Printings, Remainders and Scarcity
The Michel  6 Varieties
The Michel  8 Varieties
The Schilling Reprints
Table of Colors, Gum and Paper
Genuine and Imitation Paper
Color Comparison of Originals and Reprints
Maps of Heligoland       Heligoland Cancels
Reprints on Lemberger Pages

Postal History      Postal Rates
Reprint Data Tables    Forgeries
Lemberger and Michel Color Chips
Proofers' Signatures
Proofers: Names and Signature Placement
The Examination of Various Stamps
Higher Value Stamps
The Robert Pollard Study
The Wagner Collection

HELI GO LAND
TABLES

TABLE COMPARING CATALOG NUMBERS

Here is a table of the Heligoland values, listed more or less chronologically, with the Michel, Scott, Stanley Gibbons and Yvert et Tellier catalog numbers given. Scott is loosely chronological. Michel lists by the first appearance of a design and within that the chronology of the reprintings designated by the alphabet. [I have not yet considered the listing principle for the other two.]

Where Michel uses "X" and "Y", X is for plain paper and Y is for mesh paper (sometimes called "quadrilled" and in German, "gegittertes Papier"). Michel finds more varieties than Scott and has the advantages of nearness to historical source information, extensive collections and auctions of the material and, not negligibly, its native language and culture.

Most Heligoland collectors will probably gravitate to using Michel as their primary catalog. BUT THEY WILL CONTINUE TO BUY FROM PEOPLE WHO USE THE OTHERS!


Catalogs
Values
½S
1S 2S 6S
½S
Michel 1I 1II 2 3 4 6xa 6xb 6xc 6xd 6xe 6xf 6yg 6yh
Scott 1  1a 2 3 4 --- 5a --- 5b 5 --- 9
S.Gibbons 1  1a 2 3 4 6 6a 6b
Yvert 1  1a 2 3 4 6?
Values
1S
¼S
¾S 1½S 1F/1Pf 2F/2Pf
Michel 7xa 7xb 7yc 7yd 8a 8b 8c 8f 9 10
11
12
Scott 6 11 7a 7 13 8 10 10a 12
14
15
S.Gibbons 8 8a 5 5b 5a 7 9
10
11
Yvert 8? 5? 5a 7 9
10
11
Values 3F/5Pf
1½P/10Pf
3P/25Pf 6P/50Pf 2½F/3Pf
Michel 13a 13b 14a 14b 14c 14d 14e 15 16a 16b 17a 17b
Scott
16?
17,17a,17b??
18 18a 19a? 19? 20a 20
S.Gibbons
13
13a
14,14a? 16? 17? 12 12a
Yvert 12? 13? 14
15?
16?
Values
2½P/20Pf
1Sh/1M
5Sh/5M
Michel 18a 18b 18c 18d 18e 18f 18g 18h 19Aa 19Ab 19Ac 20A
Scott 21b 21c  21d --- 21e --- --- 21 21a 22a 22b 22c 23
S.Gibbons 15 15a 15b 15c 18a 18b 19
Yvert 17, 17a? 18? 19
Notes:
Because I use Michel only, I am not comfortable with Scott, Stanley Gibbons or Yvert et Tellier. In fact, I have trouble understanding Scott while S. Gibbons and Yvert are somewhat short on varieties!   A "?" means I am VERY uncertain about classification. Some collectors are of the opinion that the German hobbiests are unpersuaded by the attitude expressed in the aphorism, non curat lex de minimus! —the law does not deal with trifles! Be that as it may, we are bound by the approach chosen by unsern Brüder. I have now amended the Scott listings to reflect Robert Pollard's classification. See his Article. 

		

			

				

					
						

							  Catalog Numbering for Michel, Scott et al.
							

