Varieties of postage stamps issued in Federal Republic of Germany between 1949 and 1969

7 September 1949. Opening of the first Federal Assembly in Bonn.

CONSTANT VARIETIES
10 pf.
I Letter E in DEUTSCHLAND horizontally broken.
Field №: 43 Pane: N/A
Other nomenclatures: Michel Mi.111II
Notes: in one part of circulation.
Value €: 45
II The first numeral 9 in 1949 broken on top.
Field №: 49 Pane: N/A
Other nomenclatures: Michel Mi.111V
Notes: –
Value €: 45
20 pf.
I Germany postage stamp plate flaw Colored spot on top of letter N in BUNDESREPUBLIK. Colored spot on top of letter N in BUNDESREPUBLIK.
Field №: 21 Pane: N/A
Other nomenclatures: Schantl 112 f 21
Notes: in one part of circulation.
Value €: 22,5
II Letter I in BUNDESREPUBLIK horizontally broken.
Field №: 42 Pane: N/A
Other nomenclatures: Michel Mi.112I
Notes: –
Value €: 18
III Colored spot on the pole.
Field №: 11 Pane: N/A
Other nomenclatures: Michel Mi.112III
Notes: in one part of circulation.
Value €: 15
VI White spot on top of the first triangular structure.
Field №: ? Pane: N/A
Other nomenclatures: Michel Mi.112V
Notes: –
Value €: 15

30 September 1949. Centenary of German postage stamps.

CONSTANT VARIETIES
10 + 2 pf.
I White spot on letter S in DEUTSCHE.
Field №: 9 Pane: N/A
Other nomenclatures: Michel Mi.113IV
Notes: in one part of circulation.
Value €: 15
20 pf.
I Thin line below letter P in POST.
Field №: 1, 3, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10 Pane: N/A
Other nomenclatures: Michel Mi.114II
Notes: in one part of circulation.
Value €: 60
II Thin line below letter P in POST, short vertical line on the right frame.
Field №: 10 Pane: N/A
Other nomenclatures: Michel Mi.114III
Notes: –
Value €: 11,25
30 pf.
I Zero in denomination number damaged.
Field №: 46 Pane: N/A
Other nomenclatures: Michel Mi.115I
Notes: in one part of circulation.
Value €: 15
II White dot left from numeral 6, in height of letters CH in SECHS.
Field №: 12 Pane: N/A
Other nomenclatures: Michel Mi.115III
Notes: in one part of circulation.
Value €: 16,5
III Brown spot on the left side of the letter A in FRANCO.
Field №: 1, 11 Pane: N/A
Other nomenclatures: Michel Mi.115V
Notes: in one part of circulation.
Value €: 7,5

9 October 1949. 75th anniversary of the UPU.

CONSTANT VARIETIES
30 pf.
I White line connecting zero with the right frame.
Field №: 17, 41, 46 Pane: N/A
Other nomenclatures: Michel Mi.116I
Notes: in one part of circulation.
Value €: 9
II Letter T in POST broken at top.
Field №: 25 Pane: N/A
Other nomenclatures: Michel Mi.116II
Notes: in one part of circulation.
Value €: 9
III Left sculpture at the top of the building partially missing.
Field №: 15 Pane: N/A
Other nomenclatures: Michel Mi.116III
Notes: in one part of circulation.
Value €: 9
IV Blue dot above the top frame, above letters D and E in DEUTSCHE.
Field №: 37 Pane: N/A
Other nomenclatures: Michel Mi.116IX
Notes: in one part of circulation.
Value €: 9
V Thin line (a scar) on face.
Field №: 31 Pane: N/A
Other nomenclatures: Michel Mi.116V
Notes: in one part of circulation.
Value €: 9
VI Large blue spot on forehead.
Field №: 44 Pane: N/A
Other nomenclatures: Michel Mi.116VI
Notes: in one part of circulation.
Value €: 9
VII Small dot on temple.
Field №: 9 Pane: N/A
Other nomenclatures: Michel Mi.116VII
Notes: in one part of circulation.
Value €: 9

