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WEIMAR REPUBLIC
STAMPS
1920

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MICHEL 133
REGULAR ISSUE of BAVARIA
(OVERPRINTED 'Deutsches Reich')

Issued: 6th Apr 1920. Regular Issue from Bavaria with black Typography overprint, rouletted.

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Mi 133
2½ Mark
red overprint


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VARIATIONS

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Mi 133 I
brown black dark brownish olive (typography)
Mi 133 II
red black dark brown olive (lithography)
(Jan, 1921)


UPPER MARGIN (P OR) VARIATIONS

Michel 133 Upper Margin stamps (P OR) exist in 3 different versions. They are either Type I, Type II or Type IV as below:

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Type I
Type II
Type IV


Type I: The top horizontal edge of the '5' is flat and the ends of all other numbers are flat and straight. The comma is also longer and straighter than that of Type III.

Type II: The top horizontal edge of the '5' is flat and the ends of all the serifs have sharp edges.

Type IV: The top horizontal line of the '5' is curved in the centre with a sharp point at the end. Round digits end in spheres and commas are like droplets.

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OTHER VARIATIONS

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Mi 133 III
lower printing (minimum 4mm) shifted


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PLATE FLAWS

REQUIRES ADDITIONAL RESEARCH



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STAMPS FROM MY COLLECTION

MINT / UNUSED

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(1)
Mi 133
Mint, Unused


OVERPRINT VARIATIONS

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(1)
Mi 133
both 'A"s of 'BAVARIAE' filled in
(2)
Mi 133
both 'A"s of 'BAVARIAE' filled in

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(3)
Mi 133
first 'A' of 'BAVARIAE' filled in
(4)
Mi 133
first 'A' of 'BAVARIAE' filled in

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(5)
Mi 133
block of 4
stamps on left-hand side 'A' of 'BAVARIAE' filled in
(6)
Mi 133
first 'A' of 'BAVARIAE' filled in


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14-Aug-2021 07:13