German Democratic Republic: varieties of postage stamps issued in 1984

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7 February 1984. Postal Milestones.

CONSTANT VARIETIES
10 pf.			Field No.	Plate No.
I 2853II		Open letter “O” in “POSTMEILENSÄULEN”.	28	?
II 2853I		Letter “i” instead of “I” in “POSTMEILENSÄULEN”.	29	?
III		Numeral 1 in 1984 short at bottom.	17	?
IV	Another example	Zero in denomination slightly thicker at bottom.	11	?
20 pf.			Field No.	Plate No.
I		Colored dot below bottom year mark.	38	?
35 pf.			Field No.	Plate No.
I		Whitening in area left from letter G in FREIBERG.	6	1
II		Right vertical stroke of letter M in POSTMEILENSÄULEN broken.	9	1
III		Inner top of letter O in POSTMEILENSÄULEN damaged.	20	1
IV		Tuhgwrh instead of Tungwrh.	27	?

21 February 1984. City Arms.

CONSTANT VARIETIES
50 pf., Halle/Saale			Field No.	Plate No.
I		Small colored spot on white area below letter A in HALLE.	2	1
II		Black dot on borderline in upper left part of coat of arms.	39	1
III		Red dot left from the star.	25	?
50 pf., Leipzig			Field No.	Plate No.
I		Small whitening on the second vertical blue line.	2	1
II		Minuscule indentation on inner lower right frame of coat of arms.	28	1
III		Small whitening on the first vertical blue line.	31	1
IV		White spots on the upper part of the second vertical blue line.	50	1
V		Numeral 5 in denomination value damaged.	82	1
VI		Large indentation on lion’s right paw.	92	1
50 pf., Gera			Field No.	Plate No.
I		First letter D of DDR slightly damaged to top left.	5	1
II		Dot on lion’s jaw.	21	1
III		Additional short tail.	42	1
IV		White dot below lion’s tail.	55	1
V		Additional curl on lion’s mane.	80	1
VI		White dot on lion’s tail.	96	1
VII		Line on top of lion’s tail broken.	68	?
VIII	Another example	Line right from lion’s jaw broken in the middle (consists of a dot and a short vertical line).	?	?

COINCIDENTAL VARIETIES
50 pf., Gera
1	Out of register (red phase sifted to the right).

6 March 1984. Leipzig spring fair.

CONSTANT VARIETIES
10 pf.		Field number
I	White spot on green frame below numeral 4 in 1984.	30
II	Bottom horizontal stroke of the letter Z in LEIPZIGER damaged.	33

20 March 1984. Narrow-gauge railway in GDR.

CONSTANT VARIETIES
30 pf.			Field number
I		ç instead of c in Schmalspurbahnen.	37

24 April 1984. Society of Monument Preservation.

CONSTANT VARIETIES
10 pf., Rathaus Rostock		Field No.	Plate No.
I	Big white spot on the right side of the central entrance.	13	1
II	Horizontal line on the balcony above the central entrance, broken.	22	1
III	Black spot below the second arch from the left.	40	1
IV	Black spot below the second arch from the left.	43	1
V	White dot at bottom left of the second arch from the right.	15	?
VI	Dark spot on the right side of the top right emblem.	44	?
15 pf., Albrechtsburg Meissen		Field No.	Plate No.
I	Short thin line above the bushes to the right from the castle.	10	1
II	Base of numeral 8 in 1984 damaged.	30	1
40 pf., Steintor Rostock		Field No.	Plate No.
I	Small black circle in second letter D of DDR.	13	1
II	Letter I in IN short.	?	?

UNLISTED VARIETIES
10 pf., Rathaus Rostock
1	White dot on the right side of the top right emblem.
2	Letter I in IN short.

22 May 1984. Art cast from Lachhammer.

CONSTANT VARIETIES
85 pf.			Field number
I		Letter C in LAUCHHAMMER indented at bottom.	27

5 June 1984. Marionettes.

CONSTANT VARIETIES
50 pf.		Field No.	Plate No.
I	White dot on puppet’s hat above the left eyebrow.	9	?
II	Small white dots on and between the second letter P and E in PUPPEN.	26	?
III	Small thickening on the fourth string.	30	?

5 June 1984. National Youth Festival, Berlin.

CONSTANT VARIETIES
20 pf.		Field number
I	The first bottom left window behind the girl indented at top.	24
II 2879I	Square below letter R in DDR missing.	?

