Set Date(s)
1 October 1900
Morocco
1900 Germania Overprints
MiNr. 7
MiNr. 8 I
MiNr. 9
MiNr. 10
MiNr. 11
MiNr. 12
MiNr. 13
MiNr. 14
MiNr. 15
MiNr. 16 I
MiNr. 17 I/I
MiNr. 17 I/II
MiNr. 18 I/I
MiNr. 18 I/II
MiNr. 19 I/I
MiNr. 19 I/II
MiNr. 19 I/III
MiNr. 19 I/IV
Germany issued this set of overprints on 1 October 1900. The underlying stamps are German Germania issues from 1900 (MiNr. 54 a - 62 and MiNr. 63 a - 66 IV).
The stamps can be distinguished from later overprints by their use of Antiqua font on "REICHSPOST" stamps.
Several values of this set are denoted with an “I” suffix in Michel. This is because in 1903, a second printing of these stamps (Michel suffix ‘”II”) was released, with the 1903 issues having a slightly different overprint.
The values overprinted on 2, 3, & 5 Mark values exist in two types each due to variations in the original Germanias.
MiNr. 17 I Types
Type I
Few lines in bloom
Type II
More lines in bloom
MiNr. 18 I Types
Type I
Sagging reins
Rider bent backward
Breast armor extends lower
Type II
Straight reins
Rider more upright
Breast armor not as low
MiNr. 19 I Types
Type I, III, & IV
Fatter “5”
No ear visible
“R” without serifs
Type II
Thinner “5”
Ear visible
“R” with serifs
MiNr. 19 I Types III & IV (MiNr. 19 I/III & 19 I/IV) are Type I with retouching in red and white (III) or white only (IV).
Retouching example
The 2 Mark and 3 Mark Germania stamps were printed in sheets containing a mixture of Types I and II. As a result, vertical mixed pairs can be found with Type I over Type II or Type II over Type I.
MiNr. 17 I/I / MiNr. 17 I/II Vert. Pair
MiNr. 18 I/I / MiNr. 18 I/II Vert. Pair
MiNr. 18 I/II / MiNr. 18 I/I Vert. Pair
Most of the values can be found with plate flaws on the underlying Germania stamps.
MiNr. 10 Plate Flaw III – vertical scratch to left of face (right)
Posn. Unknown
MiNr. 10 PF II
MiNr. 11 Plate Flaw II – damaged “R” & dot between “R” & “E” (right)
Posn. 11
MiNr. 11 PF II
MiNr. 11 Plate Flaw V – "OST" shifted downward (bottom)
Posn. 50
MiNr. 11 PF V
MiNr. 11 Plate Flaw VI – clubfooted “R” (right)
Posn. 4
MiNr. 11 PF VI
MiNr. 12 Plate Flaw II – open "R" in "REICHSPOST" (right)
Posn. Unknown
MiNr. 12 PF II
MiNr. 12 Plate Flaw XIII – break at top of lower right design (right)
Posn. Unknown
MiNr. 12 PF XIII
MiNr. 12 Plate Flaw XIV – spot between frame lines at top left (right)
Posn. 17
MiNr. 12 PF XIV
MiNr. 13 Plate Flaw II – damage across bottom of “REICHSPOST” at “ICH” and/or “OST” (bottom)
Posn. Unknown
MiNr. 13 PF II
MiNr. 13 Plate Flaw VI – horizontal scratch through “REIC” (right)
Posn. Unknown
MiNr. 13 PF VI
MiNr. 13 Plate Flaw XIII – break at top of lower right design (right)
Posn. Unknown
MiNr. 13 PF XIII
MiNr. 15 Plate Flaw III – line through crown & “C” (right)
Posn. 10
MiNr. 15 PF III
MiNr. 15 Plate Flaw IV – “0” of left “80” bulging at top left (right)
Posn. Unknown
MiNr. 15 PF IV
MiNr. 15 Plate Flaw XIV – spot between frame lines at top left (right)
Posn. 17
MiNr. 15 PF XIV
MiNr. 16 I Plate Flaw I – value overprint 0.5 mm lower (bottom)
Posn. 2, 14, 17
MiNr. 16 I PF I
MiNr. 16 I Plate Flaw I & III – value overprint 0.5 mm lower & “Lightning” over left side
of building (right)
Posn. 14
MiNr. 16 I PF I / III
MiNr. 19 I/II Plate Flaw I – “C” of “REICHSPOST” broken at upper right (right)
Posn. 10
MiNr. 19 I / II PF I
MiNr. 19 I/II Plate Flaw II – dot in “I” of “REICHSPOST” (right)
Posn. 20
MiNr. 19 I / II PF II
1900 Germania Overprints
MiNr. 7
MiNr. 8 I
MiNr. 9
MiNr. 10
MiNr. 11
MiNr. 12
MiNr. 13
MiNr. 14
MiNr. 15
MiNr. 16 I
MiNr. 17 I/I
MiNr. 17 I/II
MiNr. 18 I/I
MiNr. 18 I/II
MiNr. 19 I/I
MiNr. 19 I/II
MiNr. 19 I/III
MiNr. 19 I/IV
Germany issued this set of overprints on 1 October 1900. The underlying stamps are German Germania issues from 1900 (MiNr. 54 a - 62 and MiNr. 63 a - 66 IV).