							The Michel   6 Varieties
							

							The Michel  8 Varieties
							 
							

							The Schilling Reprints
							

							 
							Table of Colors, Gum and Paper
							

							Genuine and Imitation Paper
							

							Color Comparison of Originals and Reprints
							

							 
							Maps of Heligoland
							     
							Heligoland Cancels
							
							
							
							
						

						
							
					
						
					
					
						

							 
							Postal History
							        
							Postal Rates
							

							
							
							
							 Reprint Data Tables
							
							     
							Forgeries
							
							

							 Lemberger and Michel Color Chips
							

							Proofers' Signatures
							

							Proofers: Names and Signature Placement
							
							
							
							

							The Examination of Various Stamps
Higher Value Stamps

							

							 
							The Robert Pollard Study
							

							The Wagner Collection
						

						
							
				

			

			
		



		

			

				
				
				Table of Printings, Remainders and Scarcity
			

		

		
		

			

				

					
						

						The following table can be helpful in a number of ways.  One can immediately
						see a correlation between scarcity and price. One can see which issues had
						leftovers and made their way to collectors other than through purchase at the
						Post Office.
						

						

						 I have marked the very high values with a green or yellow background. Green if
						the used value is more valuable and yellow if the unused is more valuable. All
						letters (
						
							Briefe
						
						)are more valuable.
						
						
						

						 
						

						You should always be immediately suspicious when it
						looks like you have found a high value stamp or are offered one, whether at a
						high or a low price!
						One can see why a crook would apply a forged cancel to some issues and not to
						others. But much of the forgery work was done a century or more ago so be wary
						of stamps coming from old collections!
						

						
						

						 Also be aware that catalog values can be highly
						inflated by auction house prices boosted by excited bidders!  Internet eBay
						prices are often 10-40% of auction house prices. Also one pays more for
						attractive items which do not regularly appear on eBay. Stamps on cover
						(letters) are
						always bid up to high levels because the rich like to collect covers. Some eBay
						sellers shamelessly promote tattered and filthy wares,
						listing them at full value when they might be worth 5% in 
						their damaged condition.
						

							
					
						

						 Originally I had not listed the mint, never hinged stamps, because I thought
						they wouldn't appear very often.  But in 2003 I  began to see them offered
						so I decided to add them.  One can actually pretty accurately estimate the
						price of mint never-hinged by doubling the price of  mint-hinged.  Likewise,
						one can pretty accurately value a gumless unused stamp by halving the price of
						the mint-hinged.
						

						

						 I still have not listed  plate errors (
						
							Plattenfehler
						
						) nor mint proof sheets (
						
							Probedruck
						
						—17 and 18 with 12½ perfs. and 19B and 20B with
						11½ perfs.)nor blocks nor multiples, either on or off covers. For these see
						Michel, which also contains many other things not to be found here.
						

						

						Lastly, I have broken the table into two parts for ease of use. The Schilling
						values are in the first part. Remember they ceased to be legal postage after
						February 15th, 1875!
						

						

						I am dependent on Hellmuth Lemberger's 
						
							
								Helgoland Philatelie.
							
						
						  He in turn adapted much of the 
						
							
								Kohl Briefmarken Handbuch,
							
						
						 Band IV, 11. Auflage, Berlin, 1933 (Dr. Herbert Munk, editor) [meaning: Volume
						IV, Eleventh 	Edition].												 It is the basis for the issue data which
						follows. 
						

						

						All values are in Euros as shown in the Michel Deutschland Spezial-2004
						Katalog. 
						
							
								
									
										Please keep in mind that Michel prices are rather idealized.  Actual market
										prices run 40-60 percent of Michel in most cases. 
									
								
							
						
						And if you sell to a dealer, he will pay you that price less his profit
						margin.
						

							
				

			

		

		          
		

			

				
					

						

						
							
								PART I—The Schilling Issues
							
							
						
						

						

					

					
					
						
			

			

				
					
						Mi #
					
				
				
					
						Value
					
				
				
					
						Date
					
				
				
					
						Quantity
					
				
				
					
						Remainder
					
				
				
					
						Withdrawn
					
				
				
					
						* (€)
					
				
				
					
						**  (€)
					
				
				
				
					
						Usd (€)
					
				
				
					
						Letter 
					
				
				
			

			

				
					
						1  I
					
				
				
					
						½ Sh
					
				
				
					 
					
						3-21-67
					
				
				
