Philately: Plebiscite Area Upper Silesia – Varieties of Postage Stamps

A. Postage stamps

20. February 1920. Definitive issue.

CONSTANT VARIETIES
5 pf.
I “HI” before “GORNY”.
Field №: 10 Pane: N/A
Other nomenclatures: Mi. 3I
Notes: another example.
Value €: –

March–May 1920. Stamps of the 1920 issue (20 pf. and 5 m.) surcharged with new value.

TYPES OF OVERPRINTS
5 pf. on 20 pf.
Germany Plebiscite Area Upper Silesia postage stamp Type 1
Type I:

  • numeral thin
  • loop of P in Pf. symmetrical
 Type II:

  • numeral thick, ends in a small ball
  • loop of P in Pf. symmetrical
 Type IIIa:

  • numeral thick, ends in a big ball
  • loop of P in Pf. symmetrical
 Type IIIb:

  • numeral thick, ends in a big ball
  • loop of P in Pf. asymmetrical
 Type IIIA:

  • same as Type IIIa only the horizontal stroke of 5 shorter
 Type IV:

  • similar to Type II only numeral thinner
10 pf. on 20 pf.
Type Ia:

  • numeral 1 flat on top, base thin, flag short pointing upwards
  • loop of P in Pf. symmetrical
 Type IIa:

  • numeral 1 pointed at top, flag longer pointing downwards
  • loop of letter P in Pf. symmetrical
 Type Ib:

  • same as Type I
  • loop of P in Pf. asymmetrical
 Type IIb:

  • same as Type II
  • loop of P in Pf. asymmetrical
 Type III:

  • zero large
 Type IV:

  • the numeral thick, base of 1 short
COINCIDENTAL VARIETIES
1 Double overprint.
2 Double overprint, one inverted.
3 Shifted overprint.
4 Set-off.

March–April 1920. Definitive issue.

CONSTANT VARIETIES
3 M
I The lower three lines left from the church are interrupted.
Field №: 29, 44 Pane: N/A
Other nomenclatures: –
Notes: –
Value €: –

B. Official issues

1920/1922. Official stamps of Germany of 1920 issues (both with and without numeral 21 in corners) surcharged C. G. H. S. in letterpress in black color.

TYPES OF OVERPRINT LAYOUTS
All values
Germany C.G.H.S.
Type I:

  • single inscription
  • vertical from top to bottom
 Type II:

  • single inscription
  • vertical from bottom to top
 Type III:

  • single inscription
  • horizontal
 Type IV:

  • single inscription
  • horizontal, inverted
  • double inscription
  • both inscriptions horizontal
 Type V:

  • double inscription
  • both inscriptions are vertical from top to bottom
Type VI:

  • double inscription
  • both inscriptions are vertical from bottom to top
 Type VII:

  • double inscription
  • left inscription vertical from top to bottom, right inscription vertical from bottom to top
 Type VIII:

  • double inscription
  • left inscription vertical from bottom to top, right inscription vertical from top to bottom
 Type IX

  • double inscription
  • both inscriptions horizontal
 Type X:

  • double inscription
  • both inscriptions are horizontal, inverted
Type XI:

  • double inscription
  • both inscriptions horizontal
  • top inscription normal, bottom inverted
 Type XII:

  • double inscription
  • both inscriptions horizontal
  • top inscription inverted, bottom normal
 Type XIII:

  • double inscription
  • horizontal from left to right
  • vertical from top to bottom
 Type XIV:

  • double inscription
  • horizontal inverted
  • vertical from top to bottom
 Type XV:

  • double inscription
  • horizontal from left to right
  • vertical from bottom to top
Type XVI:

  • double inscription
  • horizontal inverted
  • vertical from bottom to top
 Type XVII:

  • single diagonal inscription
  • from top left to bottom right
 Type XVIII:

  • single diagonal inscription
  • from bottom right to top left
 Type XIX:

  • single diagonal inscription
  • from bottom left to top right.
 Type XX:

  • single diagonal inscription
  • from top right to bottom left
COINCIDENTAL VARIETIES
1 Set-off.
2 Shifted overprints.