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GERMAN EMPIRE
STAMPS
1875

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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.

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Mi 37
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.


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VARIATIONS

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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
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Mi 37 e - dark red carmine (shades) brown purple 1890-1900
Mi 37 f - reddish carmine (lilac carmine) 1899-1900


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PLATE FLAWS

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Mi 37 I
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
Mi 37 III
frayed line over 'REICHS' and broken frame at bottom left
Mi 37 IV
'E' and 'I' in 'REICHS' are connected at the bottom
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Mi 37 V
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
Mi 37 VII
white wedge in oval line under 'HS' of 'REICHS'
Mi 37 VIII
small horizontal dash at upper left of frame
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Mi 37 IX
plate flaws V and VIII combined on one stamp.
Mi 37 Unknown Plate Flaw
Broken frame of oval below 'E' of 'REICH'


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STAMPS FROM MY COLLECTION

PLATE FLAWS

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(1)
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.


CANCELLED

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(1)
Mi 37
Cancelled
"DEUTZ 15/12 85"
(2)
Mi 37
Cancelled
"7 95"
(3)
Mi 37
Cancelled "MULHAUSEN 19.1.00"
(4)
Mi 37
Cancelled
"(RHEIN) 89"


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(5)
Mi 37
Cancelled
"BERLIN"
(6)
Mi 37
Cancelled
"OFFENBACH A/M 12/1/95"
(7)
Mi 37
Cancelled
"96"
(8)
Mi 37
Cancelled
"RAWITSCH 6.10.98"


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(9)
Mi 37
Cancelled
"WIESBADEN 17.6.95"
(10)
Mi 37
Cancelled
"TREPTOW 4.2.98"
(11)
Mi 37
Cancelled
"OSTROWO 8.11.98"
(12)
Mi 37
Cancelled
"28.5.00"


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(13)
Mi 37
Cancelled
(14)
Mi 37
Cancelled
"SOLINGEN 25.3.99"
(15)
Mi 37
Cancelled
(16)
Mi 37
Cancelled


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(17)
Mi 37
Cancelled
(18)
Mi 37
Cancelled
"BERLIN 24/9 91"
(19)
Mi 37
Cancelled
"11.6.96"
(20)
Mi 37
Cancelled


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(21)
Mi 37
Cancelled
"DRESDEN-LUBTAU 18.2.95"
(22)
Mi 37
Cancelled
"MAINZ 8/6 95"
(23)
Mi 37
Cancelled
"EIBENSTOCK
8/3 97"
(24)
Mi 37
Camcelled
"BERLIN 23.10.93"


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(25)
Mi 37
Cancelled
hand cancel
(26)
Mi 37
Cancelled
"BERLIN 27
16.10 86"
(27)
Mi 37
Cancelled
"BERLIN
9/12.96"
(28)
Mi 37
"9/12 96"


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(29)
Mi 37
Cancelled
"HAMBURG
22/7"
(30)
Mi 37
Cancelled
"NEUSTADT
3 96"
(31)
Mi 37
Cancelled
"HANAU
9/7 96"
(32)
Mi 37
Cancelled
"13/12 97"


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(33)
Mi 37
Cancelled
Hand cancelled
(34)
Mi 37
Cancelled
"HAMBURG
4/9 93"
(35)
Mi 37
Cancelled
"5/11 96"
(36)
Mi 37
Cancelled
"SEBNITZ
28.11 96"


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(37)
Mi 37
Cancelled
"BERLIN
16/4 98"
(38)
Mi 37
Cancelled
"CHEMNITZ
6/11 91"
(39)
Mi 37
Cancelled
"BERLIN
28/6 90"
(40)
Mi 37
Cancelled
"DRESDEN"


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(41)
Mi 37
Cancelled
"BERLIN
2/5 90"
(42)
Mi 37
Cancelled
"HAMBURG
1/3 87"
(43)
Mi 37
Cancelled
(44)
Mi 37
Cancelled
"TRIER"


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(45)
Mi 37
Cancelled
"BERLIN
3/10 90"
(46)
Mi 37
Cancelled
"BREMEN
6/12 93"
(47)
Mi 37
Cancelled
"NEHEIM
22/8 92"
(48)
Mi 37
Cancelled
"RONSDORF
3/8 97"


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(49)
Mi 37
Cancelled
"BERLIN
8/6 85"
(50)
Mi 37
Cancelled
"STETTIN
5/10 96"
(51)
Mi 37
Cancelled
"MAINZ
7/10 95"
(52)
Mi 37
Cancelled


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(53)
Mi 37
Pen Cancelled
(54)
Mi 37
Cancelled
"ELBERFELD"
(55)
Mi 37
Cancelled
(56)
Mi 37
Pen Cancelled


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(57)
Mi 37
Cancelled
"TRIER"
"30/3 87"
(58)
Mi 37
Cancelled
(59)
Mi 37
Cancelled
"BERLIN"
"20/12 88"
(60)
Mi 37
Cancelled


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(61)
Mi 37
Cancelled
(62)
Mi 37
Cancelled
(63)
Mi 37
Cancelled
"COLMER, ELS"
"31/12 91"
(64)
Mi 37
Cancelled
"BERLIN"
"4/2 87"


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(65)
Mi 37
Cancelled
"KONSTA"
(66)
Mi 37
Cancelled
"FRANKFURT"
"2/6 94"
(67)
Mi 37
Cancelled
"BERLIN"
"27/4 96"
(68)
Mi 37
Cancelled
"LEIPZIG"
"19/1 87"


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(69)
Mi 37
Cancelled
"LEIPZIG"
(70)
Mi 37
Cancelled
"13/4 92"
(71)
Mi 37
Cancelled
"4/3 91"
(72)
Mi 37
Cancelled
"Pen Cancel"


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(73)
Mi 37
Cancelled
"DRESDEN"
"29/12 90"
(74)
Mi 37
Cancelled
"BRESLAU"
"11/2 95"
(75)
Mi 37
Cancelled
"HAMBURG"
"27.11.95"
(76)
Mi 37
Cancelled
"FRANKFURT"
"9.12.92"


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(77)
Mi 37
Cancelled
"MANNHEIM"
"12.5.96"
(78)
Mi 37
Cancelled
(79)
Mi 37
Cancelled
"MANNHEIM"
"2.3.91"
(80)
Mi 37
Cancelled
"18/12 89"


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(80)
Mi 37
Cancelled
"4/5 00"
(82)
Mi 37
Cancelled
"14.10.93"
(83)
Mi 37
Cancelled
"HAMBURG"
(84)
Mi 37
Cancelled
"19.11.85"


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(85)
Mi 37
Cancelled
"APOLDA"
(86)
Mi 37
Cancelled
(87)
Mi 37
Cancelled
"BERLIN"
"1.12.80"
(88)
Mi 37
Cancelled


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(89)
Mi 37
Cancelled
"BERLIN"
"4.1.94"
(90)
Mi 37
Cancelled
"28.9.99"
(91)
Mi 37
Cancelled
"BERLIN"
"20.10.06"
(92)
Mi 37
Cancelled
"ALTENBURG"


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(93)
Mi 37
Cancelled
"BERLIN"
(94)
Mi 37
Cancelled
"HAMBURG"
"26.1.99"


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29-Aug-2021 08:34