Varieties of commemorative issues of postage stamps issued in Democratic Republic of Germany between 1976 and 1980

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27 January 1976. Silbermann Organs.

CONSTANT VARIETIES
10 pf. Field number
I GDR postage stamp Gottfried Silbermann organ DDR 2111 Letter R in Rötha broken on top. 31
35 pf. Field number
I GDR postage stamp Gottfried Silbermann organ DDR 2113 Small indentation in center left of the numeral 3. 36
50 pf. Field number
I
2114I		 GDR postage stamp Gottfried Silbermann organ DDR 2114I Outline of the top left panel of the right door partially missing. ?
II Vertical line right from the left door broken. 36
UNLISTED VARIETIES
10 pf.
1 White dot at the top left of the left central frame of the organ.
50 pf.
2 Vertical line on right door broken on top.

22 April 1976. Inauguration of Palace of the Republic.

CONSTANT VARIETIES
10 pf. Field number
I GDR 1976 postage stamp Palace of the Republic DDR 2121 Zero in denomination deformed at top. 21

11 May 1976. 9th Congress of SED.

CONSTANT VARIETIES
20 pf. Field number
I GDR 1976 postage stamp SED Farteitag DDR 2124 Letter P in PARTEITAG broken, looks like F (FARTEITAG). 13
II White dot below denomination. 11

18 May 1976. 21st Olympic Games, Montreal.

CONSTANT VARIETIES
10 + 5 pf. Field number
I GDR 1976 postage stamp Olympic games Montreal DDR 2127 Letters LL in SCHWIMMHALLE broken. 22
25 pf. Field number
I Bottom outline of the top left window broken. 16

25 May 1976. Parliamentary Meeting of the Free German Youth Organization.

CONSTANT VARIETIES
20 pf. Field number
I GDR 1976 postage stamp Free German Youth Organization DDR 2134 Big blue dot on man’s nose. 13
II Yellow horizontal line on the right with two indentations. 15
III Top left corner rounded. 28

22 June 1976. Small sculptures in State Museum, Berlin.

CONSTANT VARIETIES
35 pf. Field number
I GDR 1976 postage stamp Walter Howard Hermann Duncker DDR 2144 Small indentation in left frame, in height of the letter N in MUSEEN. 6

5 August 1976. German Youth Philatelic Exhibition, Gera.

CONSTANT VARIETIES
10 + 5 pf. Field number
I

2153I

 GDR 1976 postage stamp Philatelic Exhibition Gera DDR 2153I Brown triangle on the building right from the church. ?
II

2153II

 GDR 1976 postage stamp Philatelic Exhibition Gera DDR 2153II Short thin horizontal line between letters r and i in Briefmarken. ?
20 pf. Field number
I

2154I

 GDR 1976 postage stamp Philatelic Exhibition Gera DDR 2154I Bottom row of windows on the third skyscraper from the left, deformed. 33

21 September 1976. Bridges.

CONSTANT VARIETIES
10 pf. Field number
I GDR 1976 postage stamp bridge over Templin lake DDR 2163 White dot on the horizontal stroke of letter R in DDR, at bottom. 25

23 November 1976. Archaeological finds in GDR.

CONSTANT VARIETIES
20 pf. Field number
I

2183I

 GDR 1976 postage stamp archaeology Kultwagen DDR 2183I Big rose spot on the inner side of the bowl, below numeral 2. ?
UNLISTED VARIETIES
20 pf.
1 Horizontal stroke of letter A in ARCHÄOLOGISCHE damaged.
2 Additional dot on the top inner glow of the bowl.

8 March 1977. Leipzig Spring Fair.

CONSTANT VARIETIES
25 pf. Field number
I GDR 1977 postage stamp Leipzig Spring Fair DDR 2209 Numeral 2 in denomination indented on top. ?

22 March 1977. Sorbian costumes.

CONSTANT VARIETIES
25 pf. Field number
I GDR 1977 postage stamp Sorbian costumes Klitten-Kletna DDR 2212I Right outline of the right ribbon on woman’s dress missing. ?

19 April 1977.  International Peace Bicycling Race.

CONSTANT VARIETIES
20 pf. Field number
I GDR 1977 postage stamp Peace bicycle race DDR 2217 Dot inside the front wheel of the left cyclist. ?

