Soviet Occupation of Germany: Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
28 August 1945 – 1 March 1946. The first definitive issue.
| TYPES | |||||
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| 8 pfennig | |||||
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| Type I: Second vertical stroke of letter N in MECKLENBURG bent, numeral 8 broken in the middle. |
Type II: Numeral 8 broken in the middle, left outline of plow broken. |
Type III: Letters RN in VORPOMMERN short at the bottom. |
Type IV: Middle vertical stroke of letter F in PF shorter at end. |
Type Va: Hyphen between words MECKLENBURG and VORPOMMERN missing. |
Type Vb: Hyphen between words MECKLENBURG and VORPOMMERN minuscule. |
| CONSTANT VARIETIES | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 6 pfennig | Field number | ||
| I 8II 9II |
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Right tendril wider on top. | 2,3 |
| II 8VI 9VI |
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Almond-shaped deformation left from large numeral 6. | 11 |
| III 8XI 9XI |
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Big white spot over bottom inscription PFENNIG, covering letters E and N. | 47 |
| IV 8XXI 9XXI |
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Long vertical scratch over the whole design. | 71 |
| V 8XVIII 9XVIII |
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Letter F in PFENNIG in both top and bottom inscriptions prolonged. | 71 |
| VI 8IV 9IV |
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White spot right from 6, top left ornament below letter P in PFENNIG deformed. | 7 |
| VII 8V 9V |
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Letter I in the top inscription large. | 10 |
| VIII 8XII 9XII |
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White dot in the first letter N in the bottom inscription. | 51 |
| I 8XXXIII 9XXXIII |
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White dot below numeral 6. | 36 |
| 8 pfennig | Field number | ||
| I 11I 13I 14I 15I |
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Indentation at the elbow of farmer’s left arm. | 7 |
| II 11II 13II 14II 15II |
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Top frame broken above letters R and G of MECKLENBURG. | 8 |
| 12 pfennig | Field number | ||
| I |  Another example |
Indentation in bottom left corner of the design frame. | ? |
| II |  Another example |
Left side of the bottom horizontal line pointed. | ? |
| III 18II-I 19I |
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Top frame broken. | 6 |
| IV 16I 17I 18I |
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Frame below the third line from the left of the stack deformed. | 28 |
| V 18II-IV 19IV |
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Inner right frame missing at the point where it meets the roof. | 52 |
| VI 18II-XIX 19XIX |
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Colored spots above the top left corner, left frame deformed. | 53 |
| VII 18II-XXII 19XXII |
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White dot on the bottom horizontal line. | 75 |
| UNLISTED VARIETIES | ||
|---|---|---|
| 12 pfennig | ||
| 1 | The lowest horizontal line pointed on the right side. |  |
| 2 | Two indentations on the left side of the bottom horizontal line. |  |
| 3 | Letter f in Pf. broken at the bottom, colored spot between oval inner frame and the right triangular-shaped area. |  |
| 4 | Outer frame of the top left corner broken. |  |
| 5 | Bottom right corner of the design frame broken. |  |
| 6 | Big colored spot in the middle of the left frame. |  |
| 7 | Vertical line at the left end of the lowest horizontal line, pointing downwards. |  |
| 8 | Numeral 1 at the bottom connected to the frame. |  |
21 October 1945. Victims of Nazism.
| CONSTANT VARIETIES | |||
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| 6 + 14 pfennig, green (Rudolf Breitscheid) | Field number | ||
| I 20VII |
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Big white spot between the ear and the right shoulder. | ? |
| 8 + 22 pfennig, violet (Dr. Erich Klausener) | Field number | ||
| I 21XII |
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Numeral 2 in 21 split at the top. | 40 |
31 December 1945. Charity issue.
| CONSTANT VARIETIES | |||
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| 6 + 14 pfennig | Field number | ||
| I 26II |
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Top frame above numeral 6 broken. | 17 |
| 8 + 22 pfennig | Field number | ||
| I 27II |
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Scratch through the letter K in MECKLENBURG. | 90 |
| 12 + 28 pfennig | Field number | ||
| I 28XIII |
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White spots over MMERN and over denomination. | 64 |
8 – 31 December 1945. Land reform.
