POSTAGE STAMPS
(1923)

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29-Jan-2023 03:39

MICHEL 79
DIENSTMARKE OVERPRINT

VALIDITY: End May 1923 until 30th Nov 1923
VALUE: 300 MARK
COLOUR: blackish yellowish 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 no major colour variations

UPPER MARGIN PIECES - W OR

Flat plate printing

Mi 79 W OR - 1'11'1
Mi 79 W OR - 2'9'2

HAN

There are three HAN variations

Mi 79 HAN: H3208.23 / W
Mi 79 HAN: H4281.23 / W
Mi 79 HAN: H4286.23 / W

OTHER VARIANTS

Mi 79 DD: double printing of original stamp

PLATE FLAWS OF ORIGINAL STAMP

There are three major plate flaws



ABOVE: Mi 79 PF I - 'a' instead of 'u' in 'Dreihundert' like 'Dreihandert'
ABOVE: Mi 79 PF II - upper part of '3' damaged (field 81)
ABOVE: Mi 79 PF III - thick vertical white line at left of 'R' in 'Reich' (field 85)

NOTE: The cylinder overlay was very sharp and caused many minor varieties as well as damage to the print

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

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