Varieties of commemorative issues of postage stamps issued in Democratic Republic of Germany between 1949 and 1955
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9 October 1949. 75th Anniversary of UPU.
| UNLISTED VARIETIES |
| 50 pf. |
| 1 |
Vertical colored line over letter P in WELTPOSTVEREIN. |
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| 2 |
Colored dot above letter J in JAHRE. |
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27 October 1949. International Postal Worker’s Trade Union.
| CONSTANT VARIETIES |
| 12 pf. |
Field number |
I
Mi.243IV |
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Colored dot on postman’s uniform. |
? |
II
Mi.243II |
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Small indentation in bottom frame, below letters DE of DEUTSCHE. |
? |
30 October 1949. Stamp day.
| UNLISTED VARIETIES |
| 12 pf. |
| 1 |
Thin line below letters DE of DEUTSCHE. |
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2 March 1950. First German Winter Sport Championship, Schierke 1950
| CONSTANT VARIETIES |
| 12 pf. |
Field number |
I
Mi.246I |
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Vertical thin line on ski pole |
? |
| 24 pf. |
Field number |
I
Mi.247I |
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Mirror Y-shaped line on skater’s ankle. |
? |
| UNLISTED VARIETIES |
| 12 pf. |
| 1 |
Colored dot between skis. (1) |
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| 2 |
Colored dot between skis. (2) |
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| 3 |
Colored dot above the second letter E in DEUTSCHE. |
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5 March 1950. Leipzig Spring Fair.
| CONSTANT VARIETIES |
| 30 + 14 pf. |
Field number |
| I |
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White dot below letter L in LEIPZIGER. |
? |
14 June 1950. 200th Anniversary of the death of Johann Sebastian Bach.
| CONSTANT VARIETIES |
| 14 + 4 pf. |
Field number |
I
Mi.256I |
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Thick vertical line on boy’s robe (between the two flutes). |
? |
| 30 + 8 pf. |
Field number |
I
Mi.258I |
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Colored dot on Bach’s upper lip (below the left nostril). |
? |
| UNLISTED VARIETIES |
| 12 + 4 pf. |
| 1 |
Big colored dot on boy’s left temple. |
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| 50 + 16 pf. |
| 1 |
White circle below letter R of DEMOKRATISCHE. |
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10 July 1950. 250 years of the founding of the Academy of Science in Berlin.
| CONSTANT VARIETIES |
| 1 pf. (Leonhard Euler) |
Field number |
I
Mi.261I |
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Dot on nose. |
4 |
| UNLISTED VARIETIES |
| 6 pf. (Theodor Mommsen) |
| 1 |
Colored dot below right-handed 6. |
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26 August 1950. German Stamp Exhibition DEBRIA, Leipzig.
| CONSTANT VARIETIES |
| 12 + 3 pf., 84 + 41 pf. |
| I
Mi.Bl.7I |
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Thick line above numeral 9 above date 3.9.1950. |
| UNLISTED VARIETIES |
| 12 + 3 pf., 84 + 41 pf. |
| 1 |
Thin white line in the top left corner of the red stamp. |
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| COINCIDENTAL VARIETIES |
| 12 + 3 pf., 84 + 41 pf. |
| 1 |
Impurities and air bubbles |
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1 September 1950. 750 years of Mansfeld copper mines.
| UNLISTED VARIETIES |
| 12 pf. |
| 1 |
Vertical thin line above letter J in JAHRE. |
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| 24 pf. |
| 1 |
Colored dot on worker’s protective clothes. |
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15 December 1950. Peace. (Election of October 15, 1950.)
| CONSTANT VARIETIES |
| 6 pf. |
Field number |
| I |
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Indentation on tank tracks. |
35 |
4 March 1951. Leipzig Spring Fair.
| UNLISTED VARIETIES |
| 50 pf. |
| 1 |
Colored dot right from the letter E in DEUTSCHE. |
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| 2 |
Colored dot between the first two chimneys on the left. |
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27 June 1951. Friendship with China.
| UNLISTED VARIETIES |
| 50 pf. |
| 1 |
Spot on letter K in DEMOKRATISCHE. |
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2 September 1951. Five-Year plan symbol.
| UNLISTED VARIETIES |
| 24 pf. |
| 1 |
Letter D in DEUTSCHE slightly flattened on top. |
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12 January 1952. Winter Sports Championship in Oberhof.
| UNLISTED VARIETIES |
| 12 pf. |
| 1 |
Colored dot on letter I in REPUBLIK. |
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1 May 1952. National Reconstruction Program.
| UNLISTED VARIETIES |
| 12 + 3 pf. |
| 1 |
Small color disturbance on top left inner frame. |
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| 30 + 10 pf. |
| 1 |
Top inner frame broken above the second letter U AUFBAUPROGRAMM. |
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| 50 + 10 pf. |
| 1 |
White dot above letter T in NATIONALES. |
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| 2 |
Colored dot above letters OG in AUFBAUPROGRAMM. |
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14 March / 5 May 1953. 70th anniversary of the death of Karl Marx.
