Varieties of postage stamps issued in Federal Republic of Germany between 1995 and 1999

12 January 1995. The city of Gera: 1000th anniversary. Issued in panes of 10 (5X2).

CONSTANT VARIETIES
80 pf., multicolored
I		Lantern above the entrance on the left with thick vertical line.
		Field №: 8	Pane: N/A
		Other nomenclatures: Michel Mi.1772I
		Notes: –
		Value €: 1,5

12 January 1995. German paintings of the 20th century. Issued in panes of 10 (5X2).

CONSTANT VARIETIES
100 pf., multicolored (Franz Radziwill)
I		Red star in the sky next to the tower to the left.
		Field №: 7	Pane: N/A
		Other nomenclatures: –
		Notes: –
		Value €: 1,95
200 pf., multicolored (Georg Schrimpf)
I		Cat with red whiskers.
		Field №: 8	Pane: N/A
		Other nomenclatures: Michel Mi.1775I
		Notes: in one part of circulation.
		Value €: 2,55

9 March 1995. General Convention on Climate, the first conference. Issued in panes of 10 (5X2).

CONSTANT VARIETIES
100 pf., multicolored
I		Tiny dot above letters H and E in DEUTCHE.
		Field №: ?	Pane: N/A
		Other nomenclatures: –
		Notes: –
		Value €: 1,5
II		Letter o in Klimarahmenkonvention damaged on the left side.
		Field №: 7	Pane: N/A
		Other nomenclatures: Schantl 1785 f7
		Notes: in one part of circulation.
		Value €: 1,5

6 April 1995. Free city of Regensburg, 750th anniversary. Issued in panes of 10 (5X2).

CONSTANT VARIETIES
80 pf., multicolored
I		Thin horizontal line on the burden of the man on the left.
		Field №: 1	Pane: N/A
		Other nomenclatures: –
		Notes: –
		Value €: 1,5
II		Vertical line above the burden of the man on the left.
		Field №: 9	Pane: N/A
		Other nomenclatures: –
		Notes: –
		Value €: 2,25
III		Dot next to the letter H in REICHSSTADT to the left.
		Field №: 10	Pane: N/A
		Other nomenclatures: –
		Notes: –
		Value €: 1,5

6 April 1995. Freedom of expression. Issued in panes of 10 (5X2).

CONSTANT VARIETIES
100 pf., multicolored
I		Thin white horizontal line on the lower part of the eye in height of letters E and I in FREIHEIT.
		Field №: 6	Pane: N/A
		Other nomenclatures: –
		Notes: –
		Value €: 1

5 May 1995. Centenary of Schiller Society. Issued in panes of 10 (5X2).

CONSTANT VARIETIES
100 pf., multicolored
I		Year mark 1995 below the frame blurred.
		Field №: 1	Pane: N/A
		Other nomenclatures: Michel Mi.1792I
		Notes: –
		Value €: 1,5

5 May 1995. Liberation of concentration camps, 50th anniversary.

CONSTANT VARIETIES
100 pf., multicolored
I		Tiny dot between letters R and N in KONZENTRATIONSLAGERN.
		Field №: –	Pane: N/A
		Other nomenclatures: –
		Notes: –
		Value €: 1,95

8 June 1995. For the children: dogs. Issued in panes of 10 (5X2).

CONSTANT VARIETIES
200 pf., multicolored
I		Small spot in the field above letters L and A in DEUTCHLAND.
		Field №: 10	Pane: N/A
		Other nomenclatures: –
		Notes: –
		Value €: 1,95

6 July 1995. 100th anniversary from birth of Carl Orff.

CONSTANT VARIETIES
100 pf., multicolored
I		Colored dot on right man’s boot.
		Field №: 10	Pane: N/A
		Other nomenclatures: Michel Mi.1806I
		Notes: –
		Value €: 2,55

11 January 1996. Friedrich von Bodelschwingh. Issued in panes of 10 (5X2).

CONSTANT VARIETIES
100 pf., multicolored
I		Colored spot on the upper lip.
		Field №: 9	Pane: N/A
		Other nomenclatures: Michel Mi.1835I
		Notes: in one part of circulation. Another example: dot also on the 4th stamp.
		Value €: 1,95

8 February 1996. Caritative issue with surtax for youth organizations.

CONSTANT VARIETIES
100 + 50 pf.
I		Black spot in last letter D in DEUTSCHLAND.
		Field №: 2	Pane: N/A
		Other nomenclatures: Michel Mi.1838I
		Notes: in one part of circulation.
		Value €: 1,95

7 March 1996. German paintings of the 20th century.

CONSTANT VARIETIES
100 pf., multicolored (Max Pechstein)
I		Thin curved line above numeral 1 in 1955.
		Field №: 8	Pane: N/A
		Other nomenclatures: Schantl 1483 f8
		Notes: –
		Value €: 1,95
II		Vertical wavy line parallel to the upper left corner, additional dots above girl’s derrière.
		Field №: 9	Pane: N/A
		Other nomenclatures: Schantl 1483 f9
		Notes: –
		Value €: 1,95

11 April 1996. German scenery.

CONSTANT VARIETIES
100 pf., multicolored (Holsteinische Schweiz)
I		Green spot above treetops.
		Field №: 10	Pane: N/A
		Other nomenclatures: Michel 1894I
		Notes: –
		Value €: 2,25
II		Horizontal line on the third pillar in the left tower.
		Field №: 2	Pane: N/A
		Other nomenclatures: Michel Mi.1849IV
		Notes: –
		Value €: 2,25

COINCIDENTAL VARIETIES
100 pf., multicolored (Holsteinische Schweiz)
1	Shifted perforation.

