Varieties of commemorative issues of postage stamps issued in Democratic Republic of Germany between 1956 and 1960

27 January 1956. 200th anniversary of the birth of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.

CONSTANT VARIETIES
20 pf.
I	Thin scratch on Mozart’s forehead.
	Field №: 41	Pane: N/A
	Other nomenclatures: Schantl 511f41
	Notes: –
	Value €: 9,75 (MNH), 12 (Used)

25 February 1956. Leipzig spring fair.

CONSTANT VARIETIES
35 pf.
I	Tiny dot above letter H in DEUTSCHE.
	Field №: ?	Pane: N/A
	Other nomenclatures: –
	Notes: –
	Value €: –

16 April 1956. Ernst Thälmann’s 70th birthday.

CONSTANT VARIETIES
20 pf.
I	Dot after the first E in SACHSENHAUSEN.
	Field №: ?	Pane: N/A
	Other nomenclatures: –
	Notes: –
	Value €: –
II	Colored spots on bottom left from the image.
	Field №: ?	Pane: N/A
	Other nomenclatures: –
	Notes: –
	Value €: –

UNLISTED VARIETIES
20 pf.
1	Thin line over numeral 2.

30 April 1956. 9th international Bicycle Peace Race.

CONSTANT VARIETIES
20 pf.
I	Letter U in REPUBLIK indented at bottom left.
	Field №: 4	Pane: N/A
	Other nomenclatures: Schantl 522f4
	Notes: –
	Value €: 5,25 (MNH), 45 (Used)
II	Colored line on letter E in REPUBLIK.
	Field №: 8	Pane: N/A
	Other nomenclatures: Michel Mi.522I, Schantl 522f8
	Notes: –
	Value €: 5,25 (MNH), 45 (Used)

1 June 1956. 750th anniversary of Dresden.

UNLISTED VARIETIES
10 pf.
1	White dot after the second letter E in DEUTSCHE.

25 July 1956. Second Sports Festival in Leipzig.

CONSTANT VARIETIES
20 pf.
I	Colored dot on gymnast’s thigh.
	Field №: ?	Pane: N/A
	Other nomenclatures: –
	Notes: –
	Value €: –

UNLISTED VARIETIES
15 pf.
1	Tiny colored dot on letter O in DEMOKRATISCHE.
20 pf.
1	Letters T and I in DEMOKRATISCHE broken on top.

8 September 1956. National monuments.

CONSTANT VARIETIES
20 + 80 pf.
I	Right border of top right square missing.
	Field №: 6	Pane: N/A
	Other nomenclatures: Michel Mi.538II, Schantl 538f6A
	Notes: –
	Value €: 15 (MNH), 25,5 (Used)

25 September 1956. Olympic Games, Melbourne.

CONSTANT VARIETIES
20 pf.
I	Flame below IE in SPIELE broken.
	Field №: 49	Pane: N/A
	Other nomenclatures: Michel Mi.539I, Schantl 539f49
	Notes: –
	Value €: 12 (MNH), 13,5 (Used)
II	Letter Y in OLYMPISCHE distorted.
	Field №: 44	Pane: N/A
	Other nomenclatures: Michel Mi.539II, Schantl 539f44
	Notes: –
	Value €: 12 (MNH), 13,5 (Used)

27 October 1956. Stamp Day.

CONSTANT VARIETIES
20 pf.
I	Line left from left foot broken.
	Field №: 27	Pane: N/A
	Other nomenclatures: Schantl 544f27
	Notes: –
	Value €: 4,5 (MNH), 7,5 (Used)
II	Base of letter I in BRIEFMARKE deformed.
	Field №: 30	Pane: N/A
	Other nomenclatures: Michel Mi. 544IV, Schantl 544f30
	Notes: –
	Value €: 8,25 (MNH), 10 (Used)

UNLISTED VARIETIES
20 pf.
1	Letter B in BRIEFMARKE broken in the middle.

9 November 1956. 110th anniversary of Carl Zeiss Optical Works.

UNLISTED VARIETIES
10 pf.
1	A bulge on the left frame next to letters EU in DEUTSCHE.
20 pf.
1	Big spot below numeral 2.

10 December 1956. Human Rights Day.

CONSTANT VARIETIES
2r pf.
I	Colored dot left from letters PU in REPUBLIK.
	Field №: ?	Pane: N/A
	Other nomenclatures: Michel Mi.550I, Schantl 550f25
	Notes: –
	Value €: 15 (MNH), 17,25 (Used)

14 December 1956. Berlin ZOO.

COINCIDENTAL VARIETIES
25 pf.
1	Out of register.