The stamps can be distinguished from later overprints by their use of Antiqua font on "REICHSPOST" stamps.
Several values of this set are denoted with an “I” suffix in Michel. This is because in 1903, a second printing of these stamps (Michel suffix ‘”II”) was released, with the 1903 issues having a slightly different overprint.
The values overprinted on 2, 3, & 5 Mark values exist in two types each due to variations in the original Germanias.
MiNr. 17 I Types
Type I (left)
Few lines in bloom
Type II (right)
More lines in bloom
MiNr. 18 I Types
Type I (left)
Sagging reins
Rider bent backward
Breast armor extends lower
Type II (right)
Straight reins
Rider more upright
Breast armor not as low
MiNr. 19 I Types
Type I, III, & IV (left)
Fatter “5”
No ear visible
“R” without serifs
Type II (right)
Thinner “5”
Ear visible
“R” with serifs
MiNr. 19 I Types III & IV (MiNr. 19 I/III & 19 I/IV) are Type I with retouching in red and white (III) or white only (IV).
Retouching example
The 2 Mark and 3 Mark Germania stamps were printed in sheets containing a mixture of Types I and II. As a result, vertical mixed pairs can be found with Type I over Type II or Type II over Type I.
MiNr. 17 I/I / MiNr. 17 I/II Vert. Pair
MiNr. 18 I/I / MiNr. 18 I/II Vert. Pair
MiNr. 18 I/II / MiNr. 18 I/I Vert. Pair
Most of the values can be found with plate flaws on the underlying Germania stamps.
MiNr. 10 Plate Flaw III – vertical scratch to left of face (right)
Posn. Unknown
MiNr. 10 PF II
MiNr. 11 Plate Flaw II – damaged “R” & dot between “R” & “E” (right)
Posn. 11
MiNr. 11 PF II
MiNr. 11 Plate Flaw V – "OST" shifted downward (bottom)
Posn. 50
MiNr. 11 PF V
MiNr. 11 Plate Flaw VI – clubfooted “R” (right)
Posn. 4
MiNr. 11 PF VI
MiNr. 12 Plate Flaw II – open "R" in "REICHSPOST" (right)
Posn. Unknown
MiNr. 12 PF II
MiNr. 12 Plate Flaw XIII – break at top of lower right design (right)
Posn. Unknown
MiNr. 12 PF XIII
MiNr. 12 Plate Flaw XIV – spot between frame lines at top left (right)
Posn. 17
MiNr. 12 PF XIV
MiNr. 13 Plate Flaw II – damage across bottom of “REICHSPOST” at “ICH” and/or “OST” (bottom)
Posn. Unknown
MiNr. 13 PF II
MiNr. 13 Plate Flaw VI – horizontal scratch through “REIC” (right)
Posn. Unknown
MiNr. 13 PF VI
MiNr. 13 Plate Flaw XIII – break at top of lower right design (right)
Posn. Unknown
MiNr. 13 PF XIII
MiNr. 15 Plate Flaw III – line through crown & “C” (right)
Posn. 10
MiNr. 15 PF III
MiNr. 15 Plate Flaw IV – “0” of left “80” bulging at top left (right)
Posn. Unknown
MiNr. 15 PF IV
MiNr. 15 Plate Flaw XIV – spot between frame lines at top left (right)
Posn. 17
MiNr. 15 PF XIV
MiNr. 16 I Plate Flaw I – value overprint 0.5 mm lower (bottom)
Posn. 2, 14, 17
MiNr. 16 I PF I
MiNr. 16 I Plate Flaw I & III – value overprint 0.5 mm lower & “Lightning” over left side
of building (right)
Posn. 14
MiNr. 16 I PF I / III
MiNr. 19 I/II Plate Flaw I – “C” of “REICHSPOST” broken at upper right (right)
Posn. 10
MiNr. 19 I / II PF I
MiNr. 19 I/II Plate Flaw II – dot in “I” of “REICHSPOST” (right)
Posn. 20
MiNr. 19 I / II PF II
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