Germany - Strange Germania stamp??

From: "R.K.Jorgensen"
Organization: TDC Internet
Newsgroups: rec.collecting.stamps.discuss
Date: Sun, 27 Jul 2003 04:42:41 +0100
Subject: Germany - Strange Germania stamp??

Hi

Browsing through my german stamps, i stumbled on an odd looking 30pf
Germania stamp. It seems that the inscription "Deutsches Reich", the center
area and the two values "30" "30" are placed lower in the design than on the
other 20 or so copies I have. Also the letters seem thicker? Take a look at
this scan (the right stamp):

http://home19.inet.tele.dk/rkj/germania.jpg

My Michel Spezial 2001 does not mention anything about this? It looks like
it was printed the same way as the twocolored stamps of the same series.??
Anyone have an explanation?
--
Rene

I recently read an article about this in the German Postal Specialist,
although I don't recall the specific stamp that was discussed, except that
it was a Germania. As you suggest, this stamp, and perhaps other Germanias,
was printed from two plates because it was initially intended to be in two
colors. Normally the registration was so precise that differences are not
noticeable, but there is a recognized variety in which the cross extends
higher than normal. I don't recall that the article mentioned the letters;
perhaps the thickness of the letters depends on the degree of inking of the
printing plate? In the Canadian Admirals of the same period, there are
differences in the value tablets due to inking, I believe.

Bob

Hi

Browsing through my german stamps, i stumbled on an odd looking 30pf
Germania stamp. It seems that the inscription "Deutsches Reich", the center
area and the two values "30" "30" are placed lower in the design than on the
other 20 or so copies I have. Also the letters seem thicker? Take a look at
this scan (the right stamp):

http://home19.inet.tele.dk/rkj/germania.jpg

My Michel Spezial 2001 does not mention anything about this? It looks like
it was printed the same way as the twocolored stamps of the same series.??
Anyone have an explanation?

--
Rene

See Michel 144I at the bottom of page 353.

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Hi

Browsing through my german stamps, i stumbled on an odd looking 30pf
Germania stamp. It seems that the inscription "Deutsches Reich", the center
area and the two values "30" "30" are placed lower in the design than on the
other 20 or so copies I have. Also the letters seem thicker? Take a look at
this scan (the right stamp):

http://home19.inet.tele.dk/rkj/germania.jpg

My Michel Spezial 2001 does not mention anything about this? It looks like
it was printed the same way as the twocolored stamps of the same series.??
Anyone have an explanation?

--
Rene

"Jay T. Carrigan" wrote in message
news:4eIUa.154786$N7.20116@sccrnsc03...

See Michel 144I at the bottom of page 353.

Thanks. I had not been thorough enough when i looked in Michel. They are
mentioned way below the listing of the ordinary stamps. It seems all
one-color stamps of previous twocolor values (30,40,50,75 and 80pf), have
been printed with both one-color (plate II) and twocolor plates (plate I).
The two-color plates being much scarcer than the one-color plates.

--

Rene