File:DR 1920 MiNr0148I pmHermsdorf B002.jpg

DescriptionDR 1920 MiNr0148I pmHermsdorf B002.jpg	Stamp of the German Empire; 1920; definitive issue "Germania" in new colors; plate I (old plate); postmarked in Hermsdorf (Erzgebirge), 1922 Stamp: Michel: No. 148I; Yvert & Tellier: No. 126 Var1 (DR); AFA: No. 148II (DR); Scott: No. 127 (DE) Color: brown-carmine to dark brown-carmine Watermark: Germany No. 1 (rhombs) Nominal value: 75 (Pfennig) Postage validity: from 15 August 1920 until 31 October 1922 date QS:P,+1920-00-00T00:00:00Z/8,P580,+1920-08-15T00:00:00Z/11,P582,+1922-10-31T00:00:00Z/11 Postmark: Hermsdorf (Erzgebirge) (until 1918: Kingdom of Saxony ("Kreishauptmannschaft Dresden - Amtshauptmannschaft Pirna"); contemporary: district "Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge" in the Free State Saxony, Germany), 10 August 1922 (one-circle postmark; 24 mm outer circle, with two-lines date area)
Date	15 August 1920 (first issue day of the stamp) 10 August 1922 (date of postmark)
Source	scan of original
Author	Deutsche Reichspost
Permission (Reusing this file)	Public domainPublic domainfalsefalse The author died in 1917, so this work is in the public domain in its country of origin and other countries and areas where the copyright term is the author's life plus 100 years or fewer. This work is in the public domain in the United States because it was published (or registered with the U.S. Copyright Office) before January 1, 1929. This file has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights. https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/PDMCreative Commons Public Domain Mark 1.0falsefalse Public domainPublic domainfalsefalse This work of bildende Kunst (visual art) or photography was published in Germany before the Law on Copyrights and Neighboring Rights (UrhG) came into effect on January 1, 1966. It does not indicate its author and was published by a legal entity under public law (§ 5 KUG; for details see Wikipedia:Bildrechte). Therefore according to § 134 Satz 2 UrhG, copyright expires 70 years after publishing. Deutsch | English | français | Tiếng Việt | +/−
Other versions	Stamp in the same drawing and color (Michel No. 148II, mint)

To the difference between plate type I and II:

plate I (old plate): cross on crown barely viewable; numbers, central area, "DEUTSCHES REICH" area mostly not exact centered; background behind Germany closely striped

plate II (new plate): cross on crown good viewable; numbers, central area, "DEUTSCHES REICH" area exact centered; background behind Germania lesser closely striped

Picture description	Germania (the actress Anna Führing with imperial crown)
First day of issue	August 1920
Publisher	Deutsche Reichspost
Design	Paul Waldraff  (1870–1917)     Alternative names Paul Eduard Waldraff Description German graphic designer and postage stamp designer Deutsch: deutscher Grafiker der Reichsdruckerei in Berlin, Entwerfer der Germania-Briefmarkenserie. Date of birth/death 16 July 1870  2 June 1917  Location of birth Bad Wurzach Authority file : Q1316547 VIAF: 16144814242111092251 GND: 1078971854 creator QS:P170,Q1316547
Printer	Reichsdruckerei Berlin
Printing technique	Letterpress printing
Circulation	?
Perforation	Comb perforation, K 14 : 14¼
MICHEL Nr.	Deutsches Reich, Nr. 148
SCOTT Nr.	DE, No. 127