| UNLISTED VARIETIES |
| 6 pf. |
| 1 |
Letter O in DEMOKRATISCHE like D. |
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| 16 pf. |
| 1 |
Letter T in DEMOKRATISCHE prolonged at bottom. |
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| 48 pf. |
| 1 |
Letter M in DEMOKRATISCHE deformed. |
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2 May 1953. 6th International Bicycle Peace Race.
| CONSTANT VARIETIES |
| 24 pf. |
Field number |
| I |
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White spot on pine tree. |
11 |
| II |
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The first letter E in INTERNATIONALE deformed. |
22 |
| III |
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Dot on Czechoslovak flag, gutter on the building broken. |
43 |
| 35 pf. |
Field number |
| I |
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Punctured tire on the first bicycle. |
? |
| II |
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Letters R and H in RADFERNFAHRT deformed. |
11 |
| III |
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Thin line over the wheel of the first bicycle, white spot below letter N in FRIEDEN. |
41 |
| 60 pf. |
Field number |
| I |
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Banner broken below letter N in FRIEDEN. |
14 |
II
Mi.357II |
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Letters D and E in FRIEDEN connected by a dot. |
? |
III
Mi.357II |
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Letters D and E in FRIEDEN connected by a dot, color smudge below chain of the first bicycle. |
? |
IV
Mi.357II |
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Letters D and E in FRIEDEN connected by a dot, the third bicycle with a puncture. |
? |
6 July 1953. 700th anniversary of Frankfurt a. d. Oder.
| UNLISTED VARIETIES |
| 20 pf. |
| 1 |
Ribbon above year 700 broken. |
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| 24 pf. |
| 1 |
Colored dot right from ship’s mast. |
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| 2 |
Colored dot right from the second letter F in FRANKFURT. |
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| 35 pf. |
| 1 |
Raster next to letter R in ODER defective. |
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16 September 1953. 200th anniversary of the death of Georg Wenzeslaus von Knobelsdorff.
| UNLISTED VARIETIES |
| 24 pf. |
| 1 |
White dot above dash line in 1699 – 1753. |
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16 October 1953. 400th anniversary of the death of Lucas Cranach.
| UNLISTED VARIETIES |
| 24 pf. |
| 1 |
Tiny colored dot left from numeral 2. |
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23 October 1953. Red Cross.
| CONSTANT VARIETIES |
| 24 pf. |
Field number |
| I |
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Letter A in DEMOKRATISCHE deformed. |
? |
25 October 1953. Stamp Day.
| UNLISTED VARIETIES |
| 24 pf. |
| 1 |
Tiny colored dot in numeral 2. |
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9 – 30 November 1953. German Patriots.
| UNLISTED VARIETIES |
| 16 pf. (Karl Reichsfreiherr vom und zum Stein) |
| 1 |
Big colored dot after word “des”. |
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3 June 1954. 2nd German youth meeting for peace, unity and freedom.
| UNLISTED VARIETIES |
| 12 pf. |
| 1 |
Thin colored line over II. DEUTSC. |
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16 August 1954. For flood victims.
| CONSTANT VARIETIES |
| 24 + 6 pf. |
Field number |
| I |
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Dot on letter R in REPUBLIK. |
? |
| II |
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Indentation on letter F in HELFT. |
? |
| III |
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Two dots on letter R in REPUBLIK. |
? |
| IV |
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Vertical line of letter D in DEN split in the middle. |
? |
| V |
On overprinted stamp of 25.2.1955 |
Dot on letter R in REPUBLIK, green dot near letter L in EIGLER. |
4 (?) |
VI
Mi.431I |
On overprinted stamp of 25.2.1955 (Mi.449III) |
White dot in letter C in DEMOKRATISCHE. |
4, 19, 34, 49 |
VII
Mi.431II |
On overprinted stamp of 25.2.1955 (Mi.449IV) |
White dot above letters HE in HELFT, colored dot on letter R in REPUBLIK. |
7, 22, 37 |
VIII
Mi.431III |
On overprinted stamp of 25.2.1955 (Mi.449V) |
White dot above letter E in DEN, colored dot on letter R in REPUBLIK. |
11, 26, 41 |
IX
Mi.431IV |
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Letters F and T in HELFT partially missing. |
? |
4 September 1954. Leipzig Fair.
| UNLISTED VARIETIES |
| 24 pf. |
| 1 |
Tiny colored dot on top M in fair logotype. |
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30 October 1954. description
| CONSTANT VARIETIES |
| 20 pf. |
I
Mi.Bl.10III |
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Dot above top frame (top right corner). |
| UNLISTED VARIETIES |
| 20 pf. |
| 1 |
Red dot below top right frame. |
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21 February 1955. Leipzig Spring Fair.
| CONSTANT VARIETIES |
| 20 pf. |
Field number |
| I |
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Top frame between letters U and T in DEUTSCHE broken. |
? |
| II |
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Numeral 2 in 27 slightly deformed. |
? |
| COINCIDENTAL VARIETIES |
| 35 pf. |
| 1 |
Blurred print (Schmitzdruck). |
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25 February 1955. For flood victims.
| CONSTANT VARIETIES OF OVERPRINTS |
20 + 5 pf. on 24 + 6 pf.