					 
					
						20,000
					
				
				
					 
					
						None
					
				
				
					
						2-15-75
					
				
				
					 
					
						340
						
							
								*
							
						
					
				
				
					 
					
						700
					
				
				
					 
					
						1200
					
				
				
					 
					
						6500
					
				
			

			

				
					 
					
						1 II
					
				
				
					 
					
						½ Sh
					
				
				
					 
					
						8-25-68
					
				
				
					 
					
						10,000
					
				
				
					 
					
						None
					
				
				
					
						2-15-75
					
				
				
					 
					
						900
						
							
								*
							
						
					
				
				
					 
					
						1800
					
				
				
					 
					
						2000
					
				
				
					 
					
						11000
					
				
			

			

				
					 
					
						2
					
				
				
					 
					
						1 Sh
					
				
				
					 
					
						3-21-67
					
				
				
					 
					
						40,000
					
				
				
					 
					
						None
					
				
				
					
						2-15-75
					
				
				
					 
					
						220
						
							
								*
							
						
					
				
				
					 
					
						500
					
				
				
					 
					
						250
					
				
				
					 
					
						1800
					
				
			

			

				
					 
					
						3
					
				
				
					 
					
						2 Sh
					
				
				
					 
					
						3-21-67
					
				
				
					 
					
						200,000  
					
				
				
					 
					
						50,000
					
				
				
					
						2-15-75
					
				
				
					 
					
						12
						
							
								*
							
						
					
				
				
					 
					
						20
					
				
				
					 
					
						70
					
				
				
					 
					
						600
					
				
			

			

				
					 
					
						4
					
				
				
					 
					
						6 Sh
					
				
				
					 
					
						3-21-67
					
				
				
					 
					
						100,000  
					
				
				
					 
					
						80,000
					
				
				
					
						2-15-75
					
				
				
					 
					
						16
						
							
								*
							
						
					
				
				
					 
					
						30
					
				
				
					 
					
						320
					
				
				
					 
					
						4500
					
				
			

			

				
					 
					
						6xa
					
				
				
					 
					
						½ Sh
					
				
				
					 
					
						8-15-69
					
				
				
					 
					
						20,000
					
				
				
					 
					
						None
					
				
				
					
						2-15-75
					
				
				
					 
					
						320
					
				
				
					 
					
						800
					
				
				
					 
					
						350
					
				
				
					 
					
						1500
					
				
			

			

				
					 
					
						6xb
					
				
				
					 
					
						½ Sh
					
				
				
					 
					
						8-?-70
					
				
				
					 
					
						15,000
					
				
				
					 
					
						None
					
				
				
					
						2-15-75
					
				
				
					 
					
						300
					
				
				
					 
					
						700
					
				
				
					 
					
						320
					
				
				
					 
					
						1500
					
				
			

			

				
					 
					
						6xc
					
				
				
					 
					
						½ Sh
					
				
				
					 
					
						9-8-71?
					
				
				
					 
					
						25,000
					
				
				
					 
					
						None
					
				
				
					
						2-15-75
					
				
				
					 
					
						200
					
				
				
					 
					
						450
					
				
				
					 
					
						320
					
				
				
					 
					
						1500
					
				
			

			

				
					 
					
						6xd
					
				
				
					 
					
						½ Sh
					
				
				
					 
					
						1-?-72
					
				
				
					 
					
						10,000
					
				
				
					 
					
						None
					
				
				
					
						2-15-75
					
				
				
					 
					
						500
					
				
				
					 
					
						1300
					
				
				
					 
					
						450
					
				
				
					 
					
						1500
					
				
			

			

				
					 
					
						6xe
					
				
				
					 
					
						½ Sh
					
				
				
					 
					
						8-18-72
					
				
				
					 
					
						20,000
					
				
				
					 
					
						None
					
				
				
					
						2-15-75
					
				
				
					 
					
						170
					
				
				
					 
					
						350
					
				
				
					 
					
						180
					
				
				
					 
					
						1200
					
				
			

			

				
					 
					
						6xf
					
				
				