3 May 1996. EUROPA: Famous women.

CONSTANT VARIETIES
80 pf., multicolored (Paula Modersohn-Becker)
I		Red spot above the third flower.
		Field №: 8	Pane: N/A
		Other nomenclatures: Michel Mi.1854I
		Notes: –
		Value €: 1,95
100 pf., multicolored (Käthe Kollwitz)
I		Colored dot in the center of the head.
		Field №: 2	Pane: N/A
		Other nomenclatures: Schantl 1855 f2
		Notes: –
		Value €: 1,5

UNLISTED VARIETIES
100 pf.
1	Double impression of magenta phase or black phase.

3 May 1996. 1000th anniversary of Freising’s right to hold markets.

CONSTANT VARIETIES
100 pf.
I		Black dot on letter N in FREISING, left frame broken at top.
		Field №: 5	Pane: N/A
		Other nomenclatures: Schantl 1856 f5
		Notes: in one part of circulaton.
		Value €: 1,5

13 June 1996. 350th anniversary from birth of Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz.

CONSTANT VARIETIES
100 pf., multicolored
I		Small circle on the rightmost vertical line of the sketch.
		Field №: 2	Pane: N/A
		Other nomenclatures: Michel Mi.1865II
		Notes: –
		Value €: 1,5

12 September 1996. UNESCO world cultural heritage – Bamberg.

CONSTANT VARIETIES
100 pf., multicolored
I		Red spot on the church wall before the left window.
		Field №: 4	Pane: N/A
		Other nomenclatures: Michel Mi.1881I
		Notes: –
		Value €: 1,95
II		Thin red line between letters l and t in Altstadt.
		Field №: 2	Pane: N/A
		Other nomenclatures: Michel Mi.1881III
		Notes: in one part of circulation.
		Value €: 1,95

12 September 1996. Fight against drug abuse.

CONSTANT VARIETIES
100 pf.
I		Red wavy line below eye.
		Field №: 9	Pane: N/A
		Other nomenclatures: Michel Mi. 1882I
		Notes: –
		Value €: 1,95

16 January 1997. 200 anniversary of birth of Franz Schubert.

UNLISTED VARIETIES
100 pf.
1	Thin blue line between C and H in SCHUBERT.

16 January 1997. Traffic safety for children.

CONSTANT VARIETIES
100 pf.
I		Tiny dot in a white part of the wheel of the top right vehicle.
		Field №: 6	Pane: N/A
		Other nomenclatures: Schantl 1897 f6
		Notes: also on 10 pf denomination.
		Value €: 1
II		Line of the hood of the central red vehicle prolonged.
		Field №: 1	Pane: N/A
		Other nomenclatures: Schantl 1897 f1
		Notes: also on 10 pf. denomination.
		Value €: 1

6 March 1997. Post-war German architecture.

CONSTANT VARIETIES
Souvenir sheet
I		Curved line on top of the first building on the lower left side of the souvenir sheet.
		Field №: –	Pane: N/A
		Other nomenclatures: Michel Mi.Bl.37I
		Notes: –
		Value €: 3

10 March 1997. 1000th anniversary from founding of the city of Straubing.

CONSTANT VARIETIES
100 pf., multicolored
I		Rooftop lines on left and on the right side of the white tower thicker.
		Field №: 4	Pane: N/A
		Other nomenclatures: Michel Mi.1910I
		Notes: –
		Value €: 1,95

8 April 1997. 500 years of Idar-Oberstein gem and jewelry industry.

CONSTANT VARIETIES
300 pf.
I		Blue line in diamond.
		Field №: 7	Pane: N/A
		Other nomenclatures: Michel Mi.1911III
		Notes: in one part of circulation.
		Value €: 1,95

8 April 1997. UNESCO World Heritage: Augustusburg and Falkenlust Castles. Issued in panes of 10 (2X5).

CONSTANT VARIETIES
100 pf., multicolored
I		Roof of the top building damaged (different stages).
		Field №: 4	Pane: N/A
		Other nomenclatures: Michel Mi.1913I
		Notes: in one part of circulation.
		Value €: 1,95

5 May 1997. Europa CEPT.

CONSTANT VARIETIES
80 pf.
I		Black dot on the fish, right from the throne.
		Field №: 2	Pane: N/A
		Other nomenclatures: Michel Mi.1915III
		Notes: –
		Value €: 1,95

17 July 1997. For the children.

CONSTANT VARIETIES
100 pf.
I		Bottom line of the letter in the bottom right corner with black outline.
		Field №: –	Pane: N/A
		Other nomenclatures: Michel Mi.Bl40I
		Notes: –
		Value €: 1,5