20 December 1956. Help for Egypt.

COINCIDENTAL VARIETIES
20 + 10 pf.
1	Double overprint.

1 March 1957. Leipzig spring fair.

CONSTANT VARIETIES
20 pf.
I	Big colored spot below top left rescue boat.
	Field №: 48	Pane: N/A
	Other nomenclatures: Michel Mi.559I, Schantl 559f48
	Notes: –
	Value €: 4,5 (MNH), 6,75 (Used)
II	Colored dot on bottom radio wire.
	Field №: ?	Pane: N/A
	Other nomenclatures: –
	Notes: –
	Value €: –
III	Two white dots below second letter R in FRÜHJAHJRSMESSE.
	Field №: 16	Pane: N/A
	Other nomenclatures: Schantl 559f16
	Notes: –
	Value €: 4,5 (MNH), 6,75 (Used)
IV	Big white dot on funnel.
	Field №: 11	Pane: N/A
	Other nomenclatures: Schantl 559f11
	Notes: –
	Value €: 4,5 (MNH), 6,75 (Used)

UNLISTED VARIETIES
20 pf.
1	White dot on numeral 2.
2	White dot between letters I and P in LEIPZIGER.
25 pf.
1	Top letter M in Leipzig Fair emblem deformed.
2	Disturbance in color in the center of the train.

12 April 1957. Nature conservation week.

UNLISTED VARIETIES
20 pf.
1	Colored dot on flower.

25 April 1957. For national monuments.

CONSTANT VARIETIES
5 + 5 pf.
I	Colored dot between letters N and M in MAHNMAL.
	Field №: 27	Pane: N/A
	Other nomenclatures: –
	Notes: –
	Value €: –

3 May 1957. Coal mining industry.

UNLISTED VARIETIES
20 pf.
1	Slight indentation in zero.

26 June 1957. Return of famous art pieces to Dresden Art Gallery.

CONSTANT VARIETIES
15 pf.
I	White spot on letter H in DEUTSCHE.
	Field №: 1	Pane: N/A
	Other nomenclatures: –
	Notes: –
	Value €: –

23 August 1957. International Trade Union Congress, Leipzig.

CONSTANT VARIETIES
20 pf.
I	Letter G in WELTGEWERKSCHAFTSKONGRESS looks like B.
	Field №: 25	Pane: N/A
	Other nomenclatures: Michel Mi.595I, Schantl 595f25
	Notes: –
	Value €: 15 (MNH), 18 (Used)

30 August 1957. Leipzig Fair.

CONSTANT VARIETIES
20 pf.
I	Indentation in bottom left of the emblem.
	Field №: ?	Pane: N/A
	Other nomenclatures: –
	Notes: –
	Value €: –

10 October 1957. Savings Week.

CONSTANT VARIETIES
20 pf.
I	A scratch on top left of the ribbon.
	Field №: ?	Pane: N/A
	Other nomenclatures: –
	Notes: –
	Value €: –
II	A black circle between letters T and I in DEMOKRATISCHE.
	Field №: ?	Pane: N/A
	Other nomenclatures: –
	Notes: –
	Value €: –

25 October 1957. Stamp Day.

CONSTANT VARIETIES
5 pf.
I	Defecating horse.
	Field №: 24	Pane: N/A
	Other nomenclatures: Michel Mi.600I, Schantl 600f24
	Notes: –
	Value €: 7,5 (MNH), 9 (Used)
II	Letter U in REPUBLIK slightly idented at top left.
	Field №: 47	Pane: N/A
	Other nomenclatures: Michel Mi.600III, Schantl 600f47
	Notes: –
	Value €: 9,75 (MNH), 12 (Used)
III	Two dots in vicinity of letter D in DEMOKRATISCHE.
	Field №: 46	Pane: N/A
	Other nomenclatures: –
	Notes: –
	Value €: –
IV	A dot below the horse.
	Field №: 10	Pane: N/A
	Other nomenclatures: –
	Notes: –
	Value €: –
V	Letter M in UM broken at bottom left.
	Field №: 49	Pane: N/A
	Other nomenclatures: Michel Mi.600II, Schantl 600f49
	Notes: –
	Value €: 9,75 (MNH), 12 (Used)

UNLISTED VARIETIES
5 pf.
1	Letter O in DEMOKRATISCHE indented.
2	Colored dot above denomination.
3	Letter I in REPUBLIK broken.