					 
					
						½ Sh
					
				
				
					 
					
						9-?-72
					
				
				
					 
					
						10,000
					
				
				
					 
					
						None
					
				
				
					
						2-15-75
					
				
				
					 
					
						600
					
				
				
					 
					
						1500
					
				
				
					 
					
						550
					
				
				
					 
					
						1900
					
				
			

			

				
					 
					
						6yg
					
				
				
					 
					
						½ Sh
					
				
				
					 
					
						7-6-73
					
				
				
					 
					
						20,000
					
				
				
					 
					
						?*
					
				
				
					
						2-15-75
					
				
				
					 
					
						180
					
				
				
					 
					
						350
					
				
				
					 
					
						300
					
				
				
					 
					
						1200
					
				
			

			

				
					 
					
						6yh
					
				
				
					 
					
						½ Sh
					
				
				
					 
					
						9-?-73
					
				
				
					 
					
						20,000
					
				
				
					 
					
						15,750*
					
				
				
					
						2-15-75
					
				
				
					 
					
						90
					
				
				
					 
					
						200
					
				
				
					 
					
						450
					
				
				
					 
					
						1500
					
				
			

			

				
					 
					
						7xa
					
				
				
					 
					
						1 Sh
					
				
				
					 
					
						9-24-71
					
				
				
					 
					
						25,000
					
				
				
					 
					
						None
					
				
				
					
						2-15-75
					
				
				
					 
					
						250
					
				
				
					 
					
						600
					
				
				
					 
					
						350
					
				
				
					 
					
						1400
					
				
			

			

				
					 
					
						7xb
					
				
				
					 
					
						1 Sh
					
				
				
					 
					
						7-15-72
					
				
				
					 
					
						  5,000
					
				
				
					 
					
						None
					
				
				
					
						2-15-75
					
				
				
					 
					
						1500
					
				
				
					 
					
						3500
					
				
				
					 
					
						1000
					
				
				
					 
					
						2800
					
				
			

			

				
					 
					
						7yc
					
				
				
					 
					
						1 Sh
					
				
				
					 
					
						7-6-73
					
				
				
					 
					
						15,000
					
				
				
					 
					
						?*
					
				
				
					
						2-15-75
					
				
				
					 
					
						300
					
				
				
					 
					
						600
					
				
				
					 
					
						350
					
				
				
					 
					
						1000
					
				
			

			

				
					 
					
						7yd
					
				
				
					 
					
						1 Sh
					
				
				
					 
					
						8-?-73
					
				
				
					 
					
						15,000
					
				
				
					 
					
						4,000*
					
				
				
					
						2-15-75
					
				
				
					 
					
						180
					
				
				
					 
					
						400
					
				
				
					 
					
						500
					
				
				
					 
					
						1600
					
				
			

			

				
					 
					
						8a
					
				
				
					 
					
						¼ Sh
					
				
				
					 
					
						8-10-73
					
				
				
					 
					
						15,000
					
				
				
					 
					
						None
					
				
				
					
						2-15-75
					
				
				
					 
					
						350
					
				
				
					 
					
						650
					
				
				
					 
					
						2800
					
				
				
					 
					
						6500
					
				
			

			

				
					 
					
						8f
					
				
				
					 
					
						¼ Sh
					
				
				
					 
					
						9-26-73
					
				
				
					 
					
						25,000
					
				
				
					 
					
						15,000 
						
							
								FN6
							
						
					
				
				
					
						2-15-75
					
				
				
					 
					
						120
					
				
				
					 
					
						220
					
				
				
					 
					
						4500
					
				
				
					 
					
						10000
					
				
			

			

				
					 
					
						8b
					
				
				
					 
					
						¼ Sh
					
				
				
					 
					
						11-15-73
					
				
				
					 
					
						50,000
					
				
				
					 
					
						None?
					
