1923 My Covers

WEIMAR REPUBLIC
STAMPS
1923

MICHEL 336
OVERPRINTED NUMBER in ROSETTE

Issued: 16th Nov 1923. Regular Issue 'Number in Circle with Rosette'. Re-issue of Michel 321 but now with black Typography overprint and new denomination and new dashed bar on bottom. There are two types of perforation: Type 'A' perf 14:14¼ and Type 'B' serrated 13 (approximately). There are also two types of printing: Type 'P' - Flat Plate printing and Type 'W' - Rotary Press printing.

Mi 336
10 Milliarden on 50 Millionen Mark
dark green-olive (variations)

Quantity Issued: Unknown

Valid until: 31st Dec 1923

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VARIATIONS

Mi 336 A P a
perf k 14:14¼
dark green-olive
flat plate printing

Mi 336 A W a
dark green-olive to black-green
rotary press printing

Mi 336 A W b
black-opal-green
rotary press printing

Mi 336 B P
rouletted
blackish-olive-green
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

OVERPRINT FLAWS

Mi 336 A P DD
double overprint

Mi 336 A P K
inverted overprint

Mi 336 A W K
inverted overprint

Mi 336 B P K
inverted overprint

Mi 336 A P F
pair with and without overprint

Mi 336 A W F
pair with and without overprint

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

PLATE FLAWS

Mi 336 PF II
large hole in the top of the '1' in '10'
(Erfurt)

Mi 336 PF III
upper part of the '0' in '10' flat
(Munich)

Mi 336 PF IV
upper right of '0' in '10' tapered
(Erfurt)

Mi 336 PF V
large hole in the lower part of '1' in '10' and 'ar' of 'Milliarden' damaged
(Erfurt)

STAMPS FROM MY COLLECTION

MINT / UNUSED

Mi 336
Mint, Unused