POSTAGE STAMPS
(1921)

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13-Feb-2023 07:35

MICHEL 166
NUMBER, LABOURER, POSTHORN and PLOUGHMAN

VALIDITY: Oct/Nov 1921 until 30th Sep 1923
VALUE: 80Pf
COLOUR: blackish rose red (tones)
WATERMARK: Diamond lozenge
PERF: comb 14 x 14¼
SIZE: 22 x 26mm
PRINT TYPE: Typography
AVAILABILITY: Sheets
QUANTITY PRINTED: Unknown

SIMILAR STAMPS

ABOVE: Mi 186 - Identical to Mi 166 but with waffle / network watermark

COLOUR VARIATIONS

There are no major colour variations but there are various shades

OTHER VARIATIONS

UPPER EDGE PIECES: (Flat Plate Printing Upper Margin Copies - P OR). There is only one type of upper edge piece.



ABOVE: Mi 166 P OR

LEFT or RIGHT MARGIN Copies with rouletting:

Mi 166 dgz

HAN: There is only one HAN: H3969.21



ABOVE: HAN H3969.21

PLATE FLAWS & VARIETIES

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

MINT / POSTALLY UNUSED

UPPER EDGE PIECES (P-OR)

ABOVE LEFT and RIGHT: Mi 166 P OR



ABOVE: Mi 166 P OR

HAN

ABOVE: HAN H3969.21

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