1923 My Covers

WEIMAR REPUBLIC
STAMPS
1923

MICHEL 333
OVERPRINTED NUMBER in ROSETTE

Issued: 17th Nov 1923. Regular Issue 'Number in Circle with Rosette'. Re-issue of Michel 316 but now with black Typography overprint and new denomination and new dashed bar on bottom. There are two types of printing: Type 'P' = Flat Plate printing and Type 'W' = Rotary Press printing.

Mi 333
5 Milliarden on 4 Millionen Mark
greenish-olive (variations)

VARIATIONS

Mi 333 A P
flat plate printing

Mi 333 A W
rotary press 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

OVERPRINT FLAWS

Mi 333 A P F
pair with and without overprint

Mi 333 A P DD
double overprint

There are a large number of known errors, shifted denominations (on original stamps) and shifted overprints

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PLATE FLAWS

Mi 333 A P HT
crack in the roulette to the left of the denomination

Mi 333 A P Pe 1
margin frayed below left posthorn

Mi 333 PF II
flag of the '5' much thicker (Breslau)

Mi 333 PF III
large hole in the upper part of the '5' (Breslau)

Mi 333 PF IV
line through the upper inscription 'Deutsches Reich'

Mi 333 PF V
'O' in 'MILLIONEN' obliquely barred

STAMPS FROM MY COLLECTION

MINT / UNUSED

Mi 333
Mint, Unused

WEIMAR REPUBLIC STAMPS 1923

MICHEL 333 OVERPRINTED NUMBER in ROSETTE