30 August 1951. 700th anniversary of Marienkirche in Lübeck.

CONSTANT VARIETIES
10 + 5 pf.
I Small white dot on letter R in MARIENKIRCHE.
Field №: 4 Pane: N/A
Other nomenclatures: Michel Mi.139I
Notes: in one part of circulation.
Value €: 35
II Green dot on letter Ü in LÜBECK.
Field №: ? Pane: N/A
Other nomenclatures: Michel Mi.139II
Notes: in one part of circulation.
Value €: 15
20 + 5 pf.
I A crack at the top of the central stained glass.
Field №: 24 Pane: N/A
Other nomenclatures: Michel Mi.140I
Notes: in one part of circulation.
Value €: 35
II Short horizontal line at the top of the central stained glass, below letter M in MARIENKIRCHE.
Field №: 25 Pane: N/A
Other nomenclatures: Michel Mi.140II
Notes: in one part of circulation.
Value €: 27

14 September 1951. National Stamp Exhibition (Nationale Briefmarkenausstellung – NBA).

CONSTANT VARIETIES
20 + 3 pf.
I Two black lines at the bottom of the letter B.
Field №: 50 Pane: N/A
Other nomenclatures: Michel Mi.142I
Notes: in one part of circulation.
Value €: 18

15 April 1952. 500th birthday of Leonardo da Vinci.

TYPES
Germany Leonardo da Vinci Mona Lisa 1952 postage stamp types
Types II and I		 Type I (the first issue):

  • face blurred,
  • eyes, eyebrows, lips interwoven,
  • pale skin.

Type II (the second issue):

  • eyes clear and sharp,
  • upper and lower lip separated,
  • skin red brown.

1 October 1952 For welfare organizations.

TYPES
20 pf.
I, II Germany postage stamp Theodor Fliedner type
Types I and II		 Type I, rotary print:

  • image height: 29,25 mm.,
  • dotty background.

Type II, plate print:

  • image height: 29,75 mm.,
  • background clean.

25 October 1952. First Thurn und Taxis stamp centenary.

CONSTANT VARIETIES
10 pf.
I Thin line below bottom frame, below letters ES in BUNDESPOST.
Field №: 10 Pane: N/A
Other nomenclatures: Schantl 160 f10
Notes: in one part of circulation.
Value €: 6

29 July 1953. International stamp exhibition IFRABA

CONSTANT VARIETIES
20 + 3 pf.
I Germany 1953 IFRABA postage stamp plate flaw 172I field 37 Indentation in left frame.
Field №: 37 Pane: N/A
Other nomenclatures: Michel Mi.172I
Notes: in one part of circulation.
Value €: 19,5

31 January 1954 – 15 July 1961. Definitive issue. President Theodor Heuss.

TYPES
5 pf., 8 pf., 10 pf., 20 pf.
I, II Germany Theodor Heuss postage stamp types Type I (stamp booklets, February 1960):

  • Two dots on forehead.

Type II (stamp booklets, July 1960):

  • Three dots on forehead.

31 March 1955. German Lufthansa.

CONSTANT VARIETIES
5 pf.
I Lufthansa 1955 postage stamp plate flaw 205 f1 Thick black line right from the letter T in DEUTSCHE.
Field №: 1 Pane: N/A
Other nomenclatures: Schantl 205 f1
Notes: in one part of circulation.
Value €: 18
II Indentation in top frame above letters HA in LUFTHANSA.
Field №: 6 Pane: N/A
Other nomenclatures: Schantl 205 f6B
Notes: in one part of circulation.
Value €: 18
10 pf.
I Letter E in BUNDESPOST broken at bottom.
Field №: 42 Pane: N/A
Other nomenclatures: Michel Mi.206I
Notes: in one part of circulation.
Value €: 24
15 pf.
I Lufthansa Germany 1955 postage stamp plate flaw 207 f34 A lump on the right frame, next to the letters N and D in BUNDESPOST.
Field №: 34 Pane: N/A
Other nomenclatures: Schantl 207 f34
Notes: in one part of circulation.
Value €: 18
II Indentation in top left frame.
Field №: 1 Pane: N/A
Other nomenclatures: Michel Mi.207I
Notes: in one part of circulation.
Value €: 37,5
UNLISTED VARIETIES
10 pf.
1 Colored dot in letter D and short white line on letter O in BUNDESPOST. Germany stamp plate flaw Colored dot in letter D and short white line on letter O in BUNDESPOST.

