Content of Michel Catalog Deutschland 2022-2023

Old Germany, Northern German Confederation and German Reich, foreign post offices, colonies, maritime mail abroad, occupation issues, plebiscite areas, Belgian military mail in Rhineland, Eupen, Malmédy, Gdansk, Memel, Sudetenland, field post stamps, local issues, Allied occupation, GDR, Berlin (West), Saarland with OPD issues, Federal Republic of Germany

Details

• Fully revised and updated expert information about German philately from 1849 to the latest issues of the German postal system
• Our market research has led to numerous modifications of price quotations regarding Old Germany, particularly among the Hanover reprints, the German Reich, occupation during World Wars I and II, plebiscite areas, Gdansk, Sudetenland, local issues as of 1945 and in the early years of West Berlin as well as the French occupation zone.
• New findings regarding production variations, such as flawed colours in overprints and deviations in watermarks
• Publication of the numbers of issue of the contemporary stamps issued by the Federal Republic in 2021
• New colour photos not only in the cataloguing section but also in the introduction
• More than 11,800 colour pictures and approx. 66,000 price quotations
• All novelties up to and including June of 2022

Like every year, this new edition of the Michel Catalog Deutschland 2022/2023 summarizes all relevant new information about Germany’s philately from the beginnings until the latest German stamps. This time, particularly the appraisals have seen numerous modifications. While some collection areas that boasted very high values in the past have now witnessed depreciation in value, there have also been many winners, such as several issues of the French occupation zone. The MICHEL appraisals of several stamps of this formerly rather moderately priced collection area have gone up – for example the appraisal of MiNo. 23 from Rhineland-Palatinate with its motif of winemakers’ houses. Photo: French Zone Rhineland-Palatinate MiNo. 23

Additional Information

• 109th Edition, in colour
• 1184 pages
• 155 mm x 230 mm, hardcover
• On sale: 8 July 2022
• ISBN: 978-3-95402-400-1

Target Group

Stamp collectors specialized in issues of Germany and German colonies and territories abroad , experts, dealers, thematic collectors, study groups, teachers

Press Release

Since the Federal Republic of Germany has issued its first postage stamp series – the 16 values of the post horn set – 15 additional continuous series have been issued so far in the German Federation collection area.

The series “Theodor Heuss“, which featured two different portrait drawings of the first president of the F.R.G., was the second postage stamp series, followed by “Figures in Ornate Lettering“. On November 13th, 1986, one of the longest German series was launched, namely the series “Women in German History“, which ran for about 16 years,  and November 6th, 1987, marked the beginning of the series “Cultural Attractions“, which was issued for many years as well. The postage stamp series of the new millennium are “Flowers“, the supplemental stamp series “Figures“, and the series “The World of Letters“, which was launched in December of last year.

By the time the Michel Catalog Deutschland 2022/2023 is published, this new series has already presented 15 different values; they feature creative combinations of letters and the external world, and their rich imagination makes us smile. Simultaneously the flower series has been continued with the motifs of filigree snowdrops and lush red clover. The latest novelty recordings thus offer friends of postage stamps a versatile field they may explore. MICHEL Rundschau, the journal that focuses on novelties and philatelic research, informs its readers about future issues of postage stamps.

In the field of market research the Michel Catalog Deutschland 2022/2023 presents plenty of new developments. The collection areas of Old Germany – particularly the reprints of the Hanover motifs –, the German Reich, the occupation in World Wars I and II,  plebiscite areas, Gdansk, Sudetenland, local issues as of 1945, but also the early years of West Berlin and the French occupation zone have been showing striking price changes.

Collectors interested in production technology can look forward to the current numbers of issue of the German special issues of 2021 as well as some interesting production variations, such as overprints with flawed colour shades and watermark deviations.

And last but not least, this edition of the Michel Catalog Deutschland 2022/2023 comes with numerous typographic enhancements in order to make it easier to read, and the introduction is presented with attractive colour illustrations for the first time.

Now all that is left to say is that we wish you, dear readers, lots of fun with the Michel Catalog Deutschland 2022/2023. Enjoy!

Schwaneberger Publishing House
The Editorial Team

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