				
				
					
						2-15-75
					
				
				
					 
					
						30
					
				
				
					 
					
						60
					
				
				
					 
					
						2800
					
				
				
					 
					
						6500
					
				
			

			

				
					 
					
						8c
					
				
				
					 
					
						¼ Sh
					
				
				
					 
					
						Unissued
					
				
				
					 
					
						100,000  
					
				
				
					 
					
						100,000
					
				
				
					
						2-15-75
					
				
				
					 
					
						22
					
				
				
					 
					
						44
					
				
				
					 
					
						n/a
					
				
				
					 
					
						n/a
					
				
			

			

				
					 
					
						9
					
				
				
					 
					
						¾ Sh
					
				
				
					 
					
						12-5-73
					
				
				
					 
					
						50,000
					
				
				
					 
					
						39,600
					
				
				
					
						2-15-75
					
				
				
					 
					
						30
					
				
				
					 
					
						60
					
				
				
					 
					
						1800
					
				
				
					 
					
						4500
					
				
			

			

				
					 
					
						10
					
				
				
					 
					
						1½ Sh
					
				
				
					 
					
						9-12-73
					
				
				
					 
					
						50,000
					
				
				
					 
					
						15,850
					
				
				
					
						2-15-75
					
				
				
					 
					
						70
					
				
				
					 
					
						130
					
				
				
					 
					
						400
					
				
				
					 
					
						1000
					
				
				
			

			

				
					

					
						

							
								PART II—The Farthing-Pfennig Issues
							


						

					
						
			

			

				
					
						Mi #
					
				
				
					
						Value
					
				
				
					
						Date
					
				
				
					
						Quantity
					
				
				
					
						Remainder
					
				
				
					
						Withdrawn
					
				
				
					
						*  (€)
					
				
				
					
						**  (€)
					
				
				
				
					
						Usd  (€)
					
				
				
					 
					
						Letter
					
				
			

			

				
					 
					
						11
					
				
				
					 
					
						1F 1Pf
					
				
				
					
						2-15-75
					
				
				
					 
					
						300,000  
					
				
				
					 
					
						99,550
					
				
				
					 
					
						6-12-80  
					
				
				
					 
					
						10
					
				
				
				
					 
					
						19
					
				
				
					 
					
						800
					
				
				
					 
					
						1200
					
				
			

			

				
					 
					
						12
					
				
				
					 
					
						2F 2Pf
					
				
				
					
						2-15-75
					
				
				
					 
					
						200,000  
					
				
				
					 
					
						104,050
					
				
				
					 
					
						6-12-80  
					
				
				
					 
					
						11
					
				
				
				
					 
					
						19
					
				
				
					 
					
						1000
					
				
				
					 
					
						1800
					
				
			

			

				
					 
					
						13a
					
				
				
					 
					
						3F 5Pf
					
				
				
					
						2-15-75
					
				
				
					 
					
						100,000  
					
				
				
					 
					
						None
					
				
				
					 
					
						8-9-90
					
				
				
				
					 
					
						25
					
				
				
					 
					
						50
					
				
				
					 
					
						30
					
				
				
					 
					
						70
					
				
			

			

				
					 
					
						13b
					
				
				
					 
					
						3F 5Pf
					
				
				
					 
					
						6-3-90
					
				
				
					 
					
						20,000
					
				
				
					 
					
						1735
					
				
				
					 
					
						8-9-90
					
				
				
				
					 
					
						90
					
				
				
					 
					
						160
					
				
				
					 
					
						100
					
				
				
					 
					
						150
					
				
			

			

				
					 
					
						13c
					
				
				
					 
					
						3F 5Pf
					
				
				
					 
					
						8-16-90!
					
				
				
					 
					
						20,000
					
				
				
					 
					
						Unissued
					
				
				
					 
					
						8-9-90
					
				
				
				
					 
					
						15
					
				
				
					 
					
						30
					
				
				
					 
					
						n/a
					
				
				
					 
					
						n/a
					
				
			

			

				
					 
					
						14a
					
				
				
					 
					
						1½P 10Pf
					
				
				
					
						2-15-75
					
				
				
					 
					
						250,000  
					
				
				
					 
					
						None
					
				
				
					 
					
						8-9-90
					
				
				
				
					 
					
						70
					
				
				
					 
					
