(Germering/pcp) The new edition of MICHEL Germany Special is dedicated in particular to the significance, but also to the time- and production-related susceptibility to errors of Thuringian postage stamps from 1945 onwards. Approximately 30 colour illustrations and numerous new perforation varieties, block mark shifts, misprints and trial prints have been added. These include extremely rare items that share their rarity with philatelic icons such as the Blue and Orange Mauritius.
Also new in the 2025 special edition are paper, colour and type differentiations, as well as plate errors and varieties for the Soviet Occupation Zone and the GDR, additional information on engravers and designers, perforation and grid types, varieties and plate errors, as well as all new stamp issues up to March 2025, including a list of the postal service’s newly launched own issues for the FRG collection area and, finally, a detailed revision of the Jungholz and Kleinwalsertal collection areas with revised texts, images and prices.
Speaking of prices: The most notable price movements in 2025 were in the collection areas of local issues, SBZ, Saarland, AM-Post, as well as for youth stamps and complete years of the FRG.
Brief info: 1,504 pages, 10,700 illustrations, 119,000 price evaluations, in colour, hardcover, retail price: 99 euros. ISBN: 978-3-95402-518-3. Available in bookshops and specialist retailers.
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