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STAMPS
1901
Michel 27
Issued March 1901 through April 1904. German Empire Germania and representative illustrations. Inscribed "REICHSPOST" with horizontal black, vertical black or horizontal carmine overprint.
Mi27
5 Mark
green black / brownish carmine
5 Mark
green black / brownish carmine
VARIATIONS
Mi27I
Type I
denomination '5' thick.
left corner of '5' blunt.
Minnister Bötticher misssing ear.
'R' of 'REICHSPOST' without serifs.
Type I
denomination '5' thick.
left corner of '5' blunt.
Minnister Bötticher misssing ear.
'R' of 'REICHSPOST' without serifs.
Mi27II
Type II
denomination '5' thinner.
left corner of '5' pointed.
Minnister Bötticher has an ear.
'R' of 'REICHSPOST' with serifs
(March 1904)
Type II
denomination '5' thinner.
left corner of '5' pointed.
Minnister Bötticher has an ear.
'R' of 'REICHSPOST' with serifs
(March 1904)
Mi27III
Type I
recoloured with red and white paint
Type I
recoloured with red and white paint
Mi27IV
Type I
recoloured only with white paint
Type I
recoloured only with white paint
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