Michel Deutsches Reich Plate Flaws (Plattenfehler) 1872-1945 – NEW Edition!
Stamps of the German Reich (1872–1945) from Mi Nr. 1 to Mi Nr. 910, for which plate defects have been recorded so far, including service and telegraph stamps as well as semi-official flight stamps based on the Michel Germany Specialized 2025 Volume 1
With this fourth edition of the MICHEL Handbook “Plate Errors German Empire 1872-1945” you have a compact and clear excerpt from the MICHEL Germany Special 2025 Volume 1 in your hands. Through a comprehensive optimisation of the layout, it has been possible to compile all the necessary information on the plate errors of the German Reich with fewer pages than in the previous edition.
Collecting disk defects has enjoyed long-lasting popularity. Plate defects not only cause a potentially curious change in the appearance of a stamp, but they also provide information about the quality of the print. The error can already occur during the production of a printing plate for stamps, but more often during the production process itself. The reason is “wear and tear”, or damage to the printing plate. For example, an accumulation of plate defects in a certain production period can also allow conclusions to be drawn about the general economic situation under which the stamps were printed.
From this point of view, it is not surprising that at certain times an accumulation of plate failures can be observed, while at other times they are rather an exception. The stamps of the German Reich show this very well, which is why collecting plate errors is very popular in this collecting area.
The MICHEL handbook “Plate Errors German Empire 1872–1945”, an excerpt from the MICHEL Germany Special 2025 Volume 1, helps with this, as it summarizes the basic stamp descriptions and the previously known plate errors in compact form.
Since the last edition, further plate errors have been discovered by philatelic research and have found their way into this catalogue. In addition, further detailed colored illustrations of plate defects can be shown. Thus, this volume provides the collector with the current knowledge about the plate errors of the German Reich in a clear way.
Release Date: December 5, 2025, 96 pages
