GERMAN EMPIRE
STAMPS
1875
MICHEL 37
Issued: 1st Jan 1875 to 1900. Regular issue for internal use. Numeral in oval. Typography 5x10 + 5x10 (vertical gutter between), perf 14¼ x 13½.Mi 37
2 Mark
violet purple
2 Mark
violet purple
Note: Regulations were in force up until 17th Nov 1884 that mandated cancellations had to be hand written. From the 18th Nov 1884 postmark cancellations were required.
Mi37 with perfins are not possible.
VARIATIONS
Mi 37 a - violet purple
Mi 37 b - bright rose lilac (lilac purple, dull lilac)
Mi 37 c - medium rose lilac (dull rose lilac)
Mi 37 d - bright grey lilac (dull violet purple) 1889-91
Mi 37 e - dark red carmine (shades) brown purple 1890-1900
Mi 37 f - reddish carmine (lilac carmine) 1899-1900
PLATE FLAWS
Mi 37 I
thick white line above 'O' in'POST'
thick white line above 'O' in'POST'
Mi 37 II
white horizontal line under 'U' in 'DEUTSCHE' and oblong white in the lower left guilloche
white horizontal line under 'U' in 'DEUTSCHE' and oblong white in the lower left guilloche
Mi 37 III
frayed line over 'REICHS' and broken frame at bottom left
frayed line over 'REICHS' and broken frame at bottom left
Mi 37 IV
'E' and 'I' in 'REICHS' are connected at the bottom
'E' and 'I' in 'REICHS' are connected at the bottom
Mi 37 V
large gap in the lower left guilloche
large gap in the lower left guilloche
Mi 37 VI
gap in upper border line above 'R' in 'REICHS', also small dot at upper left of the gap
gap in upper border line above 'R' in 'REICHS', also small dot at upper left of the gap
Mi 37 VII
white wedge in oval line under 'HS' of 'REICHS'
white wedge in oval line under 'HS' of 'REICHS'
Mi 37 VIII
small horizontal dash at upper left of frame
small horizontal dash at upper left of frame
Mi 37 IX
plate flaws V and VIII combined on one stamp.
plate flaws V and VIII combined on one stamp.
Mi 37 Unknown Plate Flaw
Broken frame of oval below 'E' of 'REICH'
Broken frame of oval below 'E' of 'REICH'
STAMPS FROM MY COLLECTION
PLATE FLAWS
(1)
Mi 37 PF II
white horizontal line under 'U' in 'DEUTSCHE' and oblong white in the lower left guilloche.
Mi 37 PF II
white horizontal line under 'U' in 'DEUTSCHE' and oblong white in the lower left guilloche.
(2)
Mi 37 V
large gap in the lower left guilloche.
Mi 37 V
large gap in the lower left guilloche.
CANCELLED
(1)
Mi 37
Cancelled
"DEUTZ 15/12 85"
Mi 37
Cancelled
"DEUTZ 15/12 85"
(2)
Mi 37
Cancelled
"7 95"
Mi 37
Cancelled
"7 95"
(3)
Mi 37
Cancelled "MULHAUSEN 19.1.00"
Mi 37
Cancelled "MULHAUSEN 19.1.00"
(4)
Mi 37
Cancelled
"(RHEIN) 89"
Mi 37
Cancelled
"(RHEIN) 89"
(5)
Mi 37
Cancelled
"BERLIN"
Mi 37
Cancelled
"BERLIN"
(6)
Mi 37
Cancelled
"OFFENBACH A/M 12/1/95"
Mi 37
Cancelled
"OFFENBACH A/M 12/1/95"
(7)
Mi 37
Cancelled
"96"