3 July 1984. National Stamp Exhibition.

CONSTANT VARIETIES
20 pf.		Field No.	Plate No.
I	Thin blue line on woman’s dress below belt.	12	3
II	Colored spot below woman’s eye.	24 (14?)	4
III	Thin blue line on woman’s dress, below left hand.	15	4
IV	Gray dot on left frame, next to the letter A in Ausstellung.	19	4
V	Line between e and f in Briefmarken broken.	21	4
VI	Letter U in BRAUT and numeral 8 in 1984 broken at the bottom.	22	3
VII	Letter k in Briefmarken broken, second vertical wrinkle on woman’s dress broken.	23	4
VIII	Numeral 1 in 1984 broken.	34	3
IX	Numeral 8 in 1984 damaged.	39	3

21 August 1984. 35th anniversary of GDR.

CONSTANT VARIETIES
20 pf.			Field number
I		Black dot inside numeral 3 in 35.	29

COINCIDENTAL VARIETIES
10 pf.
1	Foreign object (?) on printing plate.

28 August 1984. Leipzig Autumn Fair.

CONSTANT VARIETIES
10 pf.		Field No.	Plate No.
I	White spot in the upper left corner of the second window in the second floor.	29	1
II	Small indentation in the center of the right frame.	31	1
III	White spot on blue balcony below the second window in the second floor.	49	1
IV	White dot on top of the drip edge of the first bottom left dormer.	13	?
V	White dot on the top letter M in the emblem.	37	?

11 September 1984. 35 Years of GDR.

CONSTANT VARIETIES
10 pf.		Field No.	Plate No.
I	Red dot outside design in the upper left corner.	13	1
II	Minuscule indentation in the crane in the upper left corner.	15	1
III	A crack in the second small building left from the chimney.	28	?
20 pf.		Field No.	Plate No.
I	Bottom left border slightly uneven.	5	?
II	Horizontal line below the main rotor blade broken.	22	?
III	White dot below the main rotor.	26	?

18 September 1984. Monuments.

CONSTANT VARIETIES
35 pf.			Field number
I		The first letter T in UNIVERSITÄT short at bottom.	18

4 October 1984. 35th anniversary of the GDR.

CONSTANT VARIETIES
10 pf.		Field number
I	Bottom horizontal line behind girl’s helmet.	7
25 pf.		Field number
I 2900I	A bulge on man’s collar.	?
35 pf.		Field number
I	Man with red eyes.	1

4 October 1984. Youth philatelic exhibition, Magdeburg.

CONSTANT VARIETIES
20 pf.			Field number
I		Letter M on top tab partially missing.	?

23 October 1984. Green Vault.

CONSTANT VARIETIES
35 pf.		Field No.	Plate No.
I	Colored dot in letter G of Gewölbe.	11	?
II	Black dot left from the letter h in Balthasar.	8	?
III	White dot on the far right side of the pedestal.	26	?
IV	Black dot left from numeral 3.	44	?

6 November 1984. Castles.

CONSTANT VARIETIES
10 pf., Burg Falkenstein		Field No.	Plate No.
I	Tree trunk above first letter N in FALKENSTEIN broken.	4	3
20 pf., Burg Kriebstein		Field No.	Plate No.
I	Colored dot above the roof of the castle, above letter T of KRIEBSTEIN.	11	2
II	Colored dot above the fourth conical spire.	34	2
35 pf., Burg Ranis		Field No.	Plate No.
I	Gray blue colored spot above tree tops to the right from the castle.	9	1
II	Gray blue circle on top of numeral 5 of denomination value.	13	1
III	Colored spot on the wall above letter U of BURG.	14	1
IV	Thin black line between numerals 3 and 5.	21	1
V	White dot on vertical stroke of the second letter D in DDR.	26	1
VI	Numeral 8 in 1984 damaged, looks like 3.	50	?
VII	A breach in the left wall of the central tower.	3	?

27 November 1984. Fairy tales: The Tale of the Dead Princess and the Seven Knights by Alexander Pushkin.

CONSTANT VARIETIES
5 pf.		Field number
I	The curve of numeral 5 indented.	–
10 pf.		Field number
I	White dot in the edge of the roof.	–
II	White dot on the underside of the roof.	–

UNLISTED VARIETIES
10 pf.
1	White dot on the roof, right from the chimney

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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