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

UNLISTED VARIETIES
10 pf.
1	Red spot between the left and the central tower.
2	Red spot between the left and the central tower (larger spot).

23 November 1982. Toys.

CONSTANT VARIETIES
20 pf.			Field number
I		Dark dot in the upper curve of letter S in SCHUHMACHER.	–

 

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