POSTAGE STAMPS
(1920)

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MICHEL 146
GERMANIA (III) DEUTSCHES REICH

VALIDITY: 17th Dec 1920 until 31st Oct 1922
VALUE: 50Pf
COLOUR: mauve
WATERMARK: Diamond Lozenge
PERF: 14 x 14¼
SIZE: 22 x 26mm
PRINT TYPE: Typography
AVAILABILITY: Sheets and coils
QUANTITY PRINTED: Unknown

MAJOR VARIATIONS

ABOVE LEFT: Type I (top and bottom)
ABOVE RIGHT: Type II (top and bottom)

Type I - barely recognizable cross on the crown; Value digits (and center piece) mostly slightly shifted (2 printing forms). "DEUTSCHES REICH" in somewhat large letters and always slightly shifted.
Type II - cross on the crown clearly; Value digits (and middle piece) exactly central (1 printing forms). "DEUTSCHES REICH" in slightly smaller letters and centered.

COLOUR VARIATIONS

There are no major colour variations

OTHER VARIATIONS

UPPER EDGE PIECES: (Flat Plate Printing Upper Margin Copies - P OR). There are two types of upper edge piece.

146 I R (roll)
146 II P OR

UPPER EDGE PIECES: (Rotary Press Upper Margin Copies - W OR). There is one type of upper edge piece.

146 II W OR - 2'9'2 and 3'7'3

Sheets: There is only one HAN.
H6410.20


IMPERFORATE: There is no imperforate vesion.

PLATE FLAWS

There are no major plate flaws

STAMPS FROM MY COLLECTION

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

MINT / POSTALLY UNUSED

ABOVE: Mi 146 I
ABOVE: Mi 146 II

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