Mi 37
Cancelled
"96"
(8)
Mi 37
Cancelled
"RAWITSCH 6.10.98"
Mi 37
Cancelled
"RAWITSCH 6.10.98"
(9)
Mi 37
Cancelled
"WIESBADEN 17.6.95"
Mi 37
Cancelled
"WIESBADEN 17.6.95"
(10)
Mi 37
Cancelled
"TREPTOW 4.2.98"
Mi 37
Cancelled
"TREPTOW 4.2.98"
(11)
Mi 37
Cancelled
"OSTROWO 8.11.98"
Mi 37
Cancelled
"OSTROWO 8.11.98"
(12)
Mi 37
Cancelled
"28.5.00"
Mi 37
Cancelled
"28.5.00"
(13)
Mi 37
Cancelled
Mi 37
Cancelled
(14)
Mi 37
Cancelled
"SOLINGEN 25.3.99"
Mi 37
Cancelled
"SOLINGEN 25.3.99"
(15)
Mi 37
Cancelled
Mi 37
Cancelled
(16)
Mi 37
Cancelled
Mi 37
Cancelled
(17)
Mi 37
Cancelled
Mi 37
Cancelled
(18)
Mi 37
Cancelled
"BERLIN 24/9 91"
Mi 37
Cancelled
"BERLIN 24/9 91"
(19)
Mi 37
Cancelled
"11.6.96"
Mi 37
Cancelled
"11.6.96"
(20)
Mi 37
Cancelled
Mi 37
Cancelled
(21)
Mi 37
Cancelled
"DRESDEN-LUBTAU 18.2.95"
Mi 37
Cancelled
"DRESDEN-LUBTAU 18.2.95"
(22)
Mi 37
Cancelled
"MAINZ 8/6 95"
Mi 37
Cancelled
"MAINZ 8/6 95"
(23)
Mi 37
Cancelled
"EIBENSTOCK
8/3 97"
Mi 37
Cancelled
"EIBENSTOCK
8/3 97"
(24)
Mi 37
Camcelled
"BERLIN 23.10.93"
Mi 37
Camcelled
"BERLIN 23.10.93"
(25)
Mi 37
Cancelled
hand cancel
Mi 37
Cancelled
hand cancel
(26)
Mi 37
Cancelled
"BERLIN 27
16.10 86"
Mi 37
Cancelled
"BERLIN 27
16.10 86"
(27)
Mi 37
Cancelled
"BERLIN
9/12.96"
Mi 37
Cancelled
"BERLIN
9/12.96"
(28)
Mi 37
"9/12 96"
Mi 37
"9/12 96"
(29)
Mi 37
Cancelled
"HAMBURG
22/7"
Mi 37
Cancelled
"HAMBURG
22/7"
(30)
Mi 37
Cancelled
"NEUSTADT
3 96"
Mi 37
Cancelled
"NEUSTADT
3 96"
(31)
Mi 37
Cancelled
"HANAU
9/7 96"
Mi 37
Cancelled
"HANAU
9/7 96"
(32)
Mi 37
Cancelled
"13/12 97"
Mi 37
Cancelled
"13/12 97"
(33)
Mi 37
Cancelled
Hand cancelled
Mi 37
Cancelled
Hand cancelled
(34)
Mi 37
Cancelled
"HAMBURG
4/9 93"
Mi 37
Cancelled
"HAMBURG
4/9 93"
(35)
Mi 37
Cancelled
"5/11 96"
Mi 37
Cancelled
"5/11 96"
(36)
Mi 37
Cancelled
"SEBNITZ
28.11 96"
Mi 37
Cancelled
"SEBNITZ
28.11 96"
(37)
Mi 37
Cancelled
"BERLIN
16/4 98"
Mi 37
Cancelled
"BERLIN
16/4 98"
(38)
Mi 37
Cancelled
"CHEMNITZ
6/11 91"
Mi 37
Cancelled
"CHEMNITZ
6/11 91"
(39)
Mi 37
Cancelled
"BERLIN
28/6 90"
Mi 37
Cancelled
"BERLIN
28/6 90"
(40)
Mi 37
Cancelled
"DRESDEN"
Mi 37
Cancelled
"DRESDEN"
(41)
Mi 37
Cancelled
"BERLIN
2/5 90"
Mi 37
Cancelled
"BERLIN
2/5 90"
(42)
Mi 37
Cancelled
"HAMBURG
1/3 87"
Mi 37
Cancelled
"HAMBURG
1/3 87"
(43)
Mi 37
Cancelled
Mi 37
Cancelled
(44)
Mi 37
Cancelled
"TRIER"
Mi 37
Cancelled
"TRIER"
(45)
Mi 37
Cancelled
"BERLIN
3/10 90"
Mi 37
Cancelled
"BERLIN
3/10 90"
(46)
Mi 37
Cancelled
"BREMEN
6/12 93"
Mi 37
Cancelled
"BREMEN
6/12 93"
(47)
Mi 37
Cancelled
"NEHEIM
22/8 92"
Mi 37
Cancelled
"NEHEIM
22/8 92"
(48)
Mi 37
Cancelled
"RONSDORF
3/8 97"
Mi 37
Cancelled
"RONSDORF
3/8 97"
(49)
Mi 37
Cancelled
"BERLIN
8/6 85"
Mi 37
Cancelled
"BERLIN
8/6 85"
(50)
Mi 37
Cancelled