						130
					
				
				
					 
					
						35
					
				
				
					 
					
						100
					
				
			

			

				
					 
					
						14b
					
				
				
					 
					
						1½P 10Pf
					
				
				
					 
					
						9-?-85
					
				
				
					 
					
						20,000
					
				
				
					 
					
						None
					
				
				
					 
					
						8-9-90
					
				
				
				
					 
					
						1000
					
				
				
					 
					
						1800
					
				
				
					 
					
						190
					
				
				
					 
					
						250
					
				
			

			

				
					 
					
						14c
					
				
				
					 
					
						1½P 10Pf
					
				
				
					 
					
						5-7-87
					
				
				
					 
					
						60,000
					
				
				
					 
					
						None
					
				
				
					 
					
						8-9-90
					
				
				
				
					 
					
						200
					
				
				
					 
					
						380
					
				
				
					 
					
						35
					
				
				
					 
					
						90
					
				
			

			

				
					 
					
						14d
					
				
				
					 
					
						1½P 10Pf
					
				
				
					 
					
						5-3-89
					
				
				
					 
					
						60,000
					
				
				
					 
					
						Slight(?)
					
				
				
					 
					
						8-9-90
					
				
				
				
					 
					
						150
					
				
				
					 
					
						280
					
				
				
					 
					
						40
					
				
				
					 
					
						90
					
				
			

			

				
					 
					
						14e
					
				
				
					 
					
						1½P 10Pf
					
				
				
					 
					
						6-3-90
					
				
				
					 
					
						100,000  
					
				
				
					 
					
						76,629
					
				
				
					 
					
						8-9-90
					
				
				
				
					 
					
						12
					
				
				
					 
					
						22
					
				
				
					 
					
						55
						
							§
						
					
				
				
					 
					
						120
					
				
			

			

				
					 
					
						15
					
				
				
					 
					
						3P 25Pf
					
				
				
					 
					
						2-8-75
					
				
				
					 
					
						100,000  
					
				
				
					 
					
						54,219
					
				
				
					 
					
						8-9-90
					
				
				
				
					 
					
						15
					
				
				
					 
					
						28
					
				
				
					 
					
						30
					
				
				
					 
					
						90
					
				
			

			

				
					 
					
						16a
					
				
				
					 
					
						6P 50Pf
					
				
				
					 
					
						2-8-75
					
				
				
					 
					
						50,000
					
				
				
					 
					
						None
					
				
				
					 
					
						8-9-90
					
				
				
				
					 
					
						80
					
				
				
					 
					
						150
					
				
				
					 
					
						40
					
				
				
					 
					
						110
					
				
			

			

				
					 
					
						16b
					
				
				
					 
					
						6P 50Pf
					
				
				
					 
					
						6-3-90
					
				
				
					 
					
						20,000
					
				
				
					 
					
						16,127
					
				
				
					 
					
						8-9-90
					
				
				
				
					 
					
						20
					
				
				
					 
					
						40
					
				
				
					 
					
						120
					
				
				
					 
					
						200
					
				
			

			

				
					 
					
						17a
					
				
				
					 
					
						2½F 3Pf
					
				
				
					 
					
						6-1-76
					
				
				
					 
					
						30,000
					
				
				
					 
					
						None
						
							
								FN 7
							
						
						
					
				
				
					 
					
						9-?-79
					
				
				
					 
					
						320
					
				
				
				
					 
					
						650
					
				
				
					 
					
						1800
					
				
				
					 
					
						3000
					
				
			

			

				
					 
					
						17b
					
				
				
					 
					
						2½F 3Pf
					
				
				
					 
					
						6-?-77
					
				
				
					 
					
						50,000
					
				
				
					 
					
						32,000 
						
							
								FN 8
							
						
					
				
				
					 
					
						6-12-79
					
				
				
					 
					
						180
					
				
				
				
					 
					
						320
					
				
				
					 
					
						1300
					
				
				
					 
					
						2400
					
				
			

			

				
					 
					
						18a
					
				
				
					 
					
						2½P 20Pf
					
				
				
					 
					
