POSTAGE STAMPS
(1924)

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31-Jan-2023 08:04

MICHEL 108
DIENSTMARKE - NEW IMPERIAL EAGLE

VALIDITY: Mar 1924 until 31st Dec 1933
VALUE: 20Pf
COLOUR: black to blackish ultramarine
WATERMARK: Waffle
PERF: comb 14 x 14¼
SIZE: 21.5 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 strong colour variations

UPPER MARGIN PIECES - P OR

FLAT PLATE PRINTING

Mi 108 P OR A

UPPER MARGIN PIECES - W OR

ROTARY PRESS PRINTING

Mi 108 W OR: 2'9'2
Mi 108 W OR: 3'7'3

ORIGINAL JOB NUMBER HAN U

There are eight HAN variations

Mi 108 HAN U: H 218.24
Mi 108 HAN U: H 598.26
Mi 108 HAN U: H3573.26
Mi 108 HAN U: H4467.26
Mi 108 HAN U: H5605.26
Mi 108 HAN U: H1343.27
Mi 108 HAN U: H2014.27
Mi 108 HAN U: H2772.27

OVERPRINT JOB NUMBER HAN A

There are nine HAN variations

Mi 108 HAN A: H 210.24
Mi 108 HAN A: H4853.25
Mi 108 HAN A: H5511.25
Mi 108 HAN A: H3573.26
Mi 108 HAN A: H4467.26
Mi 108 HAN A: H5605.26
Mi 108 HAN A: H1343.27
Mi 108 HAN A: H2014.27
Mi 108 HAN A: H2772.27

LOWER MARGIN PIECES WITH PLATE NO. (Pl.-Nr.)

Mi 108 Pl.-Nr: 4 (posn 91)

OTHER VARIANTS

Mi 108 K: inverted overprint

Also found on thin glassy paper

PLATE FLAWS

There is only one major plate flaw



ABOVE: Mi 108 I: 'P' instead of 'Pf', above right missing frame

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