POSTAGE STAMPS
(1923)

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03-Mar-2023 12:28

MICHEL 308 A
REGULAR ISSUE NUMBER IN RECTANGLE

VALIDITY: Sep 1923 until 30th Nov 1923
VALUE: 800 Tausend on 1000 MARK
COLOUR: bright to blackish yellowish green (variations), black green
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 two major colour variations



ABOVE LEFT: Mi 308 a - bright to blackish yelllowish green
ABOVE RIGHT: Mi 308 b - bright green (shades) (bluish green)

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

Mi 308 A a W OR - - / 1'5'1
Mi 308 A b W OR - - / 1'5'1



ABOVE: Mi 308 W OR - / 1'5'1

HAN: There are no HAN

OTHER VARIANTS

Mi 308 A a z: on carton paper (0.09mm and thicker)

PLATE FLAWS OF ORIGINAL STAMPS

There is only one major plate flaw on the original stamp



ABOVE: Mi 308 II - inscription 'Deutsches Reich' thick (different positions)

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 MARGIN PIECES - W OR

ABOVE: Mi 308 W OR - / 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