7 November 1957. 40th anniversary of October Revolution.

CONSTANT VARIETIES
10 pf.
I	Horizontal line on sleeve.
	Field №: 45	Pane: N/A
	Other nomenclatures: –
	Notes: –
	Value €: –
II	White dot between letters u and b in Republik.
	Field №: 10	Pane: N/A
	Other nomenclatures: –
	Notes: –
	Value €: –

UNLISTED VARIETIES
10 pf.
1	Thin vertical line below frame, below letters b and l in Republik.

7 November 1957. International geophysics year.

CONSTANT VARIETIES
10 pf.
I	Colored dot on numeral 9 in 1958.
	Field №: ?	Pane: N/A
	Other nomenclatures: –
	Notes: –
	Value €: –

UNLISTED VARIETIES
10 pf.
1	Colored dot on lines between denomination and the satellite.
2	Horizontal line right from G in GEOPHYSIKALISCHES broken.

22 November 1957. 1st anniversary of death of Günther Ramin and Hermann Abendroth.

UNLISTED VARIETIES
10 pf.
1	Colored dot on right fame, next to n of Ramin.
2	The second letter E in DEUTSCHE prolonged at top.
20 pf.
1	Zero in denomination flat at bottom.

27 February 1958. Leipzig Spring Fair.

UNLISTED VARIETIES
20 pf.
1	Letter E in REPUBLIK like F (RFPUBLIK).

6 March 1958. Conference of postal ministers of socialist countries, Moscow.

CONSTANT VARIETIES
5 pf.
I	Crossbeam of the tower damaged.
	Field №: 16, 18, 20, 43, 45	Pane: N/A
	Other nomenclatures: Schantl 620f16
	Notes: –
	Value €: 5,25 (MNH), 6 (Used)

UNLISTED VARIETIES
5 pf.
1	Same as plate flaw I, also the lower crossbeam indented.
2	Colored dot on top of the post horn.

20 March 1958. Centenary of the birth of Heinrich Zille.

CONSTANT VARIETIES
20 pf.
I	End of the hat missing.
	Field №: 7	Pane: N/A
	Other nomenclatures: Michel Mi.625I, Schantl 625f7
	Notes: –
	Value €: 23 (MNH), 27 (Used)

25 June 1958. 5th congress of SED (Socialist Party of GDR).

CONSTANT VARIETIES
10 pf.
I	Colored dot on letter R in REPUBLIK.
	Field №: 15	Pane: N/A
	Other nomenclatures: –
	Notes: –
	Value €: –

UNLISTED VARIETIES
10 pf.
1	White dot in letter P in REPUBLIK.

11 July 1958. Construction of national monuments.

CONSTANT VARIETIES
10 + 5 pf.
I	Letter U in DEUTSCHE thick.
	Field №: 25	Pane: N/A
	Other nomenclatures: Michel Mi.636I, Schantl 636f25
	Notes: –
	Value €: 19,5 (MNH), 27 (Used)
15 + 10 pf.
I	The second 4 in 1944 pointed on top.
	Field №: 1 or 6	Pane: N/A
	Other nomenclatures: Michel Mi.637I, Schantl 637f1
	Notes: –
	Value €: 19,5 (MNH), 28,5 (Used)

2 December 1958. Return of art treasures from the Soviet Union.

CONSTANT VARIETIES
20 pf.
I	Colored dot on top of letter U in DEUTSCHE.
	Field №: ?	Pane: N/A
	Other nomenclatures: –
	Notes: –
	Value €: –
II	Colored dot above letter H in DEUTSCHE.
	Field №: ?	Pane: N/A
	Other nomenclatures: –
	Notes: –
	Value €: –

UNLISTED VARIETIES
20 pf.
1	Colored dot on letter E in REPUBLIK.

10 December 1958. 10th anniversary of the signing of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

UNLISTED VARIETIES
25 pf
1	Colored dot on black horizontal line below man’s shoulder.

15 January 1959. 40th anniversary of death of Rosa Luxemburg and Karl Liebknecht.

CONSTANT VARIETIES
20 pf.
I	Temples of glasses missing.
	Field №: ?	Pane: N/A
	Other nomenclatures: Michel Mi.675I, Schantl 675f1
	Notes: –
	Value €: 22,5 (MNH), 25,5 (Used)

28 February 1959. Leipzig Spring Fair.

CONSTANT VARIETIES
25 pf.
I	Thin line left from the flash of the photo camera.
	Field №: 23	Pane: N/A
	Other nomenclatures: –
	Notes: –
	Value €: –

UNLISTED VARIETIES
25 pf.
1	Letter I in REPUBLIK with a dot.

