GERMAN EMPIRE
STAMPS
1880
MICHEL 42
Regular issue 'Number or Imperial Eagle in Oval'. Identical to MICHEL 31 through Michel 36 but the value is in "PFENNIG" (without the 'E' as opposed to 'PFENNIGE' with the final 'E' in the 1875 version). Type 'I' is the early issue and Type 'II' is the later issue.Type 'I' colours are typically matt finish (not glossy or shiny) and the gum is yellowish with small cracks and wide variations in the paper and colour. The Type 'II' issues are from the end of 1886 and exhibit wide variations in colour, paper and gum.
Mi 42
20pf
ultramarine
20pf
ultramarine
VARIATIONS
Mi 42 a
medium to bright violet ultramarine
(1880/81)
medium to bright violet ultramarine
(1880/81)
Mi 42 aa
bright grey ultramarine
(1880/81, 84/85)
bright grey ultramarine
(1880/81, 84/85)
Mi 42 b
medium ultramarine, pale blue
(1882-85)
medium ultramarine, pale blue
(1882-85)
Mi 42 ba
bright ultramarine, bright cobalt
(1885/86)
bright ultramarine, bright cobalt
(1885/86)
Mi 42 c
dark ultramarine (shades)
(1886-89)
dark ultramarine (shades)
(1886-89)
PLATE FLAWS
Mi 42 PF III
white line to the left and/or through the right '2' in the denomination'20'
white line to the left and/or through the right '2' in the denomination'20'
Mi 42 PF IV
wide groove across 'PFENNIG' from lower left to upper right
wide groove across 'PFENNIG' from lower left to upper right
STAMPS FROM MY COLLECTION
Mi 42
Cancelled
Cancelled
Mi 42
Cancelled
"MAGDEBURG 3/1 82"
Cancelled
"MAGDEBURG 3/1 82"
Mi 42
Cancelled
"MAGDEBURG 27/1 82"
Cancelled
"MAGDEBURG 27/1 82"
Mi 42
Cancelled
"2/11 82"
Cancelled
"2/11 82"
Mi 42
Cancelled
"MUNCHENGLADBACH 30/1 84"
Cancelled
"MUNCHENGLADBACH 30/1 84"
Mi 42
Cancelled
Cancelled
Mi 42
Cancelled
"HAMBURG 30/3 84"
Cancelled
"HAMBURG 30/3 84"
Mi 42
Cancelled
Cancelled
