German Democratic Republic: varieties of postage stamps issued in year 1982

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9 February 1982. Post offices.

CONSTANT VARIETIES
25 pf.			Field number
I 2674I		Top serif of letter D in DEUTSCHE missing.	?

6 April 1982. Poisonous plants.

CONSTANT VARIETIES
15 pf., Calla Palustris		Field No.	Plate No.
I	Red dot between the right leaf and right frame.	5	2
II	Black dot next to the first D in DDR.	9	2
III	Gray dot on the right frame above the right leaf.	21	2
IV	Stem outline of right leaf broken.	31	2
V	Red dot below the stem.	32	2
VI	Red spot below the right leaf.	29	2
VII	Red line below the right leaf.	37	2
VIII	Black dot between left frame and lower left flower.	47	2
25 pf., Bryonia Dioica Jacq.		Field No.	Plate No.
I	Red dot to the left from the flower stem.	5	3
II	Thin line above upper leaf.	9	4
III	The first leaf stem above the leaf to the right broken.	23	3
IV	Red dot above letter E in ZAUNRÜBE.	37	4
V	Grave accent above letter B of BRYONIA.	42	3
VI	Thin frame between words DIOICA and JACQ.	46	3
35 pf., Aconitum Nappelus		Field No.	Plate No.
I	Blue dot below drawing.	2	2
II 2695I	Top outline of flower stem missing.	27	2
III	Thin line below the right flower.	36	2

COINCIDENTAL VARIETIES
35 pf., Aconitum Nappelus
1	Out of register.

20 April 1982. International Book Art Exhibition.

CONSTANT VARIETIES
15 pf.		Field number
I	Numeral 9 i 1982 short at bottom.	25
II 2697I	Numeral 9 in 1982 interupted at bottom.	?

20 April 1982. 10 th Congress of the Free Federation of German Trade Unions.

CONSTANT VARIETIES
10 pf., Mother and Child by Walter Womacka		Field No.	Plate No.
I	Tiny red dot on woman’s knee.	11	1
II	White dot next to the first letter S in KONGRESS.	8	?
III	Additional dot on woman’s ankle.	16	2
20 pf., Discussion at the Innovator Collective by Willi Neubert		Field No.	Plate No.
I	Numeral 1 in 1982 short.	1	2
II	White dot next to R in DDR.	2	2
III	White spot right from letters k and u in Diskussion.	7	2
IV	White spot on the back of the first worker on the right side of the table.	8	2
V	White dot on blue area next to the right frame.	9	1
VI	White spot on the table below hand of the first worker sitting on the right side.	11	2
VII	Indentations in the left frame on top and at the right side of the bottom frame.	12	2
VIII	Blue dot inside zero of denomination value.	13	2
IX	White spot in the table next to the first worker’s elbow.	15	1
X	Blue dot below lower frame, below letters FDGB.	19	1
XI	White spot above the head of the third worker.	10	?
XII	White spot on the elbow on the fourth worker.	16	?
XIII	Big white spot above the head of the fourth worker.	25	2

UNLISTED VARIETIES
20 pf.
1	Colored dot on the neck of the first worker.

18 May 1982. Protected species.

CONSTANT VARIETIES
20 pf.		Field number
I	Dot at the bottom of the letter H in GESCHÜTZTE.	20
35 pf.		Field number
I 2705I	Dot below letter Z in GESCHÜTZTE.	14
II	The first letter E in GESCHÜTZTE deformed.	49

8 June 1982. Worker’s Festival, Neubrandenburg.

CONSTANT VARIETIES
10 pf., Neubrandenburg		Field No.	Plate No.
I 2706I	Numeral 8 broken at bottom.	?	?
20 pf., Traditional costumes		Field No.	Plate No.
I	Mud protector on tractor broken on top.	2	?
II	First letter R in ARBEITERFESTSPIELE deformed.	20	?
III	Red dot above letter B of BEZIRK.	38	?
IV	Blue spot on woman’s robe.	39	?
V	Blue spot on white ribbon, right from the man’s knee.	?	?
VI	Pink spots on the first vertical line of woman’s robe.	10	?