Note: for flaws on basic stamps see above. |
Field number |
| I |
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Small indentations on zero and 2 in overprint. |
15 |
| II |
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Big colorless spot in the middle of numeral 2 in overprint. |
20 |
III
Mi.449II |
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Shamrock-shaped plus sign. |
23, 43 |
| IV |
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Shamrock-shaped plus sign, inner curve of numeral 2 deformed. |
25 (?) |
V
Mi.449I |
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Large plus sign in overprint (bottom stamp). |
36 |
1 March 1955. International Woman’s Day.
| UNLISTED VARIETIES |
| 20 pf. |
| 1 |
Tiny colored dot on zero. |
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| 2 |
Thin colored line above the first woman’s head. |
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| 3 |
Colored spot between words JAHRE and INTERNATIONALER. |
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15 March 1955. International Trade Union Conference.
| COINCIDENTAL VARIETIES |
| 10 pf. |
| 1 |
Bottom inscription blurred. |
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| 2 |
Thin line over bottom inscription. |
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9 April 1955. 10th anniversary of liberation.
| COINCIDENTAL VARIETIES |
| 10 + 20 pf. (souvenir sheet) |
| 1 |
Rose phase shifted. |
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30 April 1955. 150th anniversary of the death of Friedrich Schiller.
| CONSTANT VARIETIES |
| 5 + 10 + 20 pf. (souvenir sheet) |
I
Mi.Bl.12IV |
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Letter J in JAHR prolonged to the left. |
I(a)
Mi.Bl.12IV |
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Letter J in JAHR prolonged to the left, the second dot in umlaut above letter ü in Brüdern damaged. |
20 June 1955. Leaders of German labor movement.
| UNLISTED VARIETIES |
| 10 pf (August Bebel) |
| 1 |
Colored dot next to Bebel’s right eye. |
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| 60 pf (Rosa Luxemburg) |
| 1 |
Thin line above the first letter R in FÜHRER. |
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| 2 |
Thin line in the sky, below letters CH in DEUTSCHEN. |
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3 September 1955. 10th anniversary of the Land-Reform.
| UNLISTED VARIETIES |
| 5 pf. |
| 1 |
White spot in letter R and indentation in bottom frame below letter M in DEMOKRATISCHE. |
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| 2 |
Colored dot next to the top left corner. |
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| 10 pf. |
| 1 |
White dot above letter K in REPUBLIK. |
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| 2 |
White dot above numeral 9 in 1945. |
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| 3 |
Indentation in top frame above letter B in BODENREFORM. |
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| 4 |
White dot above letter S in DEMOKRATISCHE. |
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| 5 |
A scratch on top of the letter D in DEMOKRATISCHE and dots on letters L and K in REPUBLIK. |
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7 November 1955. Friedrich Engels, 135th anniversary of birth.
| UNLISTED VARIETIES |
| 10 pf. |
| 1 |
Four thin horizontal lines over the first half of the stamp design. |
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| 30 pf. |
| 1 |
White spot below neckerchief. |
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14 November 1955. Restored historical buildings.
| CONSTANT VARIETIES |
| 40 pf. (Dresdner Zwinger) |
Field number |
| I |
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Horizontal colored line to the right from the dome. |
? |
21 November 1955. 400th anniversary of the death of Georgius Agricola.
| CONSTANT VARIETIES |
| 10 pf. |
Field number |
| I |
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Outer frame of top left corner almost missing, two spots on hat. |
? |
| II |
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Colored dot above letter I in AGRICOLA. |
? |
III
Mi.497III |
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Colored dot on right frame. |
16 |
| IV |
Also with additional dot on right frame. |
Colored dot below letter R in GEORGIUS. |
29 |
21 November 1955. Return of famous art pieces to Dresden Art Gallery.
| CONSTANT VARIETIES |
| 10 pf. |
Field number |
| I |
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Colored spot on the floor above letters T and A in LIOTARD. |
? |
References
Bibliography
- Michel Deutschland-Spezial 2005, Band 2: Ab Mai 1945 (Alliierte Besetzung bis BRD), Schwaneberger Verlag GmbH, ISBN 3-87858-145-9
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