GERMAN EMPIRE
STAMPS
1880
MICHEL 43
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 43
25pf
orange brown
25pf
orange brown
VARIATIONS
Mi 43 a
bright orange brown, medium yellow brown
(1880-83)
bright orange brown, medium yellow brown
(1880-83)
Mi 43 b
reddish orange (pale) orange brown
(1883-86)
reddish orange (pale) orange brown
(1883-86)
Mi 43 ba
dark red orange
(1882-86)
dark red orange
(1882-86)
Mi 43 bb
bright brown ochre
(1886/89)
bright brown ochre
(1886/89)
Mi 43 c
orange brown
(1887-90)
orange brown
(1887-90)
Mi 43 ca
bright yellow brown with sharp embossing
(1889)
bright yellow brown with sharp embossing
(1889)
PLATE FLAWS
Mi 43 PF III
break in lower part of centre design
break in lower part of centre design
Mi 43 PF IV
broken first 'N' in 'PFENNIG'
broken first 'N' in 'PFENNIG'
Mi 43 PF V
border line on the left side of the denomination with oval indent
border line on the left side of the denomination with oval indent
STAMPS FROM MY COLLECTION
Mi 43
Cancelled
"SACHSEN 28/12 86"
Cancelled
"SACHSEN 28/12 86"
Mi 43
Cancelled
Cancelled
