF IV - wedge in '0' of denomination '30' (fields 10, 15, 60, 65) Like Mi 162
ABOVE: Mi 278 PF V - right arc of '0' in denomination '30' damaged. (field 65) Like Mi 162
PLATE FLAWS OF OVERPRINTS
There are three major plate flaws of the overprints
ABOVE LEFT: Mi 278 I: '8' inverted (fields 44 and 96)
ABOVE CENTRE: Mi 278 III: wide spacing between 's' and 'e' in 'Tausend' (field 51)
ABOVE RIGHT: Mi 278 VI: '8' open at bottom to right of centre (fields 27)
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
There is only one type of upper edge piece.
ABOVE: Mi 278 X W OR: 1'5'1
PLATE FLAW IV
Plate Flaw IV can be seen on two of the stamps below in this block of nine. The first is in the centre and the second is centre left.
HAN
ABOVE LEFT: Mi 278 X HAN H2485.21
ABOVE RIGHT: Mi 278 X HAN H4916.23
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
