GERMAN EMPIRE
STAMPS
1872

MICHEL 17

Issued: 1st June / Nov 1872. Regular Issue Eagle with large breast shield (and crown with ribbons). Schilling: Combined typography and embossed sheets (10x15). Perf 13½ : 14¼

Miv17
⅓ Gr
yellowish-green to dark yellow-green.

VARIATIONS

REQUIRES ADDITIONAL RESEARCH

PLATE FLAWS

Mi17 I
circle broken at 11th vertical line (from left), (like MICHEL 2 I).

Mi17 II
dot under 'R' of 'GROSCHEN'.

Mi17 VI
bright line diagonally through 'GROSCHEN'.

STAMPS FROM MY COLLECTION

(1)
Mi 17
Cancelled, Used
"21 OCTBR 74"

(2)
Mi 17
Cancelled, Used

(3)
Mi 17
Mint, Unused