						6-1-76
					
				
				
					 
					
						50,000
					
				
				
					 
					
						None
						
							
								FN 9
							
						
						
					
				
				
					 
					
						4-19-80  
					
				
				
					 
					
						340
					
				
				
				
					 
					
						700
					
				
				
					 
					
						170
					
				
				
					 
					
						350
					
				
			

			

				
					 
					
						18b
					
				
				
					 
					
						2½P 20Pf
					
				
				
					 
					
						4-19-80
					
				
				
					 
					
						20,000
					
				
				
					 
					
						None
					
				
				
					 
					
						8-9-90
					
				
				
				
					 
					
						340
					
				
				
					 
					
						700
					
				
				
					 
					
						180
					
				
				
					 
					
						350
					
				
			

			

				
					 
					
						18c
					
				
				
					 
					
						2½P 20Pf
					
				
				
					 
					
						6-14-82
					
				
				
					 
					
						50,000
					
				
				
					 
					
						None
					
				
				
					 
					
						8-9-90
					
				
				
				
					 
					
						200
					
				
				
					 
					
						380
					
				
				
					 
					
						80
						
							§
						
					
				
				
					 
					
						180
					
				
			

			

				
					 
					
						18d
					
				
				
					 
					
						2½P 20Pf
					
				
				
					 
					
						5-?-84
					
				
				
					 
					
						50,000
					
				
				
					 
					
						None
					
				
				
					 
					
						8-9-90
					
				
				
				
					 
					
						420
					
				
				
					 
					
						750
					
				
				
					 
					
						90
						
							§
						
					
				
				
					 
					
						200
					
				
			

			

				
					 
					
						18e
					
				
				
					 
					
						2½P 20Pf
					
				
				
					 
					
						7-13-85
					
				
				
					 
					
						60,000
					
				
				
					 
					
						None?
					
				
				
					 
					
						8-9-90
					
				
				
				
					 
					
						600
					
				
				
					 
					
						1000
					
				
				
					 
					
						90
						
							§
						
					
				
				
					 
					
						160
					
				
			

			

				
					 
					
						18f
					
				
				
					 
					
						2½P 20Pf
					
				
				
					 
					
						1-25-87
					
				
				
					 
					
						60,000
					
				
				
					 
					
						None?
					
				
				
					 
					
						8-9-90
					
				
				
				
					 
					
						600
					
				
				
					 
					
						1000
					
				
				
					 
					
						60
					
				
				
					 
					
						150
					
				
			

			

				
					 
					
						18g
					
				
				
					 
					
						2½P 20Pf
					
				
				
					 
					
						6-6-88
					
				
				
					 
					
						100,000  
					
				
				
					 
					
						See h
					
				
				
					 
					
						8-9-90
					
				
				
				
					 
					
						11
					
				
				
					 
					
						20
					
				
				
					 
					
						38
					
				
				
					 
					
						80
					
				
			

			

				
					 
					
						18h
					
				
				
					 
					
						2½P 20Pf
					
				
				
					 
					
						6-3-90
					
				
				
					 
					
						60,000
					
				
				
					 
					
						74,289+g
					
				
				
					 
					
						8-9-90
					
				
				
				
					 
					
						11
					
				
				
					 
					
						20
					
				
				
					 
					
						100
					
				
				
					 
					
						180
					
				
			

			

				
					 
					
						19Aa
					
				
				
					 
					
						1 Sh 1 M
					
				
				
					 
					
						8-?-79
					
				
				
					 
					
						10,000
					
				
				
					 
					
						None
					
				
				
					 
					
						8-9-90
					
				
				
				
					 
					
						280
					
				
				
					 
					
						500
					
				
				
					 
					
						300
					
				
				
					 
					
						500
					
				
			

			

				
					 
					
						19Ab
					
				
				
					 
					
						1 Sh 1 M
					
				
				
					 
					
						5-3-89
					
				
				
					 
					
						  5,000
					
				
				
					 
					
						977
					
				
				
					 
					
						8-9-90
					
				
				
				
					 
					
						280
					
				
				
