POSTAGE STAMPS
(1923)

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16-Feb-2023 08:03

MICHEL 77
DIENSTMARKE OVERPRINT

VALIDITY: End May 1923 until 30th Sep 1923
VALUE: 40 MARK
COLOUR: blackish green (variations)
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 77 a - blackish green to blackish yellowish green (dark bluish green)
ABOVE RIGHT: Mi 77 b - dark to blackish olive (yellowish green)

UPPER MARGIN PIECES - P OR

Flat plate printing

Mi 77 a P OR
Mi 77 b P OR

HAN

There are three HAN variations

Mi 77 a HAN: H3470.23 / H2923.23
Mi 77 a HAN: H3876.23 / H2716.23
Mi 77 a HAN: H3876.23 / H3943.23



ABOVE: Mi 77 HAN H2923.23

OTHER VARIANTS

Mi 77 a z: on carton paper
Mi 77 b Uu: imperforate below

PLATE FLAWS OF ORIGINAL STAMPS

There are no major plate flaws.

PLATE FLAWS OF OVERPRINTS

There are no major overprint flaws.

STAMPS FROM MY COLLECTION

All of the stamps from here until the end of the page are from my collection

MINT / POSTALLY UNUSED

HAN

ABOVE: Mi 77 HAN H2923.23

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