"STETTIN
5/10 96"
Mi 37
Cancelled
"STETTIN
5/10 96"
(51)
Mi 37
Cancelled
"MAINZ
7/10 95"
Mi 37
Cancelled
"MAINZ
7/10 95"
(52)
Mi 37
Cancelled
Mi 37
Cancelled
(53)
Mi 37
Pen Cancelled
Mi 37
Pen Cancelled
(54)
Mi 37
Cancelled
"ELBERFELD"
Mi 37
Cancelled
"ELBERFELD"
(55)
Mi 37
Cancelled
Mi 37
Cancelled
(56)
Mi 37
Pen Cancelled
Mi 37
Pen Cancelled
(57)
Mi 37
Cancelled
"TRIER"
"30/3 87"
Mi 37
Cancelled
"TRIER"
"30/3 87"
(58)
Mi 37
Cancelled
Mi 37
Cancelled
(59)
Mi 37
Cancelled
"BERLIN"
"20/12 88"
Mi 37
Cancelled
"BERLIN"
"20/12 88"
(60)
Mi 37
Cancelled
Mi 37
Cancelled
(61)
Mi 37
Cancelled
Mi 37
Cancelled
(62)
Mi 37
Cancelled
Mi 37
Cancelled
(63)
Mi 37
Cancelled
"COLMER, ELS"
"31/12 91"
Mi 37
Cancelled
"COLMER, ELS"
"31/12 91"
(64)
Mi 37
Cancelled
"BERLIN"
"4/2 87"
Mi 37
Cancelled
"BERLIN"
"4/2 87"
(65)
Mi 37
Cancelled
"KONSTA"
Mi 37
Cancelled
"KONSTA"
(66)
Mi 37
Cancelled
"FRANKFURT"
"2/6 94"
Mi 37
Cancelled
"FRANKFURT"
"2/6 94"
(67)
Mi 37
Cancelled
"BERLIN"
"27/4 96"
Mi 37
Cancelled
"BERLIN"
"27/4 96"
(68)
Mi 37
Cancelled
"LEIPZIG"
"19/1 87"
Mi 37
Cancelled
"LEIPZIG"
"19/1 87"
(69)
Mi 37
Cancelled
"LEIPZIG"
Mi 37
Cancelled
"LEIPZIG"
(70)
Mi 37
Cancelled
"13/4 92"
Mi 37
Cancelled
"13/4 92"
(71)
Mi 37
Cancelled
"4/3 91"
Mi 37
Cancelled
"4/3 91"
(72)
Mi 37
Cancelled
"Pen Cancel"
Mi 37
Cancelled
"Pen Cancel"
(73)
Mi 37
Cancelled
"DRESDEN"
"29/12 90"
Mi 37
Cancelled
"DRESDEN"
"29/12 90"
(74)
Mi 37
Cancelled
"BRESLAU"
"11/2 95"
Mi 37
Cancelled
"BRESLAU"
"11/2 95"
(75)
Mi 37
Cancelled
"HAMBURG"
"27.11.95"
Mi 37
Cancelled
"HAMBURG"
"27.11.95"
(76)
Mi 37
Cancelled
"FRANKFURT"
"9.12.92"
Mi 37
Cancelled
"FRANKFURT"
"9.12.92"
(77)
Mi 37
Cancelled
"MANNHEIM"
"12.5.96"
Mi 37
Cancelled
"MANNHEIM"
"12.5.96"
(78)
Mi 37
Cancelled
Mi 37
Cancelled
(79)
Mi 37
Cancelled
"MANNHEIM"
"2.3.91"
Mi 37
Cancelled
"MANNHEIM"
"2.3.91"
(80)
Mi 37
Cancelled
"18/12 89"
Mi 37
Cancelled
"18/12 89"
(80)
Mi 37
Cancelled
"4/5 00"
Mi 37
Cancelled
"4/5 00"
(82)
Mi 37
Cancelled
"14.10.93"
Mi 37
Cancelled
"14.10.93"
(83)
Mi 37
Cancelled
"HAMBURG"
Mi 37
Cancelled
"HAMBURG"
(84)
Mi 37
Cancelled
"19.11.85"
Mi 37
Cancelled
"19.11.85"
(85)
Mi 37
Cancelled
"APOLDA"
Mi 37
Cancelled
"APOLDA"
(86)
Mi 37
Cancelled
Mi 37
Cancelled
(87)
Mi 37
Cancelled
"BERLIN"
"1.12.80"
Mi 37
Cancelled
"BERLIN"
"1.12.80"
(88)
Mi 37
Cancelled
Mi 37
Cancelled
(89)
Mi 37
Cancelled
"BERLIN"
"4.1.94"
Mi 37
Cancelled
"BERLIN"
"4.1.94"
(90)
Mi 37
Cancelled
"28.9.99"
Mi 37
Cancelled
"28.9.99"
(91)
Mi 37
Cancelled
"BERLIN"
"20.10.06"
Mi 37
Cancelled
"BERLIN"
"20.10.06"
(92)
Mi 37
Cancelled
"ALTENBURG"
Mi 37
Cancelled
"ALTENBURG"
(93)
Mi 37
Cancelled
"BERLIN"
Mi 37
Cancelled
"BERLIN"
(94)
Mi 37
Cancelled
"HAMBURG"
"26.1.99"
Mi 37
Cancelled
"HAMBURG"
"26.1.99"