POSTAGE STAMPS
(1923)

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16-Feb-2023 08:13

MICHEL 97
DENOMINATION OVERPRINTED

VALIDITY: End Aug 1923 until 31st Dec 1923
VALUE: 2 Millionen on 10Pf
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

UPPER MARGIN PIECES - P OR

Flat plate printing

Mi 97 P OR
Mi 97 Y P OR



ABOVE: Mi 97 P OR

MARGIN COPIES

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

Mi 97 dgz

HAN

There are two different HAN variations

Mi 97 HAN: H5561.23 / H5561.23
Mi 97 Y HAN: H5561.23 / H5561.23



ABOVE: Mi 97 HAN H5561.23 / H5561.23

OTHER VARIANTS

Mi 97 U: imperforate
Mi 97 F: pair, one with and one without overprint
Mi 97 Y: watermark horizontal instead of vertical

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 PIECES - P OR

ABOVE: Mi 97 P OR

HAN

ABOVE: Mi 97 HAN H5561.23 / H5561.23

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