GERMAN EMPIRE
STAMPS
1915
MICHEL 86II
GERMANIA / DEUTSCHES REICH
Issued: Mar 1915 / May 1919. Regular Issue Germania (IV), so-called "war printing". Like Mi83I to 93I but with blurred, unclear printing on rough paper. Designed by Waldraff. Printed Topography (10x10), coils and booklets, diamond/lozenge watermark and are perf 14 x 14¼.
Mi 86II
10pf
bright to dark carmine red
10pf
bright to dark carmine red
VARIATIONS
Mi 86II a
bright to dark carmine red
(2 Mar, 1915)
bright to dark carmine red
(2 Mar, 1915)
Mi 86II c
bright red carmine
(4 Mar, 1915)
bright red carmine
(4 Mar, 1915)
Mi 86II d
bright carmine to magenta
(28 Apr, 1915)
bright carmine to magenta
(28 Apr, 1915)
Mi 86II e
dark lilac red
(21 Apr, 1915)
dark lilac red
(21 Apr, 1915)
Mi 86II f
dark to blackish rose red
(1 Apr, 1919)
dark to blackish rose red
(1 Apr, 1919)
Mi 86II g
dark red
(15 Oct, 1918)
dark red
(15 Oct, 1918)
Mi 86II aUdr
only bottom perforate
only bottom perforate
Mi 86II aDD
double impression
double impression
Mi 86III
row values also on stamp image, without gum
row values also on stamp image, without gum
PLATE FLAWS
Mi 86II PF I
inner frame line on right side of "REICH" bent inwards
inner frame line on right side of "REICH" bent inwards
Mi 86II PF II
nick in frame line at right above the left value indication
nick in frame line at right above the left value indication
STAMPS FROM MY COLLECTION
Mi 86II
Cancelled "4.8.15"
Cancelled "4.8.15"
