GERMAN EMPIRE
STAMPS
1915
MICHEL 97II
GERMANIA / DEUTSCHES REICH
Issued: Sep 1915 / May 1919. Regular Issue Representative images of the German Empire (IV), so-called "war printing". Designed by Frenzel (Mi97), Lipinsky (Mi97) and Empire Printing Office (Mi97 and Mi97). Printed Engraved (4x5), diamond/lozenge watermark and are perf 14 x 14½. Type 'A' 26:17 Perforation holes, Type 'B' 25:16 Perforation holes.
Mi 97II
5 Mark
green black / dark carmine
5 Mark
green black / dark carmine
VARIATIONS
Mi 97AII
green blackish / dark carmine
26:17 perforation holes
(18 May, 1916)
green blackish / dark carmine
26:17 perforation holes
(18 May, 1916)
Mi 97BII
green blackish / dark carmine
25:16 perforation holes
(8 Feb, 1918)
green blackish / dark carmine
25:16 perforation holes
(8 Feb, 1918)
Mi 97BII Ur
right imperforate
right imperforate
Mi 97BII K
center inverted
(This variant is known to have been forged)
center inverted
(This variant is known to have been forged)
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