2 January 1957. Integration of Saarland.

CONSTANT VARIETIES
10 pf., bluish green and brown
I Germany Saarland stamp plate flaw Horizontal stroke of numeral 7 in 1957 short Bund 249I Horizontal stroke of numeral 7 in 1957 short.
Field №: 46 Pane: N/A
Other nomenclatures: Michel Mi.249I
Notes: in one part of circulation.
Value €: 6
II Serif on letter U in JANUAR.
Field №: 4 Pane: N/A
Other nomenclatures: Michel Mi.249II
Notes: in one part of circulation.
Value €: 5,25

15 June 1957. 1000th anniversary of the founding of the Abbey and town of Aschaffenburg.

CONSTANT VARIETIES
20 pf., salmon and black
I Germany Aschaffenburg postage stamp plate flaw 255I Letter d in und short (una instead of und).
Field №: 29 Pane: N/A
Other nomenclatures: Michel Mi.255I
Notes: in one part of circulation.
Value €: 3,75
II Germany Aschaffenburg Abbey postage stamp plate flaw BUND 255II Brick outline at the top of the left column damaged.
Field №: 32 Pane: N/A
Other nomenclatures: Michel Mi.255II
Notes: in one part of circulation.
Value €: 3,75
III Germany Aschaffenburg stamp plate flaw BUND 255VI Colored dot on right tower next to second letter I in CIVIVM.
Field №: 40 Pane: N/A
Other nomenclatures: –
Notes: –
Value €: 3,75
IV Germany 1957 Aschaffenburg stamp plate flaw Letter N in ASCHAFFINBVRG broken on top BUND 255III Letter N in ASCHAFFINBVRG broken on top.
Field №: 41 Pane: N/A
Other nomenclatures: Michel Mi.255III
Notes: in one part of circulation.
Value €: 3,75
V Colored dot on bishop’s robe.
Field №: 20 Pane: N/A
Other nomenclatures: Michel Mi.255VII
Notes: in one part of circulation.
Value €: 3,75

24 June 1957. 500th anniversary of Freiburg University.

CONSTANT VARIETIES
10 pf.
I Broken black line in the book of the man with a red robe.
Field №: 15 Pane: N/A
Other nomenclatures: Michel Mi.256III
Notes: in one part of circulation.
Value €: 6,75

16 November 1957. 500th anniversary of the Wuerttemberg Assembly.

CONSTANT VARIETIES
10 pf., dark green and yellow green
I Germany 1957 Wuerttemberg Assembly stamp plate flaw Crown with crescent above the entrance. Crown with crescent above the entrance.
Field №: 17 Pane: N/A
Other nomenclatures: Schantl 279 f17
Notes: in one part of circulation.
Value €: 5,25
II A circular bump on the left side of the facade.
Field №: 31 Pane: N/A
Other nomenclatures: Michel Mi.279I
Notes: in one part of circulation.
Value €: 10,5

9 January 1958. 50th anniversary of the death of Wilhelm Busch.

CONSTANT VARIETIES
10 pf., light green and black
I Germany 1958 Wilhelm Busch Max Moritz stamp plate flaw BUND 281I Indentation on Moritz’s left foot.
Field №: 6 Pane: N/A
Other nomenclatures: Michel Mi.281I
Notes: in one part of circulation.
Value €: 6,75
II A tiny bump on Max’s hair.
Field №: multiple Pane: N/A
Other nomenclatures: Schantl 281 f2
Notes: in one part of circulation.
Value €: 1,2
IIi White spot below letter I in WILHELM.
Field №: 1 Pane: N/A
Other nomenclatures: Schantl 281 f1
Notes: in one part of circulation.
Value €: 3,75