16 August 1977. SOZPHILEX ’77 Philatelic Exhibition, Berlin.

UNLISTED VARIETIES
10 pf.
1 Big circle on left leg. GDR 1977 postage stamp SOZPHILEX DDR 2247
25 pf.
2 The bottom stroke of letter E in SOZPHILEX thick. (Top tab).
2 Horizontal stroke of numeral 2 thin. GDR 1977 postage stamp socialist visual art DDR 2248

13 September 1977. Transportation Museum, Dresden.

CONSTANT VARIETIES
10 pf. Field number
I GDR 1977 postage stamp Transportation Museum Dresden DDR 2255 Yellow spot in shading below the left front window. 26

8 November 1977. 20th Central Young Craftsmen’s Exhibition.

CONSTANT VARIETIES
10 pf. Field number
I GDR 1977 postage stamp craft exhibition DDR 2268 The second numeral 7 in 1977 narrow. 25

15 November 1977. Hunting.

CONSTANT VARIETIES
15 pf. Field number
I GDR 1977 postage stamp deer DDR 2271 Dark blue dot at the top of the left frame. 31
II Dark blue dot in the ceter of the third tree trunk. 41
15 pf. Field number
I

2274I

 Brown curved line right from tractor’s exhaust. 43

22 November 1977. Fairy tales: Six Men Around the World.

CONSTANT VARIETIES
25 pf. Field number
I

2284I

 GDR 1977 postage stamp fairy tale DDR 2284I Blue dot on the left man’s shirt. ?
UNLISTED VARIETIES
35 pf.
1 Blue dot on the first spike of girl’s crown.

10 January 1978. Medicinal Plants.

CONSTANT VARIETIES
25 pf. Field number
I GDR 1978 postage stamp medicinal plant Tussilago farfara DDR 2290 Indentation at the bottom of the horizontal stroke of numeral 2. 3
II

2290I

 Top left corner damaged. ?

24 January 1978. Half-timbered buildings.

CONSTANT VARIETIES
40 pf. Field number
I GDR 1978 postage stamp Fachwerk building DDR 2298 Indentation in top black line above the first roof window. 5

9 February 1978. Past and present mail transport.

CONSTANT VARIETIES
25 pf. Field number
I

2301I

 GDR 1978 postage stamp postal railway coach DDR 2301I Black dot between letters T and S in DEUTSCHE. ?

21 March 1978. Intercosmos program.

CONSTANT VARIETIES
35 pf. Field number
I GDR 1978 postage stamp Intercosmos plate flaw DDR 2312 White spot on the bottom frame of the third solar panel. 6
II

2312II

 A glow at the back of the satellite. 21
III Big blue spot in the sky, above letters S and P in INTERKOSMOSPROGRAMM. 23
IV

2312I

 White spot on the top left corner of the lower solar panel. 4 (plate 2)
I

2312III

 Big blue spot left from the second solar panel from the top. 13
I

2312IV

 White spot on the top element of the spectrometer. ?

23 May 1978. Centenary of Leipzig ZOO.

CONSTANT VARIETIES
35 pf. Field number
I GDR 1978 postage stamp Leipzig ZOO tiger plate flaw DDR 2324 Letter U in REPUBLIK thin at the bottom. 3
II The first zero in 100 JAHRE damaged on the left. 23

20 June 1978. African arts in GDR museums.

CONSTANT VARIETIES
25 pf. Field number
I GDR 1978 postage stamp Egyptian artifacts plate flaw DDR 2333 Letter Y in ÄGYPTISCHES partially missing. 14
II

2333I

 Letter N in BERLIN partially missing. ?

18 July 1978. Youth Philatelic Exhibition, Cottbus.

CONSTANT VARIETIES
20 pf. Field number
I

2344I

 GDR 1978 postage stamp philatelic exhibition Cottbus plate flaw DDR 2344I Bottom left outline of the fountain missing. ?
II

2344II

 GDR 1978 postage stamp philatelic exhibition Cottbus plate flaw DDR 2344II Indentation in numeral 2 in denomination value. ?

25 July 1978. World Youth Festival, Hvana.

CONSTANT VARIETIES
20 pf. Field number
I
2345I		 GDR 1978 postage stamp Youth festival Havana plate flaw DDR 2345I The third and the fourth top floors of the right skyscraper joined by a spot. ?

29 August 1978. Leipzig Autumn Fair.

CONSTANT VARIETIES
10 pf. Field number
I GDR 1978 postage stamp Multicar plate flaw DDR 2353 Colored spot on the side frame assembly of the hopper. 38

19 September 1978. 25th anniversary of Workers’ military units.

CONSTANT VARIETIES
20 pf. Field number
I

2357I

 GDR 1978 postage Military plate flaw DDR 2357I Indentation in the second horizontal line on the silo. ?

