POSTAGE STAMPS
(1923)

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03-Mar-2023 10:28

MICHEL 299
REGULAR ISSUE NUMBER IN RECTANGLE

VALIDITY: 1st Oct 1923 until 30th Nov 1923
VALUE: 400 Tausend on 30Pf
COLOUR: dark to black yellow ochre
WATERMARK: Waffle
PERF: Rouletted 13½
SIZE: 22 x 26mm
PRINT TYPE: Typography
AVAILABILITY: Sheets
QUANTITY PRINTED: Unknown

MAJOR VARIATIONS

There are no two major variations

COLOUR VARIATIONS

There are no major colour variations

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



ABOVE LEFT: Mi 299 P OR
ABOVE RIGHT: Mi 299 P UR

HAN: There are no HAN

OTHER VARIANTS

Mi 299 U: without rouletting
Mi 299 Udr: left rouletting only
Mi 299 DD: double overprint
Mi 299 F: without overprint
Mi 299 P OR F: without row values

PLATE FLAWS OF ORIGINAL STAMPS

There are two major plate flaws



ABOVE LEFT: Mi 299 II - lower ornament between laurel leaves missing (different positions)
ABOVE RIGHT: 299 III - lower frame line warped inwards (field 43)

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

There is only one type of upper edge piece.



ABOVE LEFT: Mi 299 P OR
ABOVE RIGHT: Mi 299 P UR

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