3 September 1959. Errection of national monument in Ravensbrück.

CONSTANT VARIETIES
25 + 15 pf.
I	Horizonal line in row sum missing (2, instead of 2,-).
	Field №: 1	Pane: N/A
	Other nomenclatures: Schantl 719A
	Notes: –
	Value €: 12,75 (MNH), 13,5 (Used)

21 September 1959. Landing of the Soviet rocket Lunik 2 on the moon.

CONSTANT VARIETIES
20 pf.
I	The third letter in SEPTEMBER shorter on top.
	Field №: 24	Pane: N/A
	Other nomenclatures: Michel Mi.721I, Schantl 721f24
	Notes: –
	Value €: 3,75 (MNH), 6 (Used)

27 January 1960. Olympic Games, Rome.

CONSTANT VARIETIES
25 pf.
I	Letter C in OLYMPISCHE broken at bottom.
	Field №: 26	Pane: N/A
	Other nomenclatures: Schantl 749f26
	Notes: –
	Value €: 8,25 (MNH), 10,5 (Used)
II	Thin curved line on top of the letter I in REPUBLIK.
	Field №: 43	Pane: N/A
	Other nomenclatures: Schantl 749f43
	Notes: –
	Value €: 9,75 (MNH), 12 (Used)

COINCIDENTAL VARIETIES
25 pf.
1	Out of register.

17 February 1960. Leipzig Spring Fair.

CONSTANT VARIETIES
20 pf.
I	Colored dot on the wall, right from the clock.
	Field №: 1	Pane: N/A
	Other nomenclatures: –
	Notes: –
	Value €: –
25 pf.
I	Horizontal line on facade broken.
	Field №: ?	Pane: N/A
	Other nomenclatures: –
	Notes: –
	Value €: –

23 June 1960. Launching of the Free Trade Union (FDGB) vacation ship.

CONSTANT VARIETIES
20 + 10 pf.
I	Vertical scratch right from ship’s anchor.
	Field №: 4	Pane: N/A
	Other nomenclatures: Schantl770f3
	Notes: –
	Value €: 9 (MNH), 6,75 (Used)

28 July 1960. 250th anniversary of Meißen porcelain works.

CONSTANT VARIETIES
5 pf.
I	Big colored dot behind dancer’s back.
	Field №: 12	Pane: N/A
	Other nomenclatures: –
	Notes: –
	Value €: –
II	Tiny colored dot above letters I and K in REPUBLIK.
	Field №: 28	Pane: N/A
	Other nomenclatures: –
	Notes: –
	Value €: –
25 pf.
I	Letter K in REPUBLIK partially missing.
	Field №: 50	Pane: N/A
	Other nomenclatures: Michel Mi.778I, Schantl 778f50
	Notes: –
	Value €: 6 (MNH), 8,25 (Used)

8 September 1960. National monuments.

CONSTANT VARIETIES
20 +10 pf.
I	Colored dot on letter I in REPUBLIK.
	Field №: ?	Pane: N/A
	Other nomenclatures: –
	Notes: –
	Value €: –

6 October 1960. Stamp Day.

CONSTANT VARIETIES
20 pf.
I	Left fender of postbus black.
	Field №: 44	Pane: N/A
	Other nomenclatures: Schantl 789f44
	Notes: –
	Value €: 36 (MNH), 45 (Used)

27 October 1960. 200th anniversary of the birth of Count August Niedhardt von Gneisenau.

UNLISTED VARIETIES
20 pf.
1	The second letter S in WEISS broken at bottom.

4 November 1960. 150th anniversary of Humboldt University in Berlin.

UNLISTED VARIETIES
5 pf.
1	White dot on letter M in DEMOKRATISCHE.

10 November 1960. Day of the chemistry worker.

CONSTANT VARIETIES
25 pf.
I	Distillery broken on top.
	Field №: 47	Pane: N/A
	Other nomenclatures: –
	Notes: –
	Value €: –

COINCIDENTAL VARIETIES
5 pf.
1	Double impression of red.

5 December 1960. 125th anniversary of German railroads.

CONSTANT VARIETIES
10 pf.
I	Thin green line in the sky below letters r and e in Jahre.
	Field №: 47	Pane: N/A
	Other nomenclatures: –
	Notes: –
	Value €: –

References

Bibliography

Michel Deutschland-Spezial 2005, Band 2: Ab Mai 1945 (Alliierte Besetzung bis BRD), Schwaneberger Verlag GmbH, ISBN 3-87858-145-9
Schätze in der Briefmarken-Sammlung, Plattenfehler der DDR inkl. Spendenmarken: Thomas Schantl Verlag GmbH & Co. KG, Max-Stromeyer-Str. 116, 78467 Konstanz