28 August 1997. German paintings. Issued in panes of 10 (2X5)

CONSTANT VARIETIES
110 pf., multicolored (Bayerischer Wald)
I		Green dot between tops of three conifers to the left.
		Field №: ?	Pane: N/A
		Other nomenclatures: Michel Mi.1943I
		Notes: –
		Value €: 2,25

9 October 1997. Welfare: water mills and windmills. Issued in panes of 10 (5X2).

CONSTANT VARIETIES
110 + 50 pf., windmill
I		Brown dot below letter N in DEUTSHCHLAND.
		Field №: 2	Pane: N/A
		Other nomenclatures: Michel Mi.1950I
		Notes: in one part of circulation.
		Value €: 1,95
110 + 50 pf., water mill
I		Blue dot on the roof, above the trees on the left.
		Field №: 9	Pane: N/A
		Other nomenclatures: Michel Mi.1949I
		Notes: in one part of circulation.
		Value €: 1,95

9 October 1997. Traffic safety for children.

CONSTANT VARIETIES
10 pf.
I		Line of the hood of the central red vehicle prolonged.
		Field №: 1	Pane: link
		Other nomenclatures: Schantl 1954 f1
		Notes: also on the 100 pf. denomination.
		Value €: 1
II		Tiny dot in a white part of the wheel of the top right vehicle.
		Field №: 6	Pane: N/A
		Other nomenclatures: Schantl 1954 f6B
		Notes: also on 100 pf. denomination.
		Value €: 1

6 November 1997. Christmas. Issued in panes of 10 (5X2).

CONSTANT VARIETIES
100 + 50 pf., The three Wise Men
I		Red dot in front of the nose of the first Wise Man.
		Field №: 4	Pane: N/A
		Other nomenclatures: –
		Notes: in one part of circulation.
		Value €: 1,95
110 + 50 pf., Birth of Christ
I		Thin line on letter S in DEUTSCHLAND.
		Field №: 3	Pane: N/A
		Other nomenclatures: Michel Mi.1960I
		Notes: in one part of circulation.
		Value €: 1,95
II		Thin line in letter D in DEUTSCHLAND.
		Field №: 4	Pane: N/A
		Other nomenclatures: –
		Notes: in one part of circulation.
		Value €: 1,95

22 January 1998. The city of Nördlingen, 1100th anniversary. Issued in panes of 10 (5X2).

CONSTANT VARIETIES
110 pf., multicolored
I		White spot on the first tower from the right.
		Field №: 4	Pane: N/A
		Other nomenclatures: Michel Mi.1965I
		Notes: in one part of circulation.
		Value €: 2,25
II		Black dot at the bottom of the central tower.
		Field №: 4	Pane: N/A
		Other nomenclatures: Michel Mi.1965II
		Notes: in one part of circulation.
		Value €: 2,25
III		Two black dots on the left side of the front entrance gate.
		Field №: 3	Pane: N/A
		Other nomenclatures: Schantl 1965 f3A
		Notes: in one part of circulation.
		Value €: 2,25

COINCIDENTAL VARIETIES
110 pf., multicolored
1	Double impression of black color.

22 January 1998. UNESCO World Heritage: Cistercian Monastery Maulbronn. Issued in panes of 10 (5X2).

CONSTANT VARIETIES
100 pf., multicolored
I		Red spot in the lower part of the letter S in UNESCO.
		Field №: 4	Pane: N/A
		Other nomenclatures: Michel Mi.1966I
		Notes: in one part of circulation.
		Value €: 1,95

10 June 1998. Congress of German Catholics.

CONSTANT VARIETIES
110 pf.
I		Numeral 1 in 1998 damaged at bottom.
		Field №: 7	Pane: N/A
		Other nomenclatures: Michel Mi.1995I
		Notes: in one part of circulation.
		Value €: 1,5
II		Big scar on top right person’s head.
		Field №: 4	Pane: N/A
		Other nomenclatures: Schantl 1995 f4
		Notes: in one part of circulation.
		Value €: 1,5

20 August 1998. Cultural heritage.

CONSTANT VARIETIES
110 pf., multicolored
I		Black dot on the leaves on the low right side.
		Field №: 7	Pane: N/A
		Other nomenclatures: Michel Mi.2007I
		Notes: in one part of circulation.
		Value €: 1,95
UNLISTED VARIETIES
1		Magenta circle on the low right side.
		Field №: ?	Pane: N/A
		Other nomenclatures: –
		Notes: –
		Value €: 1,95

14 January 1999. 1100 years of Weimar, European City of Culture in 1999.

CONSTANT VARIETIES
100 pf.
I		Black dot at top left from Goethe’s head.
		Field №: ?	Pane: N/A
		Other nomenclatures: Michel Mi.2028III
		Notes: –
		Value €: 1,95

21 May 1991. 50th anniversary of the Federal Republic of Germany.

COINCIDENTAL VARIETIES
1	Double impression of black color.

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 BRD von 1949 bis heute, Thomas Schantl Verlag GmbH & Co. KG, Konstanz.

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