					 
					
						500
					
				
				
					 
					
						280
					
				
				
					 
					
						500
					
				
			

			

				
					 
					
						19Ac
					
				
				
					 
					
						1 Sh 1 M
					
				
				
					 
					
						Unissued
					
				
				
					 
					
						  5,000
					
				
				
					 
					
						5,000
					
				
				
					 
					
						8-9-90
					
				
				
				
					 
					
						100
					
				
				
					 
					
						190
						
							§
						
					
				
				
					 
					
						n/a
					
				
				
					 
					
						n/a
					
				
				
			

			

				
					 
					
						20A
					
				
				
					 
					
						5 Sh
						 5M
					
				
				
					 
					
						8-?-79
					
				
				
					 
					
						10,000
					
				
				
					 
					
						7330
					
				
				
					 
					
						8-9-90
					
				
				
				
					 
					
						170
					
				
				
					 
					
						360
						
							§
						
					
				
				
					 
					
						1500
					
				
				
					 
					
						1800
					
				
			

			

				
					 
					
					
				
				
					 
					
					
				
				
					 
					
					
				
				
					 
					
					
				
				
					 
					
					
				
				
					 
					
					
				
				
					 
					
					
				
				
					 
					
					
				
			

		

		
			
				NOTES:
			
		
		

		 1. The dates are given in the order of month-day-year as used in the USA.
		

		2. Apparently everything unsold, left over or superceded ended up in the hands
		of Julius Goldner 
		(See)
		. 
		

		3. A Question mark and an asterisk after a remainder means we don't know if the
		remainder includes only the last printing or the last printing and some of the
		earlier printing.
		

		4. After the withdrawal date, they were no longer sold by the Post Office AND
		WERE NO LONGER VALID POSTAGE.  All stamps withdrawn on 2-15-75 were to make way
		for the new postage denominated in Farthings and Pfennigs.
		

		5. A question mark "?" in a date means the month but not the day are known for
		certain.
		

		6. 8f is the color reverse issue.  It was printed by mistake.  It was issued on
		September 26th, 1873 and used until November 15th, 1873—less than seven weeks.
		There were actually 100,000 printed by the
		Reichdruckeri, but only 25,000 were shipped to the Heligoland Postoffice. About
		10,000 were sold over the counter.  Herr Goldner bought the remaining 15,000.
		The Reichdruckeri destroyed the undelivered 75,000. 
		

		7. The 17a was withdrawn from circulation on the date shown. 
		

		8. The date given for the 17b is the 
		
			official
		
		 withdrawal date.
		The 17b remainders were sold to Goldner on 8-24-79,  shortly
		after they were withdrawn from use.
		

		9.  Sales of 18a ceased sometime between the end of October, 1879 and April 19,
		1880.
		

		
			
				*
			
		
		 The rouletted first five issues often appear for sale unused without gum. 
		Over time a separate category of unused no gum (*) has developed and the values
		for
		2004 are: 1I(€180), 1II(€450), 2(€130), 3(€5), and 4(€8).
		

		
			§
		
		 Indicates  slight price rise over 2003. 
		

		 


		

			

				

					
						

							  Catalog Numbering for Michel, Scott et al.
							

							The Michel   6 Varieties
							

							The Michel  8 Varieties
							 
							

							The Schilling Reprints
							

							 
							Table of Colors, Gum and Paper
							

							Genuine and Imitation Paper
							

							Color Comparison of Originals and Reprints
							

							 
							Maps of Heligoland
							     
							Heligoland Cancels
							

							Reprints on Lemberger Pages
							
							
							
							
							
						

						
							
					
						
					
					
						

							Postal History
							        
							Postal Rates
							

							
							 
							
							 Reprint Data Tables
							  
							Forgeries
							
							

							 Lemberger and Michel Color Chips
							

							Proofers' Signatures
							

							Proofers: Names and Signature Placement
							
							
							
							

							The Examination of Various Stamps
Higher Value Stamps

							

							 
							The Robert Pollard Study
							

							The Wagner Collection
						

						
							
				

			

			
		

		

			

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