NAZI GERMANY
STAMPS
1941
MICHEL 785
HITLER HEAD DEFINITIVES
Issued: 1st Aug 1941. Michel Numbers 781 to 786 (1Pf through 8Pf) were designed by Prof. Richard Klein and printed at the State Printing Works in Berlin. They were printed Typography on unwanted coated paper and Perf K 14 x 14¼. Michel Numbers 787 through 792 (10Pf to 24Pf) were designed by Erich Meerwald and were produced by Recess printing on normal paper, again at the State Printing Works in Berlin.
Michel Numbers 793 through 798 ((25Pf to 80Pf) were recess printed on coated paper from a design by Erich Meerwald ( MICHEL 795, 42Pf, was printed only in 1944). Finally the remaining values 1RM through 5RM (Mi 799-802) were issued 20th Mar 1942 (perf A) and 1944 (perf B) by the State Printing Works in Vienna from a design by W.Dachauer and engraved by Prof E.Lorber.
Mi 785
6Pf
dark bluish violet to blackish red violet
Sheets, Rolls and Booklets
6Pf
dark bluish violet to blackish red violet
Sheets, Rolls and Booklets
Valid until: May 1945
Quantities: Unknown
VARIATIONS
Mi 785 a U
imperforate
imperforate
Mi 785 a Uu
imperforate below
imperforate below
Mi 785 z
dark blue light violet paper
dark blue light violet paper
Mi 785 a Pa
on glued paper strip
on glued paper strip
PLATE FLAWS
Mi 785 PF I
first 'E' in 'DEUTSCHES' looks like an 'F'
first 'E' in 'DEUTSCHES' looks like an 'F'
Mi 785 PF II
first 'E' in 'DEUTSCHES' like Russian 'B'
first 'E' in 'DEUTSCHES' like Russian 'B'
STAMPS FROM MY COLLECTION
Mi 785
Mint, Unused
Mint, Unused