21 September 1978. Joint USSR-GDR mission in space.

CONSTANT VARIETIES
10 pf. Field number
I GDR 1978 postage stamp Albert Einstein plate flaw DDR 2360 Letter S in GEMEINSAMER slightly damaged on the left. 8
II Colored dot on letter S in GEMEINSAMER. 23

26 September 1978. Circus in GDR.

CONSTANT VARIETIES
10 pf. Field number Plate No.
I GDR 1983 World Communications Year postage stamp plate flaw Cross left from letter IN with 6 instead of 5 dots. Cross left from letter IN with 6 instead of 5 dots. 12 1
Panes
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21 November 1978. Hunting guns from Suhl.

CONSTANT VARIETIES
35 pf. Field number
I

2380I

 GDR 1978 postage stamp hunting gun Suhl plate flaw DDR 2380 Outline below the shotgun mechanism broken. ?
Panes

21 November 1978. Fairy tales: Rapunzel.

CONSTANT VARIETIES
20 pf. Field number
I

2384II

 GDR 1978 postage stamp fairy tale Rapunzel plate flaw DDR 2384II Outline of the right hand index finger broken. ?

6 February 1979. German postal telephone and telegraph service.

CONSTANT VARIETIES
20 pf. Field number
I Zero in denomination indented at bottom. 16
II Blue spot on the wrinkle of right woman’s dress. 23
III White area behind the left woman’s head. 25
IV

2400I

 GDR 1979 postage stamp telephone telegraph plate flaw DDR 2400I Grey spot on the index finger of the right woman, left from the pencil. ?
35 pf. Field number
I Missing hair on woman’s head. 2
UNLISTED VARIETIES
20 pf.
1 White scratch on top of numeral 2.

20 March 1979. World Shipping Day.

CONSTANT VARIETIES
20 pf. Field number
I Indentation in the lower left leaf in the emblem. 1
II Missing window. 6
III

2405I

 GDR 1979 postage stamp World Shipping Day plate flaw DDR 2405I White spot on the anchor. ?
IV

2405II

 GDR 1979 postage stamp container ship plate flaw DDR 2405II Middle and bottom horizontal lines on the third container missing. ?

17 April 1979. Rail vehicles. Printed in sheets of 30 (6X5).

CONSTANT VARIETIES
5 pf. Field number
I Gray spot left from train driver’s head. 27
II Black line below the second left headlight broken. 30
III

2414I

 GDR postage stamp error, rail vehicles, brake pad Brake pad. 29
10 pf. Field number
I Small indentation in bottom frame, below letters g and e in Schienenfahrzeuge. 6
I

2415I

 GDR 1979 postage stamp railway plate flaw DDR 2415I White spot on letter B in SELBSTENTLADEWAGEN. ?
20 pf. Field number
I Sloping thin black line on the white line, above the second wheel. 20
35 pf. Field number
I Indentation in blue area below the left headlight of the blue car. ?
II Two indentations in blue area below the grill of the blue car. ?
I

2417III

 GDR 1979 postage stamp railway car transport plate flaw DDR 2417III White spot at the top of the left buffer. ?
I
2417II		 GDR postage stamp plate error rail vehicles Dot above letter “r” in “Schienenfahrzeuge”. 17

8 May 1979. Indian miniatures.

CONSTANT VARIETIES
35 pf. Field number
I Outline of the left leg below the foot broken. 1
II

2419I

 GDR 1979 postage stamp Indian miniature Mahavira plate flaw DDR 2419I Letter I in BERLIN broken. ?
50 pf. Field number
I Black spot on the muzzle of the smaller antelope. 28
II Colored circle in the field, next to the left frame. 98
III

2420I

 GDR 1979 postage stamp Indian art Todi Ragini plate flaw DDR 2420I Horizontal stroke of the first letter A in STAATLICHE missing. ?
IV

2420II

 The first letter T in STAATLICHE short at the bottom. 5 (plate 1)

22 May 1979. International Year of the Child.

CONSTANT VARIETIES
10 pf. Field number
I White area on the corner of the book. 38
20 pf. Field number
II

2423I

 GDR 1979 postage stamp child day plate flaw DDR 2423I Broken outline at the back of doctor’s head. ?

