Postage Stamps used in the German Marshall Islands 6 –Eagle Issues Stamp Catalog Marschall Inseln by Dirk H.R. Spennemann

3 Pfennig Michel Nº: Scott Nº: 1 Stanley Gibbons Nº: Yvert Nº: 1	5 Pfennig Michel Nº: Scott Nº: 2 Stanley Gibbons Nº: Yvert Nº: 2	10 Pfennig Michel Nº: Scott Nº: 3 Stanley Gibbons Nº: Yvert Nº: 3
20 Pfennig Michel Nº: Scott Nº: 4 Stanley Gibbons Nº: Yvert Nº: 4	25 Pfennig Michel Nº: Scott Nº: 5 Stanley Gibbons Nº: Yvert Nº: 5	50 Pfennig Michel Nº: Scott Nº: 6 Stanley Gibbons Nº: Yvert Nº: 6
General images of the six values

 

Cat. Nº	Value	Colour
P. 1	3 Pfennig	brown
P. 2	5 Pfennig	green
P. 3	10 Pfennig	red
P. 4	20 Pfennig	ultramarine
P. 5	25 Pfennig	orange
P. 6	50 Pfennig	lilac-brown

Berne Issue

Printing Date:	February 1897
Perforation Type:	Comb
Perforation:	13 3/4 x 14 1/2
Printing Type:	Letterpress
Printery:	Reichsdruckerei Berlin

 

Cat. Nº	Value	Colour
B. 1	3 Pfennig	greyish-brown
B. 2	5 Pfennig	green
B. 3	10 Pfennig	red
B. 4	20 Pfennig	ultramarine
B. 5	25 Pfennig	yellowish-orange
B. 6	50 Pfennig	lilac-brown

Jaluit Issue (Schalter-Ausgabe')

Printing Dates:	February 1897 to April 1899
Perforation Type:	Comb
Perforation:	13 3/4 x 14 1/2
Printing Type:	Letterpress
Printery:	Reichsdruckerei Berlin

 

Cat. Nº	Value	Colour	Overprint thickness	Sheet Types
1 Ia	3 Pfennig	light brown	middle	C
1 Ib	3 Pfennig	light reddish-brown	middle	C
2 I	5 Pfennig	green	middle	C
3 I	10 Pfennig	carmine	middle	C, D
4 I	20 Pfennig	ultramarine	middle	C D

Original Berlin Issue ('Berliner Urdruckausgabe')

Printing Date:	1898 or early 1899
Perforation Type:	Comb
Perforation:	13 3/4 x 14 1/2
Printing Type:	Letterpress
Printery:	Reichsdruckerei Berlin

 

Cat. Nº	Value	Colour	Overprint thickness	Sheet Types
I	3 Pfennig	light brown	C, D
II	5 Pfennig	light green	middle	C, D
III	10 Pfennig	pink	middle	C, D
IV	20 Pfennig	blue	middle	C, D
Va	25 Pfennig	reddish orange	middle	C
Vb	25 Pfennig	yellowish orange	middle	D
VI	50 Pfennig	lilac-brown	middle	C, D

Berlin Reprint Issue ('Berliner Neudruckausgabe')

Printing Date:
Perforation Type:	Comb
Perforation:	13 3/4 x 14 1/2
Printing Type:	Letterpress
Printery:	Reichsdruckerei Berlin

 

Cat. Nº	Value	Colour	Overprint thickness	Sheet Types
1 IIc	3 Pfennig	brown	strong	A, C
2 IIc	5 Pfennig	green	middle	E
2 IId	5 Pfennig	green	strong	E
2 IIe	5 Pfennig	dark green	fat	E
3 IIc	10 Pfennig	pink	middle	E
3 IId	10 Pfennig	pink	strong	E
3 IId	10 Pfennig	red	strong	E
4 IId	20 Pfennig	vibrant blue	strong	E
4 IIe	20 Pfennig	blue	fat	E
5 d	25 Pfennig	reddish orange	middle	E
5 e	25 Pfennig	reddish orange	strong	C
5 f	25 Pfennig	yellowish orange	strong	E
5 g	25 Pfennig	red orange	fat	E
6 d	50 Pfennig	lilac-brown	middle	E
6 e	50 Pfennig	lilac-brown	strong	E
6 f	50 Pfennig	flat lilac-brown	strong	E
6 g	50 Pfennig	flat lilac-brown	fat	E

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