1900 My Covers

GERMAN EMPIRE
STAMPS
1900

MICHEL 56
GERMANIA / REICHSPOST

Issued: 1989 and 1900: Inscribed "REICHSPOST", German Empire Issue. These stamps are unwatermarked and perf 14 x 14¼ produced on sheets 10 x 10.

Mi 56
10Pf
dark carmine red

VARIATIONS

Mi 56a
10Pf
dark carmine red to dark reddish carmine

Mi 56b
10Pf
dark carmine red

Mi 56c
10Pf
dark rose red

PLATE FLAWS

There are a great number of plate flaws associated with this series of stamps (MICHEL 53-62). Listed below of the more common recognisable errors but for a more detailed list please consult "Plate Flaws of the Germania Reichspost: an Examination by Adolf Knop".

Mi 56 I
upper left corner edge line nicked, inner line beside it is broken

Mi 56 II
coloured triangle at the left edge line of "1", large white mark in ornament beside left upper "0"

Mi 56 III
scrape from right side of chin into the neck

Mi 56 IV
severe damage above left Mӓander

Mi 56 V
mutilated "O" in "REICHSPOST"

Mi 56 VI
vertical leg of "R" in "REICHSPOST" split