3 July 1961. 75 years of motorized traffic.

CONSTANT VARIETIES
10 pf.
I First car Gottlieb Daimler 1961 postage stamp plate flaw 363 f19 A tiny indentation at the top of the drive wheel.
Field №: 19 Pane: N/A
Other nomenclatures: Schantl 363 f19
Notes: in one part of circulation.
Value €: 5,25

2 October 1961. Charity stamps: Grimm’s fairy tales.

CONSTANT VARIETIES
7 + 3 pf.
I Germany postage stamp plate flaw Green dot at the lower right corner of Gretel’s apron. Green dot at the lower right corner of Gretel’s apron.
Field №: 29 Pane: N/A
Other nomenclatures: –
Notes: –
Value €: 1,95
10 + 5 pf.
I Broken horizontal black line between roof tiles (below the second blue bird).
Field №: 41 Pane: N/A
Other nomenclatures: Michel Mi.370I
Notes: in one part of circulation.
Value €: 9,75
20 + 10 pf.
I Black line on girl’s head broken.
Field №: 10 Pane: N/A
Other nomenclatures: Michel Mi.371I
Notes: in one part of circulation.
Value €: 9,75
40 + 20 pf.
I Blue dot on the left eyebrow of the Sun.
Field №: 6 Pane: N/A
Other nomenclatures: Michel Mi.372I
Notes: in one part of circulation.
Value €: 12

15 February 1962. Europa CEPT, reprint of 1961 issue on fluorescent paper. Perforation comb 13¼:13.

CONSTANT VARIETIES
10 pf., olive green
I Germany postage stamp plate flaw Letter P in EUROPA short at the bottom BUND 367YI Letter P in EUROPA short at the bottom.
Field №: 44 Pane: N/A
Other nomenclatures: Michel Mi.367yI
Notes: in one part of circulation (only on paper y).
Value €: 3,75

10 May 1962. The 2000th anniversary of Mainz.

COINCIDENTAL VARIETIES
1 Left window white. Germany postage stamp Mainz 1962 white window

26 April 1963. Flora and philately exhibition, Hamburg.

CONSTANT VARIETIES
10 pf.
I Germany 1963 Flora and philately postage stamp plate flaw f35 A dot on the leaf, left from the letter t in Philatelie.
Field №: 35 Pane: N/A
Other nomenclatures: Schantl 392 f35
Notes: in one part of circulation.
Value €: 45
20 pf.
I Shading line on the lowest blue leaf indented.
Field №: 19 Pane: N/A
Other nomenclatures: Schantl 394 f19
Notes: in one part of circulation.
Value €: 4,5
II Thin black line after d in und.
Field №: 39 Pane: N/A
Other nomenclatures: Schantl 394 f39
Notes: in one part of circulation.
Value €: 4,5
III Indentation in shading line of top right leaf.
Field №: 48 Pane: N/A
Other nomenclatures: Schantl 394 f48
Notes: in one part of circulation.
Value €: 4,5

2 May 1963. 400 years of Heidelberg Catechism.

CONSTANT VARIETIES
20 pf.
I Ornament above er in Heidelberger broken.
Field №: 32 Pane: N/A
Other nomenclatures: Michel Mi. 396I
Notes: in one part of circulation.
Value €: 6,75
II Orange line above letter E in DEUTSCHE.
Field №: 1 Pane: N/A
Other nomenclatures: Schantl 396 f1
Notes: in one part of circulation.
Value €: 5,25
III Thin vertical black line above 6 in 1963.
Field №: 2 Pane: N/A
Other nomenclatures: Schantl 396 f2
Notes: in one part of circulation.
Value €: 5,25

