POSTAGE STAMPS
(1923)

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05-Mar-2023 04:46

MICHEL 285
REGULAR ISSUE NUMBER IN RECTANGLE, CIRCLE and WORKER

VALIDITY: 5th Sep 1923 until 30th Nov 1923
VALUE: 30 Tausend on 200 MARK
COLOUR: medium to bright greenish blue
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 no major colour variations

OTHER VARIATIONS

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

Mi 285 W OR: - / 1'5'1
Mi 285 W OR: '1'11'1 / 1'5'1
Mi 285 W OR: - 2'9'2 / 1'5'1



ABOVE LEFT: Mi 285 W OR - / 1'5'1
ABOVE RIGHT: Mi 285 W OR 2'9'2 / 1'5'1 (requires more research as this looks like 2'4'2 / 1'5'1 which is not listed in the Michel catalogue)



ABOVE: Mi 285 W OR '1'11'1 / 1'5'1

HAN: There are no HAN

OTHER VARIANTS

Mi 285 F: pair, one with and one without overprint

PLATE FLAWS OF ORIGINAL STAMPS

There is only one major plate flaw on the original stamp



ABOVE: Mi 285 I - left frame line dented in the centre. (field 81) Like Mi 269 I

PLATE FLAWS OF OVERPRINTS

There are no major plate flaws of the overprints

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 LEFT: Mi 285 W OR - / 1'5'1
ABOVE RIGHT: Mi 285 W OR 2'4'2 / 1'5'1 (with damaged '0' in '900000')



ABOVE: Mi 285 W OR '1'11'1 / 1'5'1

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