22 June 1982. High seas ships.

CONSTANT VARIETIES
15 pf.		Field number
I	Color disturbance below letters en in “Brocken”.	3
20 pf.		Field number
I	Letters S and C in HOCHSEESCHIFFE connected by a dot.	28
25 pf.		Field number
I	Big white spot right from ship’s front mast.	24

6 July 1982. Sorbian folklore.

CONSTANT VARIETIES
20 pf.		Field number
I 2717I	White spot on the coat of the last man.	20
25 pf.		Field number
I 2718I	White dots on woman’s dress missing.	27
II 2718II	Bottom frame above numeral 9 i 1982 broken.	?
50 pf.		Field number
I 2721I	Colored dot to the right from the bottom right corner.	30
II 2721II	Colored dot to the left from letters r and k in Bescherkind.	18
PANES
Complete pane

20 July 1982. Pioneer Meeting, Dresden.

CONSTANT VARIETIES
20 pf.			Field number
I		Numeral 1 in 1982 short on bottom.	32

10 August 1982. 17th Century Paintings in National Museum, Schwerin.

CONSTANT VARIETIES
5 pf., Seascape by Ludolf Backhuysen			Field No.	Plate No.
I		Colored dot on top of the sail of the ship to the right.	14	1

24 August 1982. Leipzig Autumn Fair.

CONSTANT VARIETIES
10 pf., Exhibition Hall		Field No.	Plate No.
I	Letter L in STENTZLERS broken in the middle.	1	4
II	Thin blue line right from the building.	26	4
III	Thin line below first letter E in STENTZLERS.	27	4
IV	First letter S in MESSEHAUS broken at the bottom.	28	4

21 September 1982. Autumn Flowers.

CONSTANT VARIETIES
15 pf., Gazania Hybr.		Field No.	Plate No.
I	Minor indentation on leaf, next to the butterfly.	2	1
II	White dot on stem of the top yellow flower.	3	1
III	Thin line left from letters st of Herbst.	18	2
IV	Butterfly’s right antenna broken.	27	1
V	Letter y in Hybr. Broken, looks like v.	29	2
VI	Whitening on far right leaf between the two flowers.	39	1
VII 2739I	Yellow spot on the bottom right flower.	?	?
VIII	Letter y in Hybr broken.	41	?
25 pf., Chrysanthemum carinatum.		Field No.	Plate No.
I	Thickening on letter n in Carinatum.	?	?
II	Both butterfly’s antennas broken.	14	1
III	Letter e in Chrysanthemum damaged.	15	1
IV	Thin horizontal green line below lower right wing of the butterfly.	41	1
35 pf., Cosmos bipinnatus.		Field No.	Plate No.
I 2742II	Steam between the bottom left red flower and a gray flower above it, broken.	?	?

UNLISTED VARIETIES
35 pf., Cosmos bipinnatus.
1	Leaf, right from the top left flower, broken.

5 October 1982. Commercial vehicles.

CONSTANT VARIETIES
35 pf.		Field number
I	Top outline of the bumper broken below the license plate.	47
85 pf.		Field number
I	Big gray spot on tank.	47

COINCIDENTAL VARIETIES
25 pf.
1	Double impression of black color.

9 November 1982. Martin Luther.

CONSTANT VARIETIES
10 pf., Eisleben city seal.		Field No.	Plate No.
I	Letter i i Stadtsiegel deformed.	5	?
20 pf., Martin Luther, portrait.		Field No.	Plate No.
I 2755III	Hole in letter M in Martin.	4	?
II 2755I	Letter “L” in “LUTHER” chipped on the inner side.	6	?
III	White dot next to Luther’s thumb.	11	2
IV	Thin line on Luther’s nose.	3	2
V	Line between Luther’s thumb and hand broken.	6	1
VI	Indentation in Luther’s hair.	13	2
VII 2755II	Letter i in Demokratischen broken in the middle.	9	?
VIII	Indentation inside zero.	7	?
IX 2755IV	Vertical stroke of letter e in Junker missing.	8	?
X	Letter n in Martin indented at top left.	6	?
XI	Letter a in Martin indented at bottom left.	6	?
XII	Inner curve of numeral 2 indented at bottom.	1	?
XIII	Small indentation at the inner left stroke of letter M in Martin.	4	?
XIV	Letter k in Junker deformed.	?	?
35 pf., Wittenberg seal.		Field No.	Plate No.
I	Thin vertical red line on top of the stamp.	2	2
II	Letter o in von partially missing.	16	2
III	Numeral 5 in 1500 broken in the middle.	21	?
IV	Dot between letters D and E in DEMOKRATISCHEN.	23	?
85 pf., Martin Luther.		Field No.	Plate No.
I 2757I	Letters h and e in Luther deformed.	11	?
PANES
Numbered panes: 20 pf., containing variety: I, XI, XII 20 pf., containing variety: IX, X Unnumbered panes: 20 pf., containing varieties: II, VIII 20 pf., containing varieties: VII, XIII