GERMAN EMPIRE
STAMPS
1880
MICHEL 44
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 44
50pf
medium grey green
50pf
medium grey green
VARIATIONS
Mi 44 a
medium grey green, olive grey
(1880-87)
medium grey green, olive grey
(1880-87)
Mi 44 b
dark olive
(1887-89)
dark olive
(1887-89)
Mi 44 ba
dark green olive
(1888)
dark green olive
(1888)
Mi 44 c
bright olive green to bright green olive
(1887/88)
bright olive green to bright green olive
(1887/88)
Mi 44 ca
pale emerald green (sea green)
(1887/88)
pale emerald green (sea green)
(1887/88)
Mi 44 d
dark grey green, black green
(1889)
dark grey green, black green
(1889)
PLATE FLAWS
Mi 44 PF III
tip of ornament not filled in right center
tip of ornament not filled in right center
Mi 44 PF IV
tip of ornament not filled top center
tip of ornament not filled top center
Mi 44 PF V
broken tip at middle of upper ornament
broken tip at middle of upper ornament
Mi 44 PF VI
small dot above center of upper ornament
small dot above center of upper ornament
Mi 44 PF VII
white scratch across 'NNIG' in 'PFENNIG'
white scratch across 'NNIG' in 'PFENNIG'
STAMPS FROM MY COLLECTION
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"LEIPZIG 6/5 81"
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