This table shows many of the common differentiating characteristics among the stamps. Included are colors (according to Michel) gum and paper types.
| PART I—The Schilling Issues |
| Mi # | Denom | Hd Typ |
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SEP | YR | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 I | 1/2 Sh | I |
dunkel-
blaülichgrün |
karmin |
dunkel-
blaülichgrün |
crackled |
yellow-
ish |
rand-
om wove |
thin | porous | natural |
Roul
10x10 |
'67 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 II | 1/2 Sh | II | blaülichgrün | rötlichkarmin | blaülichgrün | " |
yellow-
ish |
rand-
om wove |
thin | flat | natural |
Roul
10x10 |
'68 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | 1 Sh | I | rosakarmin | dunkelgrün | rosakarmin | " | toned |
rand-
om wove |
thin | flat | natural |
Roul
10x10 |
'67 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | 2 Sh | I | lilakarmin |
dunkelgelb-
lichgrün |
dunkelgelb-
lichgrün |
" | " |
rand-
om wove |
med
thin |
soft |
yellow
ish |
Roul
10x10 |
'67 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | 6 Sh | I |
(dunkel)-
graugrün |
lilarosa | lilarosa | " | " |
rand-
om wove |
med
thin |
porous |
yellow
ish |
Roul
10x10 |
'67 | |||||||||||||||||
| 6xa | 1/2 Sh | II | blaugrün |
dunkel-
karmin |
blaugrün | " | " |
rand-
om wove |
med
thick |
soft |
golden
to beige |
13½x 14¼ |
8-
'69 |
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| 6xb | 1/2 Sh | II |
[
U
] mittel-
bläulichgrün |
karmin |
[
U
] mittel-
bläulichgrün |
" | " |
rand-
om wove |
" | " | " |
13½x 14¼ |
8-
'70 |
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| 6xc | 1/2 Sh | II | grünoliv |
[
P
] karmin-
rot |
grünoliv | " | " |
rand-
om wove |
" | " | " |
13½x 14¼ |
7-
'71 |
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| 6xd | 1/2 Sh | II |
[
U
] hell-
gelbgrün |
rosarot |
[
U
] hell-
gelbgrün |
" | " |
rand-
om wove |
" | " | " |
13½x 14¼ |
1-
'72 |
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| 6xe | 1/2 Sh | II |
[
S
] hell-
olivgrün |
karmin |
[
S
] hell-
olivgrün |
" | " |
rand-
om wove |
" | " | " |
13½x 14¼ |
9-
'72 |
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| 6xf | 1/2 Sh | II |
hellgelb-
lichgrün |
karmin |
hellgelb-
lichgrün |
" | " |
rand-
om wove |
" | " | " |
13½x 14¼ |
9-
' 72 |
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| 6yg | 1/2 Sh | II | bläulichgrün | dunkel-karmin | bläulichgrün | " | " |
quad-
rille |
" | med | " |
13½x 14¼ |
7-
'73 |
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| 6yh | 1/2 Sh | II |
lebhaft-
bläulichgrün |
karmin |
lebhaft-
bläulichgrün |
" | " |
quad-
rille |
" | med | " |
13½x 14¼ |
9-
'73 |
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| 7xa | 1 Sh | III | [ F ] karmin |
[
P
] gelblich-
grün |
[ F ] karmin | " | " |
rand-
om wove |
" | soft | " |
13½x 14¼ |
7-
'71 |
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| 7xb | 1 Sh | III | [ H ] rosa-karmin | dunkelgrün |
[
H
] rosa-
karmin |
" | " |
rand-
om wove |
" | " | " |
13½x 14¼ |
7-
'72 |
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| 7yc | 1 Sh | III | karmin |
[
I
] lebhaft-
gelblichgrün |
karmin | " | " |
quad-
rille |
thick | " | " |
13½x 14¼ |
6-
'73 |
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| 7yd | 1 Sh | III |
dunkelrot-
lichkarmin |
[
P
] mittle-
gelbgrün |
dunkelrot-
lichkarmin |
" | " |
quad-
rille |
thick | " | " |
13½x 14¼ |
8-
'73 |
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| 8a | 1/4 Sh | I |
dunkelrot-
karmin |
none |
lebhaft-
gelblichgrün |
" | " |
quad-
rille |
thick | " | " |
13½x
14¼ |
8-
'73 |
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| 8f | 1/4 Sh | I |
(lebhaft)"
gelbgrün |