22 May 1979. National Youth Festival, Berlin.

CONSTANT VARIETIES
20 pf. Field number
I GDR 1979 postage stamp Youth Festival plate flaw DDR 2427 Yellow badge on man’s sleeve outlined in blue. 9
II Letter t in Vaterland broken (middle field). 26
III Inscription Demokratische Republik much thicker (middle field). 32
IV Three dots in the middle field. 56

17 July 1979. Dahlias.

CONSTANT VARIETIES
10 pf. Field number
I GDR 1979 postage stamp Flower Dahlia Rubens plate flaw DDR 2435 Flower outline left from letter e in Rubens broken. 19
II

2435I

 Numeral 1 in 1979 short at bottom. 30
25 pf. Field number
I GDR 1979 postage stamp Dahlia Corinna plate flaw DDR 2437 Line on the lower right flower leaf broken. 5
10 pf. Field number
I GDR 1979 postage stamp Dahlia Enzet Carola plate flaw DDR 2439 Small indentation at the top of letter D in DDR. 30

21 August 1979. Musical instruments.

CONSTANT VARIETIES
20 pf. Field number
I Small indentation in letter a in italienisch. 1
II Loop on letter h i italienisch open at top, numeral 2 in 1592 narrow. 3
III Brown spot above letter u in Musikinstrumenten. 19
IV Small indentation in letter i in Leipzig. 21
V

2445I

 GDR 1979 postage stamp Italian music instrument plate flaw DDR 2445I Letter e in Leipzig broken. ?

28 August 1979. Memorial to World War II victims.

CONSTANT VARIETIES
35 pf. Field number
I GDR 1979 postage stamp WWII victims Dora plate flaw DDR 2451 Letter D in DORA open at top left. 2

28 August 1979. Leipzig Autumn Fair.

CONSTANT VARIETIES
10 pf. Field number
I GDR 1979 postage stamp teddy bear plate flaw DDR 2452 Vertical stroke of letter B in REPUBLIK indented. 2
II The bottom horizontal stroke of the first letter E in DEUTSCHE deformed. 47
III Additional white dot on teddy bear’s right ear. 49
25 pf. Field number
I GDR 1979 postage stamp Blumenberg plate flaw DDR 2453 Left frame next to denomination value indented. 23
II Outline of the first pillar broken. 45

2 October 1979. 30th anniversary of GDR.

CONSTANT VARIETIES
5 pf. Field number
I Shading line of the second floor balcony wavy. 7
15 pf. Field number
I Small interruption in the outline of the helmet. 3
II Dot on the chinstrap of the helmet. 18
III

2460I

 GDR 1979 postage stamp military plate flaw DDR 2460I Top outline of the hammer in the national emblem of the GDR missing. ?

6 November 1979. Meissen porcelain.

CONSTANT VARIETIES
5 pf. Field number
I

2464I

 GDR 1979 postage stamp Meissen porcelain plate flaw DDR 2464I Dark blue dot below woman’s left elbow. 1
20 pf. Field number
I

2467I

 GDR 1979 postage stamp Meissen porcelain plate flaw DDR 2467I White dot on the outline of the bottom leaf. ?
25 pf. Field number
I

2468II

 GDR 1979 postage stamp Meissen porcelain plate flaw DDR 2468II Thin sloping line on the branch. 9
II Tiny indentation in the center of the letter M in Meissener. 3
35 pf. Field number
I

2469I

 GDR 1979 postage stamp Meissen porcelain plate flaw DDR 2469I Grey spot below letter z in Porzellan. ?
50 pf. Field number
I Dot on the right side of woman’s dress, below the basket. 13
70 pf. Field number
I

2471I

 GDR 1979 postage stamp Meissen porcelain plate flaw DDR 2471I Indentation at the bottom of letter e in Porzellan. ?
II

2471II

 GDR 1979 postage stamp Meissen porcelain plate flaw DDR 2471II White spot on the neck of the bottle. ?
Panes

20 November 1979. Historic dolls.

CONSTANT VARIETIES
10 pf. Field number
I

2472I

 GDR 1979 postage stamp toy doll plate flaw DDR 2472I Red dots below letter R in DDR. –
15 pf. Field number
I

2473I

 GDR 1979 postage stamp toy doll plate flaw DDR 2473I Black scratches on figurine’s chest. –
20 pf. Field number
I

2474III

 GDR 1979 postage stamp toy doll plate flaw DDR 2474III Vertical stroke of the first letter D in DDR indented, dot above letter R in DDR. –
I

2474IV

 GDR 1979 postage stamp toy doll plate flaw DDR 2474IV Numeral 7 in 1780 broken in the middle. –
35 pf. Field number
I

