Germany, West Berlin: Varieties of Postage Stamps
3 September 1948. Provisional issue. Stamps of the general issue for Germany, overprinted in black overprint BERLIN in letterpress. Released in panes of 100 (10X10).
| CONSTANT VARIETIES | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Pfennig values | Field number | |||
| I |  |
24 pf 25 pf 30pf |
Letter L in BERLIN with an apostrophe. | 50 and 100 (partially) |
| II |  |
Top horizontal line of letter E longer. | 44, 94 (partially) | |
| 6 pf. – 24 pf., 40 pf. | Field number | |||
| IV |  |
Letter R broken. | 5 (partially) | |
| All Mark values | Field number | |||
| VII |  |
The right vertical stroke of letter N thinner at top. | 45 | |
8 April 1949. 75th Anniversary of Universal Postal Union (UPU).
| CONSTANT VARIETIES | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 DM | Field number | ||
| I 40I |
 |
Small indentation in the bottom horizontal line of the second letter E in DEUTSCHE. | 49 |
| II 40IV |
 |
Line at the base of the monument interrupted. | ? |
| 2 DM | Field number | ||
| I 41I |
 |
Small indentation above letter S in DEUTSCHE. | 2 |
| II 41II |
 |
Colored spot on the base of the monument, above the last letter E in DEUTSCHE. | ? |
29 July 1949. 200th Anniversary of Birth of Johann Wolfgang von Goethe.
| CONSTANT VARIETIES | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 pf. | Field number | ||
| I 61I |
 |
Colored spot right from the actor’s forearm. | ? |
| 30 pf. | Field number | ||
| I 63I |
 |
Colored spot above letter J in J.W.v. GOETHE. | ? |
1 August 1949. Definitive issue: Allied Control Council issues overprinted with new values in green color.
| CONSTANT VARIETIES | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 pf. on 24 pf. | Field number | ||
| I 65I |
 |
White line connecting the belt buckle to the trowel. | ? |
1 December 1949. For the victims of currency devaluation.
| CONSTANT VARIETIES | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 + 5 pf. | Field number | ||
| I 68II |
 |
Green spot on the wrist. | ? |
26 March 1952. 125th anniversary of the death of Ludwig van Beethoven.
| CONSTANT VARIETIES | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 30 pf. | Field number | ||
| I 87I |
 |
Numeral 2 in 26 broken. | ? |
9 August 1956. Charity issue: for the victims of flooding.
| CONSTANT VARIETIES | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 20 + 10 pf. | Field number | ||
| I 155I |
 |
The second vertical stroke of the letter N in BERLIN deformed at top. | 1 or 45 |
23 October 1957. Stamp day, BEPHILA postage stamp exhibition. Released in panes of 50 (10X5).
| CONSTANT VARIETIES | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 20 pf. | Field number | ||
| I |  |
Short line at the end of the whip. | 15 |
15 September 1960. Charity: holidays for children of Berlin. Released in panes of 50 (10X5).
| CONSTANT VARIETIES | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 + 5 pf. | Field number | ||
| I |  |
Letter K in KINDER damaged. | 18 |
| 20 + 10 pf. | Field number | ||
| I |  |
Red dot above the upper frame. | 1, plate 1 |
| II |  |
Dot above letter D in DEUTSCHE. | 8, plate 1 |
| III |  |
Hairline interrupted. | ? |
| VI 195II |
 |
Thin curved line on the mountain. | ? |
| 40 + 40 pf. | Field number | ||
| I |  |
Thin line and a dot on boy’s neck. | ? |
| II |  |
Dot on boy’s hair above the right ear. | 15 |
| III | |
Tiny dot on boy’s hair. | 26 |
3 October 1967. Charity issue: fairy tales by brothers Grimm. Released in panes of 50 (5X10).
| CONSTANT VARIETIES | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 + 5 pf. | Field number | ||
| I |  |
Dot below Frau Holle’s hand. | 4 (partially) |
| 30 + 15 pf. | Field number | ||
| I |  |
Notch in Frau Holle’s right arm. | 12 (partially) |
5 February 1970. For the children: Minnesingers. Released in panes of 50 (10X5).
| CONSTANT VARIETIES | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 pf. | Field number | ||
| I |  |
Letter N in BERLIN broken. | 17 (partially) |
18 January – 3 May 1971. Trains.
| CONSTANT VARIETIES | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 30 pf. | Field number | ||
| I 382I |
 |
Numeral 3759 instead of 3769 right from the first door. | ? |
26 October 1976. Centenary of the Material Testing Laboratory in Berlin.
| CONSTANT VARIETIES | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 30 pf. | Field number | ||
| I |  |
Orange spot on green area below numera 1 in 1871. | 47 |
| II 416I |
 |
Reddish spot in the circle, right from the letter L in MATERIALPRÜFUNG. | ? |
16 February 1977. Centenary of the death of Johann Philipp Eduard Gaertner.
| CONSTANT VARIETIES | ||
|---|---|---|
| 40 pf. | ||
| I 542DD |
 |
Double impression of color dark green. |
13 October 1988. 150th anniversary of Berlin-Potsdam railway. Released in panes of 50 (5X10).
| CONSTANT VARIETIES | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 pf. | Field number | ||
| I |  |
Tiny dot on the building to the right on horizontal lines below the first window from the right. | 8 (partially) |
| II |  |
Tiny dot on the tree top next to the brown building in the center. | 50 (partially) |
15 February 1990. Definitive issue: tourist attractions, Lion sculpture in Braunschweig. Released in panes of 100 (10X10).
| CONSTANT VARIETIES | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 pf. | Field number | ||
| I |  |
Tiny dot on top of the letter T in BUNDESPOST. | 12 |
| II |  |
Letter N in BERLIN bold. | 82 |
Bibliography
- Michel Deutschland-Spezial 2005, Band 2: Ab Mai 1945 (Alliierte Besetzung bis BRD), Schwaneberger Verlag GmbH, ISBN 3-87858-145-9
