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Margin overprint issue occasion: summary of the different margin overprint occasion reasons

Sheet value margin overprint: margin of sheet overprinted with an accounting aid that indicates the sales price of the entire sheet (e.g. 15,00 or 20,00)

Inhouse number margin overprint: margin of sheet overprinted with a continuous order number as an internal identification of the Reichsdruckerei in Berlin

Face value margin overprint: margin of sheet overprinted with the face value of the overprint to highlight it

Row number margin overprint: margin of sheet overprinted with an accounting aid that indicates the sales value of a complete vertical row of postage stamps

Sum counter margin overprint: margin of sheet overprinted with an accounting aid that is intended to make it easier to calculate the residual value of a torn vertical row of post-age stamps

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