POSTAGE STAMPS
(1924)

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30-Jan-2023 08:21

MICHEL 355
NEW IMPROVED IMPERIAL EAGLE

VALIDITY: Mar 1924 until 31st Jul 1930
VALUE: 3Pf
COLOUR: bright ochre brown
WATERMARK: Waffle X and Y
PERF: comb 14 x 14¼
SIZE: 21.5 x 26mm
PRINT TYPE: Typography
AVAILABILITY: Sheets and coils
QUANTITY PRINTED: Unknown

MAJOR VARIATIONS

There are two major variations depending on the orientation of the watermark



ABOVE LEFT: Mi 355 X - waffle watermark upright
ABOVE RIGHT: Mi 355 Y - waffle watermark on side

COLOUR VARIATIONS

There are two major colour variations



ABOVE LEFT: Mi 355 X a - bright ochre brown (sheets and coils)
ABOVE RIGHT: Mi 355 Y a - bright ochre brown (sheets)

UPPER MARGIN PIECES - P OR

FLAT PLATE PRINTING

Mi 355 X a P OR
Mi 355 X b P OR
Mi 355 Y a P OR

UPPER MARGIN PIECES - W OR

ROTARY PRESS PRINTING

Mi 355 X a W OR - 1'5'1
Mi 355 X a W OR - 2'9'2
Mi 355 X b W OR - 1'5'1
Mi 355 X b W OR - 2'9'2

COIL STAMPS - STRIPS of 11 STAMPS

Mi 355 X a R

HAN

There are eighteen HAN variations

Mi 355 X HAN: H7734.23
Mi 355 X HAN: H 207.24
Mi 355 X HAN: H 222.24
Mi 355 X HAN: H 879.24
Mi 355 X HAN: H1303.24
Mi 355 X HAN: H2972.24
Mi 355 X HAN: H3114.24
Mi 355 X HAN: H4048.24
Mi 355 X HAN: H4987.24
Mi 355 X HAN: H5481.24
Mi 355 X HAN: H 311.25
Mi 355 X HAN: H 590.25
Mi 355 X HAN: H3828.25
Mi 355 X HAN: H4209.25
Mi 355 X HAN: H1479.26
Mi 355 X HAN: H2254.26
Mi 355 X HAN: H3340.26
Mi 355 Y HAN: H 590.25

OTHER VARIANTS

Mi 355 X a U: imperforate
Mi 355 Y a U: imperforate
Mi 355 X y: on thin glassy paper

PLATE FLAWS

There are no major plate flaws

STAMPS FROM MY COLLECTION

All of the stamps from here until the end of the page are from my collection

CANCELLED / POSTALLY USED

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