WEIMAR REPUBLIC
STAMPS
1923
MICHEL 261
WARTBURG CASTLE
Issued: May/Jul 1923. Regular issue Wartburg Castle. Produced by the Government Printing Office, printed engraved on sheets (5x10) with vertical waffle (network) watermark and perf K14.
Mi 261
5000 Mark
black-blue
5000 Mark
black-blue
Quantity Issued: Unknown
Valid until: 30th Nov 1923
VARIATIONS
Mi 261a
black-blue to black-grey-blue
black-blue to black-grey-blue
Mi 261a U
imperforate
imperforate
Mi 261b
blackish to black-Prussian-blue (dark greenish-blue)
blackish to black-Prussian-blue (dark greenish-blue)
Michel 261 is found in 5 different varieties (thickness and quality) of horizontal shading lines (in the clouds) above or besides Wartburg Castle. The thickness of the lines exists in 5 grades and there are also clear and blurred printings.
For the complete sheets there are no row counter values on the lower selvege.
PLATE FLAWS
REQUIRES ADDITIONAL RESEARCH
STAMPS FROM MY COLLECTION
MINT / UNUSED
Mi 261
Mint, Unused
Mint, Unused
