1923 My Covers

WEIMAR REPUBLIC
STAMPS
1923

MICHEL 329
DENOMINATION in CIRCLE with ROSETTE

Issued: 26th Oct 1923. Regular Issue 'Denomination in Circle with Rosette', sometimes called basket lid as the rosette somewhat resembles the lid of a wicker-work basket. Printed typography on sheets (10x10) with waffle (network) watermark. There are two types of printing: Type P = Flat Plate printing and Type W = Rotary Press printing. There are also two variations in the perfs: Type 'A' perf 14:14¼ and Type 'B' serrated 13 (approximately).

Mi 329
20 Milliarden Mark
opal-green-blackish-ochre-brown (variations)

Quantity Issued: Unknown

Valid until: 31st Dec 1923

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VARIATIONS

Mi 329 A P
perf 14:14¼
flat plate printing

Mi 329 A W
perf 14:14¼
rotary press printing

Mi 329 B P
roulette
flat plate printing

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

PLATE FLAWS

Mi 329 A P HT
crack in the rosette to the left of the denomination

Mi 329 A P Pe 1
margin frayed under the left posthorn

Mi 329 B P HT
crack in the rosette to the left of the denomination

Mi 329 B P Pe 1
margin frayed under the left posthorn

Mi 329 PF II
upper left part of large '0' in '20' strongly nicked

The are many examples of attempted repairs of the cracked plate flaws, some more successful than others. The differences are too numerous to list here.

There are also a huge number of other flaws including damaged letters, numbers and posthorns, flattened numbers, shading errors, smudges and missaligned printing.

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STAMPS FROM MY COLLECTION

MINT / UNUSED

Mi 329
Mint, Unused

WEIMAR REPUBLIC STAMPS 1923

MICHEL 329 DENOMINATION in CIRCLE with ROSETTE