Bavaria SC#O9 (Mi #25ya) 7.5pf Dark Green Coat Of Arms, 1916-1920 Official Issue, A VFOG Single On Paper Type Y, As Described In Michel

A VFOG single of the 7.5pf dark green Coat Of Arms from the 1916-1920 Official Issue on paper type Y, as described in Michel. All Michel listed scarce shades have been verifed against the Michel colour key. Unlike other catalogues like Gibbons that produces a colour key that does not match the listings, Michel has matched their catalogue descriptions to their colour key, with colloquial colour descriptions being shown in parentheses. So, it is easy to check them.

Michel values this at €10. Our estimate of the value, in the condition offered is $10. The stamp offered here grades 75 as follows:

Centering/Margins: 45/70

Paper Freshness: 5/5

Colour: 5/5

Impression: 5/5

Absence of Visible Paper Flaws: 5/5

Perforations: 10/10

On this issue, Michel lists 4 papers: V, W, X and Y. V and W both appear on printings made before 1917, X appears on some 1916 and 1917 printings and Y appears after 1917. Paper Y is by far the most common, and can best be described as a soft white, medium thickness paper. It is not especially translucent. It is unsurfaced, but the printing side appears smooth under magnification . Paper W is similar, but it is yellowish cream toned. Any stamp on paper that appears like this can be positively identified if the date on the cancel is prior to 1917. Paper X is a brittle greyish parchment paper that is translucent. It was used only on this issue, as it was deemed to be unsuitable for normal stamps, due to its brittle nature. The easiest way, by far, to identify it is by the translucency and the stiffness. Paper V is just the coloured papers left over from the Luitpold period. They only occur on certain values and are easy to identify.