POSTAGE STAMPS
(1923)

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16-Feb-2023 08:09

MICHEL 95
DENOMINATION OVERPRINTED

VALIDITY: End Aug 1923 until 30th Nov 1923
VALUE: 800 Tausend on 30Pf
COLOUR: dark red orange on dull yellowish orange
WATERMARK: diamond lozenge and waffle
PERF: comb 14 x 14¼
SIZE: 22 x 26mm
PRINT TYPE: Typography
AVAILABILITY: Sheets
QUANTITY PRINTED: Unknown

MAJOR VARIATIONS

There are two major variations



ABOVE LEFT: Mi 95 X - Waffle watermark
ABOVE RIGHT: Mi 95 Y - diamond watermark

COLOUR VARIATIONS

There are no major colour variations

UPPER MARGIN PIECES - P OR

Flat plate printing

Mi 95 X P OR
Mi 95 Y P OR



ABOVE LEFT: Mi 95 X P OR
ABOVE RIGHT: Mi 95 Y P OR

MARGIN COPIES

Margin copies with left or right perforations going through the sheet margin

Mi 95 X dgz

HAN

There are two different HAN variations

Mi 95 X HAN: H5560.23 / H5560.23
Mi 95 Y HAN: H5560.23 / H3211.20



ABOVE: Mi 95 X HAN H5560.23 / H5560.23



ABOVE: Mi 95 Y HAN H5560.23 / H3211.20

OTHER VARIANTS

Mi 95 X I: '0' of denomination '30' not shaded in the centre
Mi 95 Y I: '0' of denomination '30' not shaded in the centre
Mi 95 DD: double overprint

PLATE FLAWS OF ORIGINAL STAMP

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

UPPER EDGE MARGIN PIECES - P OR

ABOVE LEFT: Mi 95 X P OR
ABOVE RIGHT: Mi 95 Y P OR

HAN

ABOVE: Mi 95 X HAN H5560.23 / H5560.23



ABOVE: Mi 95 Y HAN H5560.23 / H3211.20

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