| TYPES | |||
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| Left leaf broken. | Additional horizontal line on farmer’s seedlip. | First letter O in VORPOMMERN partially missing. | First letter E in MECKLENBURG damaged. |
| Fields 31-40 | Fields 91-100 | Fields 21-30 | Fields 81-90 |
| CONSTANT VARIETIES | |||
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| 6 + 14 pfennig, green | Field number | ||
| I 23XIII |
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Inscription JUNKERLAND IN BAUERN HAND thick, letter B in BAUERN damaged at top. | 37 |
| II 23XIV |
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Spot above letter A in BAUERN. | 80 |
| III 23XV |
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White circle left from the first letter O in VORPOMMERN. | 83 |
| 8 + 22 pfennig, brown | Field number | ||
| I 24XII |
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Colored spot on top of letter N in MECKLENBURG. | 24 |
| II 24IX |
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Letter N in MECKLENBURG partially missing, letter J in JUNKERLAND deformed. | 85 |
| III 24VIII |
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Letter R in VORPOMMERN missing. | 96 |
| 12 + 28 pfennig, red | Field number | ||
| I 25VIII |
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Letter N in IN deformed. | 12 |
| II 25IX |
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Left frame and numeral 1 in denomination deformed. | 76 |
| III 25VII |
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White circle above the plus sign. | 95 |
17 January 1945 – 25 February 1946. The last definitive issue.
| TYPES | |||
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| 3 pfennig, brown | Field number | ||
| I 29IV |
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Vertical scratch above the last house. | 7th row in a pane: 7, 17, 27, 37, 47, 57, 67, 77, 87, 97 |
| CONSTANT VARIETIES | |||
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| 3 pfennig, brown | Field number | ||
| I |  |
Horizontal lines above the chimney of the first house broken. | 29 |
| 4 pfennig, blue | Field number | ||
| I |  |
Colored spots below the bottom frame. | ? |
| II 30I 31I |
  Another example |
Bottom right corner deformed (scope varies). | 20, 31 (all plates) |
| III 30V |
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Sloping scratch above deer’s head. | ? |
| IV 30XIII |
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Letters MM in VORPOMMERN heavily deformed. | 32 |
| V 30II 31II |
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Top left corner damaged. | 71 |
| VI 30III 31III |
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White spot on numeral 4. | 12 (plate B) |
| VII 30VII 31VII |
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Top right corner damaged, a long scratch above letters NB in MECKLENBURG. | 100 |
| 5 pfennig, green | Field number | ||
| I 32IX |
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Colored spots below the bottom frame. | 17, 68 (all plates) |
| II 32I |
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Top right corner damaged, spot at the bottom left of the second letter R in VORPOMMERN. | 10 (plate B) |
| III 32III |
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Bottom left frame partially missing. | 51 (all plates), 71 (plate A) |
| IV 32IV |
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Line of the top frame deformed. | 75-78 (all plates) |
| V 32VIII |
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Bottom left frame deformed, letter V in VORPOMMERN almost completely missing. | ? |
| 6 pfennig, purple | Field number | ||
| I 33IX |
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Colored spots below bottom frame (different kinds). | 7, 14, 23, 24, 27, 68, 74, 75, 79, 80, 96 |
| II 33II |
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A spot on the top frame above numeral 6. | 74 (all plates) |
| III 33IV |
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Big white spot left from numeral 6. | 19 (plate A) |
| IV 33V |
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Big white spot at the end of the handle of the scythes. | 45 (plate A) |
| V 33VIII |
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Colored spots above the top frame (different kinds). | 4-8, 15-19, 21-26, 28, 29, 31-35, 38, 45, 58, 76, 86, 87, 94, 95. |
| VI 33XVIII |
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Long thin scratch over the design. | 93 (plate B) |
| 8 pfennig, brown | Field number | ||
| I 35II |
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Letters E and C in MECKLENBURG damaged. | 92 (all plates) |
| II 35III |
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The first letter O in VORPOMMERN damaged at top. | 95 (all plates) |
| III 35VII |
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Colored spots below bottom frame. | 6, 47-50 (all plates). |
| 12 pfennig, red | Field number | ||
| I |  |
Left frame between the 3rd and the 4th horizontal lines above letter M of MECKLENBURG broken. | 91 |
| II 36I |
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Top left frame above 12 damaged. (The left stamp.) |
27, 87 (all plates) |
| III 36II |
Top right corner damaged. (The right stamp.) |
88 (all plates) | |
| COINCIDENTAL VARIETIES | ||
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| 1 | Print on the gummed side. |  |
Bibliography
- Michel Deutschland-Spezial 2005, Band 2: Ab Mai 1945 (Alliierte Besetzung bis BRD), Schwaneberger Verlag GmbH, ISBN 3-87858-145-9