none | lilarosa | " | " |
quad-
rille |
thick | " | " |
13½x
14¼ |
9-
'73 |
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| 8b | 1/4 Sh | I |
lilarosa
(Tones) |
none |
(lebhaft)"
graugrün |
" | " |
quad-
rille |
thick | " | " |
13½x
14¼ |
9-
'73 |
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| 8c | 1/4 Sh | I | lilakarmin | none | dunkelgrün | " | " |
rand-
om wove FN |
thin | smooth | white |
13½x
14¼ |
12-
74 |
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| 9 | 3/4 Sh | I |
Hz-hellgrün
Vert-rosa |
none |
rosa
(Tones) |
" | " |
quad-
rille |
thick | soft |
golden
to beige |
13½x
14¼ |
12-
'73 |
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| 10 | 1 1/2Sh | I | hellgrün | none | karmin | " | " |
quad-
rille |
thick | soft |
golden
to beige |
13½x
14¼ |
9-
'73 |
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NOTES:
1. For comparison of Michel and Lemberger color terms, see Heligoland Color Table. 2. Michel 6 and 7. Noteworthy characteristics of the print impressions ("Druck")are indicated by letters as follows: F=Fine, H=Heavy, I=Inaccurate, P=Porus, S= Sharp, and U=Unsharp. 3. NUMBERS OF PLATES USED: Michel 1 I was produced using three plates, one for embossing and one each for the red and green typography. Michel 1 II, produced the next year, used only two plates, one for the embossed medallion and frame ("Rahmen"), the other for the spandrel ("Zwickel"). Michel 2 also had three plates: the embossed head, the spandrel and the frame. All the rest use two, until the "shields," Michel 17 and 18 (four plates) and Michel 19 and 20 (three plates). 4. Quadrille is a synonym for mesh, grill, grid, lattice, or any other similar term Here it is understood to describe fibers crossing at right angles and parallel to the edges of the stamp. For examples see quadrille paper image. Note that in the Mi 17 (3pf) below, the right-angled quadrille pattern is more difficult to discern. 5. Note that Mi 8c is on random wove paper, NOT quadrilled. 6. Paper terms are a mix of those used by Barefoot, Colonia, Pollard, and Lemberger (more weight given to the last-named gentleman). |
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PART II—The Farthing-Pfennig Issues |
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| Mi # | Denom | Hd Typ |
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YR | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 11 | 1F/1Pf | II | lilakarmin | N/A |
(dunkel)
grün(Tones) |
smooth to
crackled |
toned | random | thinish | dull | natural | '75 | |||||||||||||||||
| 12 | 2F/2Pf | II | grün | N/A | lilakarmin | " | " | " | " | " | " | '75 | |||||||||||||||||
| 13a | 3F/5Pf | II | lilakarmin | N/A | grün | " | " | " | " | " | " | '75 | |||||||||||||||||
| 13b | 3F/5Pf | II |
lefhaft-
lilakarmin |
N/A | grün | " | " | " | med |
med
satin |
" |
6-
'90 |
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| 13c | 3F/5Pf | II |
lefhaft-
lebhaft- karmin |
N/A | grün | " | " | " | " |
strng
satin |
" |
8-
'90 |
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| 14a | 1½P/10Pf | II | dunkelgrün | N/A |
dunkel-
lilakarmin |
" | " | " | " |
med
satin |
gold-
ish |
2-
'75 |
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| 14b | 1½P/10Pf | II | mittelgrün | N/A |
mittel-
lilakarmin |
" | " | " | " | " | " |
9-
'85 |
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| 14c | 1½P/10Pf | II | blaulichgrün | N/A |
rotlich-
karmin |
" | " | " | " | " | " |
5-
'87 |
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| 14d | 1½P/10Pf | II | hellgrün | N/A |
hell-bis
mittelrot |
" | " | " | " | satin | " |
5-
'89 |
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| 14e | 1½P/10Pf | II | blaulichgrün | N/A | karmin | " | " | " | " | " | " |
