GERMAN EMPIRE
STAMPS
1900
MICHEL 66
GERMANIA / REICHSPOST
Issued: 1900, Dec 14th Dec: Regular issue: various representative images of the German Empire. Inscribed "REICHSPOST", engraved (4x5) perf 14¾ x 14 and 14½. No watermark.
Mi 66
5 Mark
green-black / brownish carmine
5 Mark
green-black / brownish carmine
VARIATIONS
Mi 66
Type I
Type I
Mi 66
Type I
left corner of "5" blunted
Type I
left corner of "5" blunted
Mi 66
Type I
Mr. Bötticher's "Ear" missing
Type I
Mr. Bötticher's "Ear" missing
Mi 66
Type I
'R' of 'REICHSPOST' without serifs
Type I
'R' of 'REICHSPOST' without serifs
Mi 66
Type II
Type II
Mi 66
Type II
left corner of "5" pointed
Type II
left corner of "5" pointed
Mi 66
Type II
Mr. Bötticher's has an "Ear"
Type II
Mr. Bötticher's has an "Ear"
Mi 66
Type II
'R' of 'REICHSPOST' with serifs
Type II
'R' of 'REICHSPOST' with serifs
Mi 66
Type III
repaired / retouched defective print required red and white retouch
Type III
repaired / retouched defective print required red and white retouch
Mi 66
Type IV
repaired / retouched defective print required white retouch
Type IV
repaired / retouched defective print required white retouch
PLATE FLAWS
Mi 66 II PF I
'C' in 'REICHSPOST' broken on top
'C' in 'REICHSPOST' broken on top
Mi 66 II PF II
dot in the 'I' of 'REICHSPOST'
dot in the 'I' of 'REICHSPOST'
STAMPS FROM MY COLLECTION
