I have always had difficulty determining the printing type of German stamps, such as 207P and 207W (Flat Plate Printing and Rotary Press Printing). Today I tried asking Chat GPT for help. In response, I received a verbal description that more or less matched the definitions in the Michel catalogue. In addition, the AI offered to help analyze images of specific stamps. I sent this scan for analysis and received a long and very specific reply with the following conclusion:
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Final Determination
Stamp 1 = Michel 207 P (Plattendruck)
Stamp 2 = Michel 207 W (Walzendruck)
You actually have a very nice comparison pair — the differences are clearly visible, which is not always the case with this issue.
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I would like to ask the experts — do you agree with this conclusion?
