POSTAGE STAMPS
(1923)

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29-Jan-2023 07:25

MICHEL 78
DIENSTMARKE OVERPRINT

VALIDITY: End May 1923 until 30th Nov 1923
VALUE: 200 MARK
COLOUR: lilac red (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 different shades (under UV light this stamp is either bright red or brown violet)

UPPER MARGIN PIECES - W OR

Rotary press printing

Mi 78 W OR - 1'11'1
Mi 78 W OR - 2'9'2



ABOVE: Mi 78 W OR 2'9'2

HAN

There are four HAN variations

Mi 78 HAN: H3207.23 / W
Mi 78 HAN: H3984.23 / W
Mi 78 HAN: H4287.23 / W
Mi 78 HAN: H4512.23 / W

OTHER VARIANTS

There are no other variants

PLATE FLAWS OF ORIGINAL STAMP

There is only one major plate flaw



ABOVE: Mi 78 PF I - dent in the middle of the left frame (field 81 Like Mi 269)

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

UPPER EDGE PIECES - W OR

ABOVE: Mi 78 W OR 2'9'2

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