GERMAN EMPIRE
STAMPS
1889
MICHEL 50
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 50
50pf
brown
50pf
brown
VARIATIONS
Mi 50 a
(bright) brownish-red
(1889/90)
(bright) brownish-red
(1889/90)
Mi 50 aa
brownish-carmine
(1889/90)
brownish-carmine
(1889/90)
Mi 50 ab
dark brownish-red
(1889/90)
dark brownish-red
(1889/90)
Mi 50 b
(bright) brown-red [reddish brown]
(1889-91)
(bright) brown-red [reddish brown]
(1889-91)
Mi 50 ba
(bright) lilac brown [reddish lilac brown]
(1889-91)
(bright) lilac brown [reddish lilac brown]
(1889-91)
Mi 50 c
medium brown-red [dull rose brown]
(1893/94)
medium brown-red [dull rose brown]
(1893/94)
Mi 50 d
bright reddish-brown [lilac brown](shades)
(1890-1900)
bright reddish-brown [lilac brown](shades)
(1890-1900)
Mi 50 da
bright red-brown [dark lilac brown]
(1897-99)
bright red-brown [dark lilac brown]
(1897-99)
PLATE FLAWS
Mi 50 PF I
"I" in "REICHSPOST" broken horizontally
"I" in "REICHSPOST" broken horizontally
Mi 50 PF II
two vertical and diagonal scratches on left side of stamp (so-called "broken plate")
two vertical and diagonal scratches on left side of stamp (so-called "broken plate")
Mi 50 PF III
wedgeshaped white mark at upper right coil
wedgeshaped white mark at upper right coil
Mi 50 PF IV
oval shaped white mark near bottom of right coil
oval shaped white mark near bottom of right coil
STAMPS FROM MY COLLECTION
Mi 50
Cancelled
Cancelled
Mi 50
Cancelled
Cancelled
Mi 50
Cancelled
Cancelled
Mi 50
Cancelled
Cancelled
Mi 50
Cancelled
"BERLIN"
Cancelled
"BERLIN"
Mi 50
Cancelled
"DRESDEN"
Cancelled
"DRESDEN"