6-
'90 |
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| 15 | 3P/25Pf | II | lilakarmin | N/A |
grün
(Tones) |
" | " | " | " | " | " |
2-
'75 |
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| 16a | 6P/50Pf | II | grün(Tones) | N/A |
dunkel-
lilakarmin |
" | " | " | " | dull | " |
2-
'75 |
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| 16b | 6P/50Pf | II | grün(Tones) | N/A |
dunkel-
karmin |
" | " | " | " | " | " |
6-
'90 |
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Except for Mi 17, there were no reprints of the following issues, so little is needed or given about gum or paper. The challenge is mainly to identify the varieties known by their colors, often requiring U.V. See Robert Pollard's study. |
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| 17a | 2½F/3Pf | n/a | dunkelgrün/(braunlich)gelb/zinnoberrot |
thinner
than b |
yellower
than b |
quadrille
rt angle |
med | soft | nat |
6-
'76 |
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| 17b | 2½F/3Pf | n/a | grün/(dunkel)orange(Tones)/zinnoberrot |
thicker
than a |
whiter
than a |
quadrille
rt angle |
" | " | " |
6-
'77 |
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| 18a | 2½P/20Pf | n/a | lilakarmin/gelb/blaugrün | thin | pale |
quadrille
rt angle |
? | ? | ? |
6-
'76 |
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| 18b | 2½P/20Pf | n/a | rosakarmin/dunkelbraungelb/dunkelgrün | " | " |
light
waffle |
" | " | " |
4-
'80 |
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| 18c | 2½P/20Pf | n/a | hellrosalila/graugelb/graugrün | " | " |
quadrille
rt angle |
" | " | " |
7-
'82 |
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| 18d | 2½P/20Pf | n/a | lefhaftrot/graugelb/graugrün | " | " | ? | " | " | " |
5-
'84 |
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| 18e | 2½P/20Pf | n/a | lebhaftrosa/hellrotlichgelb/graugrün | " | " | " | " | " | " |
7-
'85 |
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| 18f | 2½P/20Pf | n/a | rotorange/gelb/graugrün | " | " | " | " | " | " |
1-
'87 |
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| 18g | 2½P/20Pf | n/a | rötlichorgange/hellgelb/hellgraugrün | " | " | " | " | " | " |
7-
'88 |
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| 18h | 2½P/20Pf | n/a | graurot/hellgelb/hellgraugrün | " | " | " | " | " | " |
6-
'90 |
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| 19Aa | 1Sh/1M | n/a | blaugrün/grauschwarz/mittelrosa |
more
brittle than Ab |
Yellow-
er than Ab |
" | " | satin | " |
8-
'79 |
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| 19Ab | 1Sh/1M | n/a | dunkelgrün/schwarz/karmin |
less
brittle |
whiter
than Aa |
" | " |
more
satiny |
" |
5-
'89 |
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| 19Ac | 1Sh/1M | n/a | grün/schwartz/lebhaftrot | smooth |
yellow-
er than Ab |
" | " |
high
satin |
" |
8-
'90 |
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| 20A | 5Sh/5M | n/a | mehrfarbig | smooth | pale | random | thin | med | pale |
9-
'79 |
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| 19B | 1Sh/1M | n/a | mehrfarbig | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | Proof 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 20B | 5Sh/5M | n/a | mehrfarbig | " | " | " | " | " | " | Proof 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
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NOTES:
1. For comparison of Michel and Lemberger color terms, see Heligoland Color Table. 4. See quadrille paper image. 6. All separations here are perforated 13½x14¼ except for the last two which are proofs and are perforated 11½. |
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