GERMAN EMPIRE
STAMPS
1889
MICHEL 48
Regular issue 1st Oct 1889 to 29th Mar 1890. Regular Issue "REICHSPOST": Denomination and crown in oval of beads "PFENNIG", imperial eagle in circle (so-called "crown/eagle") Perf K 13½ x 14½.
Mi 48
20pf
ultramarine
20pf
ultramarine
VARIATIONS
Mi 48 a
medium ultramarine
(1889-91)
medium ultramarine
(1889-91)
Mi 48 aa
bright lilac-ultramarine
(1889-91)
bright lilac-ultramarine
(1889-91)
Mi 48 b
medium blue (many shades)
(1891-95)
medium blue (many shades)
(1891-95)
Mi 48 ba
dark blue black-blue
(1892/93)
dark blue black-blue
(1892/93)
Mi 48 bb
bright grey-ultramarine
(1892-94)
bright grey-ultramarine
(1892-94)
Mi 48 c
(bright) cobalt-blue [Prussian Blue](shades)
(1891-93)
(bright) cobalt-blue [Prussian Blue](shades)
(1891-93)
Mi 48 d
violet-ultramarine
violet-ultramarine
PLATE FLAWS
Mi 48 PF I
left top corner of image is cut off diagonally
left top corner of image is cut off diagonally
Mi 48 PF II
broken "R" in "REICHSPOST"
broken "R" in "REICHSPOST"
Mi 48 PF III
right wing of imperial eagle broken horizontally
right wing of imperial eagle broken horizontally
Mi 48 PF IV
left middle talon of imperial eagle broken
left middle talon of imperial eagle broken
STAMPS FROM MY COLLECTION
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