POSTAGE STAMPS
(1931)

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MICHEL 458
AIRMAIL - ZEPPELIN POLAR FLIGHT

VALIDITY: 10th Jul 1931 unil 30th Nov 1932
VALUE: 4 MARK
COLOUR: black brown
WATERMARK: Waffle
PERF: comb 14
SIZE: 37 x 27mm
PRINT TYPE: Photogravure
AVAILABILITY: Sheets
QUANTITY PRINTED: unknown

NOTE: Mi 458 is sensitive to Benzine

MAJOR VARIATIONS

There are no major variations

COLOUR VARIATIONS

There are no major colour variations

OTHER VARIANTS

There are no other variations

PLATE FLAWS

There are no major plate flaws but there is one major overprint flaw



ABOVE: Mi 458 I - overprint missing after 'POLAR' (field 41)

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