POSTAGE STAMPS
(1923)

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03-Mar-2023 08:30

MICHEL 290
REGULAR ISSUE NUMBER IN RECTANGLE, CIRCLE and WORKER

VALIDITY: 20th Sep 1923 until 30th Nov 1923
VALUE: 100 Tausend on 400 MARK
COLOUR: green (shades)
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 but there are shades

OTHER VARIATIONS

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

Mi 290 dgz

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



ABOVE: Mi 290 P OR

HAN: There is only one HAN



ABOVE: Mi 290: H5340.23

OTHER VARIANTS

Mi 290 U: imperforate
Mi 290 Uu: bottom imperforate
Mi 290 DD: double overprint
Mi 290 III: bar of 20 instead of 21 lines
Mi 290 z: on carton paper

PLATE FLAWS OF ORIGINAL STAMPS

There are no major plate flaws on the original stamp

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 EDGE PIECES

There is only one type of upper edge piece.



ABOVE: Mi 290 P OR

HAN

There is only one HAN



ABOVE: Mi 290: H5340.23

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