POSTAGE STAMPS
(1923)

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29-Jan-2023 07:27

MICHEL 80
DIENSTMARKE OVERPRINT

VALIDITY: End May 1923 until 30th Nov 1923
VALUE: 400 MARK
COLOUR: dark to blackish orange brown
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

Rotary press printing

Mi 80 W OR - 1'11'1
Mi 80 W OR - 2'9'2



ABOVE: Mi 80 W OR 2'9'2

HAN

There are four HAN variations

Mi 80 HAN: H3741.23 / W
Mi 80 HAN: H3986.23 / W
Mi 80 HAN: H4285.23 / W
Mi 80 HAN: H4514.23 / W

OTHER VARIANTS

Mi 80 F: pair, one with and one without overprint

PLATE FLAWS OF ORIGINAL STAMP

There are no major plate flaws

PLATE FLAWS OF OVERPRINTS

There is only one overprint flaw



ABOVE: Mi 80 PF II - overprint 'Dien' instead of 'Dienstmarke'

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 80 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