23 September 1963. Fairy tales, scenes from the Grimm Brothers’ “The Wolf and the Seven Kids”.

CONSTANT VARIETIES
15 + 5 pf.
I Grimm Brothers The Wolf and the Seven Kids 1963 postage stamp plate flaw Indentation in left frame, left from the letters O and H in WOHLFAHRTSMARKE.
Field №: 5 Pane: N/A
Other nomenclatures: Schantl 409 f5
Notes: in one part of circulation.
Value €: 6

29 April 1964 – 23 October 1965. Capital cities of German federal states.

CONSTANT VARIETIES
20 pf., Wiesbaden (Hessen)
I Germany Wiesbaden postage stamp plate flaw: The first drop from the right partly missing BUND 420I The first drop from the right partly missing.
Field №: 3 Pane: N/A
Other nomenclatures: Michel Mi.420I
Notes: in one part of circulation.
Value €: 5,25
II Germany stamp plate flaw Two drops on the left side of the fountain damaged BUND 420II Two drops on the left side of the fountain damaged.
Field №: 4 Pane: N/A
Other nomenclatures: Michel Mi.420II
Notes: in one part of circulation.
Value €: 5,25
20 pf., town hall in Bonn.
I Indentation in top frame above letter D in DEUTSCHE.
Field №: 29 Pane: N/A
Other nomenclatures: Michel Mi.424II
Notes: in one part of circulation.
Value €: 5,25

14 August 1964. Science and technology.

CONSTANT VARIETIES
20 pf.
I Germany 1964 postage stamp Nikolaus Otto gas motor Thin red line on gear.
Field №: 47 Pane: N/A
Other nomenclatures: Schantl 442 f47
Notes: –
Value €: 5,25
COINCIDENTAL VARIETIES
20 pf.
1 Red color on gear. Germany 1964 postage stamp science technology Red color on gear.

14 September 1964. Europa CEPT.

CONSTANT VARIETIES
15 pf.
I Additional dot between petals on the left.
Field №: 41 Pane: N/A
Other nomenclatures: Schantl 445 f41
Notes: in one part of circulation.
Value €: 3

April – June 1965. International Transport Exhibition IVA.

CONSTANT VARIETIES
60 pf, multicolored
I Germany, postage stamp plate error: Violet line below the tail of the airplane BUND 473I Violet line below the tail of the airplane.
Field №: 34 Pane: N/A
Other nomenclatures: Michel Mi.473I
Notes: in one part of circulation.
Value €: 5,25

30 April 1965. May Day celebrations in Germany, 75th anniversary.

CONSTANT VARIETIES
15 pf.
I Letter D in DEUTSCHE broken at bottom.
Field №: 12 Pane: N/A
Other nomenclatures: Schantl 475 f12
Notes: in one part of circulation.
Value €: 3

28 July 1965. German Radio Exhibition, Stuttgart.

CONSTANT VARIETIES
20 pf.
I The fourth concentric circle broken on the left.
Field №: 11 Pane: N/A
Other nomenclatures: Schantl 481 f11
Notes: in one part of circulation.
Value €: 3,75

15 January 1966. Nathan Söderblom, 100th birth anniversary.

CONSTANT VARIETIES
20 pf.
I Germany 1966 Nathan Söderblom postage stamp plate flaw 504I f14 Thin vertical line on Söderblom’s forehead.
Field №: 14 Pane: N/A
Other nomenclatures: Michel Mi.504I
Notes: in one part of circulation.
Value €: 3
II Black spot on the jaw.
Field №: 17 Pane: N/A
Other nomenclatures: Michel Mi.
Notes: in one part of circulation.
Value €: 3
III White spot above zero
Field №: 8 Pane: N/A
Other nomenclatures: Michel Mi.504III
Notes: in one part of circulation.
Value €: 3

22 April 1966. For the benefit of young people.

CONSTANT VARIETIES
20 pf.
I A small dot on numeral 2.
Field №: 41 Pane: N/A
Other nomenclatures: Schantl 512 f41
Notes: in one part of circulation.
Value €: 5,25