2475I

 GDR 1979 postage stamp toy doll plate flaw DDR 2475I Two blue dots on the first letter p in puppe. –

29 January 1980. Baroque gardens. Printed in sheets of 25 (5X5).

UNLISTED VARIETIES
20 pf.
1 Frame above denomination broken. GDR postage stamp error: baroque gardens Weimar, Belvedere Orangerie broken frame

5 February 1980. Message transmissions of the German Post.

CONSTANT VARIETIES
20 pf. Field number
I GDR 1980 postage stamp television tower plate flaw DDR 2491I White spot on the fourth top window. 6

22 April 1980. Summer Olympic games, Moscow.

CONSTANT VARIETIES
10 pf. Field number
I GDR 1980 postage stamp Olympic games Moscow plate flaw DDR 2503 Indentation at the bottom of the right thigh. 1

27. May 1980. Bauhaus buildings.

CONSTANT VARIETIES
15 pf. Field number
I

2501I

 GDR 1980 postage stamp Bauhaus building plate flaw DDR 2501I Top part of the first numeral 2 in 1922 missing. ?

10 June 1980. 25th anniversary of Interflug.

CONSTANT VARIETIES
35 pf. Field number
I

2518I

 GDR 1980 postage stamp Interflug plate flaw DDR 2518I Black dot on letter R in DDR. ?
II ?
III Blue dot at the bottom right of the leaf, dot on the back window of a plane. ?
Panes

8 July 1980. Summer Olympic games, Moscow.

CONSTANT VARIETIES
1 m. Field number
I GDR 1980 souvenir sheet Olympic games Moscow DDR 2531 Light blue dot on the wave near the left frame. ?

22 July 1980. German Youth Philatelic Exhibition, Suhl.

CONSTANT VARIETIES
10 + 5 pf. Field number
I

2532II

 GDR 1980 philatelic exhibition stamp plate flaw DDR 2532II Path in bottom left prolonged. ?
II

2532IV

 GDR 1980 philatelic exhibition stamp plate flaw DDR 2532IV Dot left from the tower. ?
III

2532V

 GDR 1980 philatelic exhibition stamp plate flaw DDR 2532V Dot left from the cross. ?
10 + 5 pf. Field number
I

2533I

 GDR 1980 philatelic exhibition stamp plate flaw DDR 2533I Black spot between the tower of the first building and the left elbow of the statue. 18 (plates 1, 2, 3, 4)

12 August 1980. Karl Zeiss Foundation, Optical Museum.

CONSTANT VARIETIES
70 pf. Field number
I

2537I

 GDR 1980 Karl Zeiss microscope plate flaw DDR 2537I Tiny indentation at top left of the letter R in DDR. ?
Panes

26 August 1980. Leipzig Autumn Fair.

CONSTANT VARIETIES
10 pf. Field number
I GDR 1980 Leipzig fair stamp plate flaw DDR 2539 Top horizontal line on the left side of the building broken. ?

23 September 1980. 400th birthday anniversary of Frans Hals.

CONSTANT VARIETIES
1 m. Field number
I GDR 1980 Frans Hals souvenir sheet plate flaw DDR 2547 Numeral 4 in 400 open on top. ?
II Comma instead of a dot between 400 and Geburtstag. ?
COINCIDENTAL VARIETIES
20 pf.
1 Thick curved line on the gray field. GDR postage stamp error, white line

11 November 1980. Geophysical Exploration.

CONSTANT VARIETIES
25 pf. Field number
I

2558I

 GDR 1980 geophysical exploration stamp plate flaw DDR 2558I Sloping line on the top left side of the probe. ?

25 November 1980. Narrow-gauge railway.

CONSTANT VARIETIES
20 pf. Field number
I GDR 1980 train stamp plate flaw DDR 2563 Black spot below letters l and s in Schmalspurbahnen. ?
25 pf. Field number
I

2564I

 White dot on the top front gray area of the coach. ?
COINCIDENTAL VARIETIES
20 pf., 35 pf.
1 Double impression of black color.
25 pf.
1 White dot on the top front gray area of the coach (slightly different position as 2564I).

9 December 1980. Historic toys.

CONSTANT VARIETIES
25 pf. Field number
I

2568I

 GDR 1980 train toy stamp plate flaw DDR 2568I Black dot on the left side of the outer red border of the back wheel. –

References

Bibliography

  • Michel Deutschland-Spezial 2005, Band 2: Ab Mai 1945 (Alliierte Besetzung bis BRD), Schwaneberger Verlag GmbH, ISBN 3-87858-145-9

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