Set Date(s)
1 October 1905
China
1905 Germania Overprints
MiNr. 28
MiNr. 29
MiNr. 30
MiNr. 31
MiNr. 32
MiNr. 33
MiNr. 34 A
MiNr. 34 B
MiNr. 35 A
MiNr. 36 A
MiNr. 36 B
MiNr. 37 A
This set of overprints was released beginning in 1905. The stamps are overprints of the German “Germania” issues.
They differ from the later 1906 Germania Overprints in that they do not have a watermark.
Overprint flaws exist on several of the issues.
Left rosette damaged (right)
Posn. Unknown
MiNr. 31 II
Left rosette standing on tip (right)
Posn. 20
MiNr. 34 A I (left)
MiNr. 34 B I (left)
Right rosette standing on tip (right)
Posn. 7
MiNr. 34 A I (right)
MiNr. 34 B I (right)
Strongly shifted overprints exist on both the 4 Cent and 10 Cent overprint. To be properly classified as a strongly shifted overprint, the overprint must be shifted such that the value wraps, at least partially, to the other side of the stamp – instead of “4 Cents 4”, the overprint reads “Cents 4 4” or “4 4 Cents”; or, instead of “10 Cents 10”, it reads “0 Cents 10 1” or “0 10 Cents 1”.
Overprint shifted strongly in the horizontal
MiNr. 30 I
Overprint shifted strongly in the horizontal
MiNr. 31 I
In 1902, the Reichsdruckerei (Reich Printing Office) began printing in the margins of stamp sheets the internal order number under which the stamps were printed. This order number, or Hausauftragsnummer (HAN), varied in location, typically being found in the right or bottom margin.
Because the stamps of this set were overprinted, they can be found with two HAN – the HAN of the original printing order for the underlying Germania issues (HAN U), and the HAN of the order applying the overprint (HAN A).
MiNr. 28 HAN U H 192 pair
MiNr. 29 HAN U H 1025 pair
MiNr. 30 HAN U H 1393 pair
MiNr. 31 HAN U H 1026 pair
MiNr. 32 HAN U H 5423 pair
MiNr. 33 HAN U H 569 pair
MiNr. 28 HAN A H 2662 pair
MiNr. 28 HAN A H 2378 pair
MiNr. 29 HAN A H 2378 pair
MiNr. 30 HAN A H 2378 pair
MiNr. 31 HAN A H 2378 pair
MiNr. 34 A HAN A H 2378 pair
MiNr. 34 B HAN A H 2378 pair
MiNr. 36 A HAN A H 1965 pair
MiNr. 36 A HAN A H 8012 pair
MiNr. 36 B HAN A H 1965 pair
1905 Germania Overprints
MiNr. 28
MiNr. 29
MiNr. 30
MiNr. 31
MiNr. 32
MiNr. 33
MiNr. 34 A
MiNr. 34 B
MiNr. 35 A
MiNr. 36 A
MiNr. 36 B
MiNr. 37 A
This set of overprints was released beginning in 1905. The stamps are overprints of the German “Germania” issues.
They differ from the later 1906 Germania Overprints in that they do not have a watermark.
Overprint flaws exist on several of the issues.
Left rosette damaged (right)
Posn. Unknown
MiNr. 31 II
Left rosette standing on tip (right)
Posn. 20
MiNr. 34 A I (left)
MiNr. 34 B I (left)
Right rosette standing on tip (right)
Posn. 7
MiNr. 34 A I (right)
MiNr. 34 B I (right)
Strongly shifted overprints exist on both the 4 Cent and 10 Cent overprint. To be properly classified as a strongly shifted overprint, the overprint must be shifted such that the value wraps, at least partially, to the other side of the stamp – instead of “4 Cents 4”, the overprint reads “Cents 4 4” or “4 4 Cents”; or, instead of “10 Cents 10”, it reads “0 Cents 10 1” or “0 10 Cents 1”.
Overprint shifted strongly in the horizontal
MiNr. 30 I
Overprint shifted strongly in the horizontal
MiNr. 31 I
In 1902, the Reichsdruckerei (Reich Printing Office) began printing in the margins of stamp sheets the internal order number under which the stamps were printed. This order number, or Hausauftragsnummer (HAN), varied in location, typically being found in the right or bottom margin.
Because the stamps of this set were overprinted, they can be found with two HAN – the HAN of the original printing order for the underlying Germania issues (HAN U), and the HAN of the order applying the overprint (HAN A).
MiNr. 28 HAN U H 192 pair
MiNr. 29 HAN U H 1025 pair
MiNr. 30 HAN U H 1393 pair
MiNr. 31 HAN U H 1026 pair
MiNr. 32 HAN U H 5423 pair
MiNr. 33 HAN U H 569 pair
MiNr. 28 HAN A H 2662 pair
MiNr. 28 HAN A H 2378 pair
MiNr. 29 HAN A H 2378 pair
MiNr. 30 HAN A H 2378 pair
MiNr. 31 HAN A H 2378 pair
MiNr. 34 A HAN A H 2378 pair
MiNr. 34 B HAN A H 2378 pair
MiNr. 36 A HAN A H 1965 pair
MiNr. 36 A HAN A H 8012 pair
MiNr. 36 B HAN A H 1965 pair
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