1923 My Covers

WEIMAR REPUBLIC
STAMPS
1923

MICHEL 305A
OVERPRINTED 'NUMBER in CIRCLE'

Issued: End Sep / 22nd Oct 1923. Re-issue of 1923 Michel 271 'Number in Circle' but now with new denomination overprinted. Printed typography on waffle (network) watermark paper perf 14:14¼.

Mi 305A
800 Tausend Mark on 400 Mark
dark to black-orange-brown
overprint black-brown

Quantity Issued: Unknown

Valid until: 30th Nov 1923

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VARIATIONS

Mi 305 A DD
double overprint

Mi 305 A K
inverted overprint

OPD TOP MARGIN VARIATIONS

In order to resolve the problem of rapidly increasing postal rates the Government Printing Office was tasked with overprinting existing stocks of unused stamps. However the demand was so high that the Reich's Ministry of Post had to authorise the eleven regional post offices to assist with the task. Locally produced sheets can be recognised by the different overprints on the upper margin.

(OPD A)
BRESLAU
no overpint in upper margin
or 3 thin lines

(OPD B)
ERFURT
4.5mm thick bar
or with additional thinner bar

(OPD C)
FRANKFURT
no overpint in upper margin
or 4.5mm thick bar
or a 6mm thick bar

(OPD D)
HAMBURG
no overpint in upper margin

(OPD E)
HANOVER
no overpint in upper margin

(OPD F)
KÖNIGSBERG
no overpint in upper margin
or a 4.5mm thick bar

(OPD G)
LEIPZIG
overprint in small numbers

(OPD H)
MUNICH
3 thin overprint lines or 2 thin lines
also bottom margin bar

(OPD I)
MÜNSTER
no overpint in upper margin
or a 4.5mm thick bar

(OPD K)
STETTIN
overprint with large Antigua font

(OPD L)
STUTTGART
no overpint in upper margin

OVERPRINT ERRORS

Mi 305 PF I
's' in 'Tausend' like 'f'
Hannover issue only

Mi 305 PF II
left side of '8' in denomination '800' badly frayed
Königsberg issue only

Mi 305 PF III
'8' in denomination '800' broken on left centre
Erfurt issue only

Mi 305 PF IV
upper part of second '0' in '800' flattened
Hamburg issue only

PLATE FLAWS

REQUIRES ADDITIONAL RESEARCH

STAMPS FROM MY COLLECTION

MINT / UNUSED

Mi 305
Mint, Unused