13 July – 24 September 1966. FIP (Fédération Internationale de Philatélie) meeting, Munich.

CONSTANT VARIETIES
30 + 15 pf.
I The first chain part broken.
Field №: 43 Pane: N/A
Other nomenclatures: Schantl 516 f43
Notes: in one part of circulation.
Value €: 5,25
50 + 25 pf.
I Two vertical white lines on postman’s hat connected by a white dot.
Field №: 16 Pane: N/A
Other nomenclatures: Schantl 517 f16
Notes: in one part of circulation.
Value €: 3,75

24 September 1966. Europa CEPT.

CONSTANT VARIETIES
30 pf.
I Germany postage stamp plate flaw Indentation in bottom frame BUND 520I Indentation in bottom frame.
Field №: 49 Pane: N/A
Other nomenclatures: Michel Mi.520I
Notes: in one part of circulation.
Value €: 5,25

28 September 1966. Progress in science and technology.

CONSTANT VARIETIES
20 pf.
I Bottom serif on letter r in Jahre.
Field №: 40 Pane: N/A
Other nomenclatures: Schantl 521 f40
Notes: in one part of circulation.
Value €: 3

4 April 1967. For the benefit of young people.

CONSTANT VARIETIES
20 + 10 pf.
I Germany 1967 postage stamp animals Ermine Letter B in BUNDESPOST damaged in the middle.
Field №: 41 Pane: N/A
Other nomenclatures: Schantl 50 f41
Notes: in one part of circulation.
Value €: 3

3 June 1967. 450th anniversary of the death of Franz von Taxis.

CONSTANT VARIETIES
30 pf., deep orange and black.
I Germany postage stamp Franz von Taxis plate flaw BUND 535I Curved colored line above the top frame.
Field №: 7 Pane: N/A
Other nomenclatures: Michel Mi.535I
Notes: in one part of circulation.
Value €: 4,5

2 October 1967. Fairy tales: Grimm Brothers’ “Frau Holle”.

CONSTANT VARIETIES
10 + 5 pf.
I Additional grass stem right from Frau Hole’s left foot.
Field №: 25 Pane: N/A
Other nomenclatures: Schantl 538 f25
Notes: in one part of circulation.
Value €: 2,7

17 November 1967. Adveniat aid movement.

CONSTANT VARIETIES
30 pf.
I Germany 1967 Adveniat postage stamp plate flaw Horizontal line on letter T in ADVENIAT short at right.
Field №: 9 Pane: N/A
Other nomenclatures: Schantl 545 f9
Notes: in one part of circulation.
Value €: 3

8 March 1968. Traditions and progress of the crafts.

CONSTANT VARIETIES
30 pf.
I Black dot on top of letter D in DEUTSCHE.
Field №: 29 Pane: N/A
Other nomenclatures: Schantl 553 f29A
Notes: in one part of circulation.
Value €: 3
II Additional black dot on the pretzel.
Field №: 49 Pane: N/A
Other nomenclatures: Michel Mi.533I
Notes: in one part of circulation.
Value €: 3
III Letter O in TRADITION connected to pink area.
Field №: 6 Pane: N/A
Other nomenclatures: Michel Mi.533III
Notes: in one part of circulation.
Value €: 3

23 May 1969. 20th anniversary of founding of the Federal Republic of Germany and 50th anniversary of founding the Weimar Republic.

CONSTANT VARIETIES
30 pf.
I Lower part of letter a in Weimarer thick.
Field №: 24 Pane: N/A
Other nomenclatures: Schantl 585 f24
Notes: in one part of circulation.
Value €: 1,95
UNLISTED VARIETIES
1 Double impression of gold color? Germany 1969 postage stamp double impression

 

References

Bibliography

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  2. Schätze in der Briefmarken-Sammlung: Plattenfehler der BRD von 1949 bis heute, Thomas Schantl Verlag GmbH & Co. KG, Konstanz.