Soviet Occupation Zone, Berlin and Brandenburg: Varieties of 6 pf. Stamp

TYPES
I	Indentation in letter g in Pfg.
	Field №: 5, 15, 25, 45, 55, 75 or 39, 70, 80, 93	Pane: A, B, C, D
	Other nomenclatures: Michel Mi.2 A XVII
	Notes: Another example
	Value €: 1

CONSTANT VARIETIES
6 pfg., purple
I	Left foot of letter A prolonged.
	Field №: 96	Pane: A, B, C, D
	Other nomenclatures: Michel Mi. 2 A VII
	Notes: –
	Value €: 1
II	Top frame of the second top window indented.
	Field №: 7	Pane: A, B, C, D
	Other nomenclatures: Michel Mi. 2VI
	Notes: –
	Value €: 1
III	Colored dot left from numeral 6, big colored spot behind bear’s neck.
	Field №: 12	Pane: DI
	Other nomenclatures: –
	Notes: –
	Value €: 1
IV	Colored dot left from numeral 6.
	Field №: 12	Pane: A, B, C, D
	Other nomenclatures: –
	Notes: –
	Value €: 1
V	Letter I in BERLIN cracked at top.
	Field №: 18	Pane: AI
	Other nomenclatures: –
	Notes: another example.
	Value €: 1
VI	Colored dot at the top numeral 6.
	Field №: 24	Pane: N/A
	Other nomenclatures: –
	Notes: –
	Value €: 1
VII	Additional finger (a thumb) on bear’s top paw.
	Field №: 41	Pane: C
	Other nomenclatures: Michel Mi. 2 A IV
	Notes: –
	Value €: 1,5
VIII	Small white dot on top of bear’s head.
	Field №: 45	Pane: BII
	Other nomenclatures: –
	Notes: –
	Value €: 1
IX	Several lines behind bear’s head short or broken.
	Field №: 47	Pane: BII
	Other nomenclatures: –
	Notes: –
	Value €: 1
X	Lines left from bear’s bottom paw damaged.
	Field №: 49	Pane: DI
	Other nomenclatures: –
	Notes: –
	Value €: 1
XI	White dot on bear’s underarm, above letter B in BERLIN.
	Field №: 55	Pane: A, B, C, D
	Other nomenclatures: –
	Notes: –
	Value €: 1
XII	Top right corner damaged.
	Field №: 58	Pane: BI
	Other nomenclatures: –
	Notes: –
	Value €: 1
XIII	Top right horizontal lines shorter.
	Field №: 80	Pane: A
	Other nomenclatures: –
	Notes: –
	Value €: 1
XIV	Colored dot at top of numeral 6.
	Field №: 80	Pane: B
	Other nomenclatures: –
	Notes: another example.
	Value €: 1
XV, XVI	White scratch over the design of 81st and 91st stamp.
	Field №: 81, 91	Pane: D
	Other nomenclatures: Michel Mi. 2 A VIII
	Notes: –
	Value €: 2
XV	Thin colored line on spade socket.
	Field №: 91	Pane: B
	Other nomenclatures: –
	Notes: –
	Value €: 1
XVI	White spot on top of numeral 6.
	Field №: 93	Pane: DII
	Other nomenclatures: –
	Notes: another example.
	Value €: 1
XVII	White line inside letter D in STADT.
	Field №: 64	Pane: D
	Other nomenclatures: –
	Notes: another example.
	Value €: 1
XVIII	Thin line near the right border, behind bear’s neck.
	Field №: 2	Pane: BII, BIII/1, BIII/2, C, DII, DIII
	Other nomenclatures: –
	Notes: –
	Value €: 1
XIX	Top claw on lower paw prolonged.
	Field №: 10	Pane: D
	Other nomenclatures: –
	Notes: –
	Value €: 1
XX	Letter R in BERLIN damaged on top.
	Field №: 13	Pane: D
	Other nomenclatures: –
	Notes: –
	Value €: 1
XXI	Horizontal line above letter S in STADT broken.
	Field №: 17	Pane: D
	Other nomenclatures: –
	Notes: –
	Value €: 1
XXII	White dot between horizontal line right from spade blade.
	Field №: 22	Pane: D
	Other nomenclatures: –
	Notes: –
	Value €: 1
XXIII	Colored smudge on horizontal lines above bear’s right ear.
	Field №: 26	Pane: D
	Other nomenclatures: –
	Notes: –
	Value €: 1
XXIV	White spot behind bear’s back on the 15th horizontal line from below.
	Field №: 32	Pane: D
	Other nomenclatures: –
	Notes: –
	Value €: 1
XXV	Indentation in spade fitting.
	Field №: ?	Pane: D
	Other nomenclatures: –
	Notes: –
	Value €: 1
XXVI	Indentation in spade blade at the second horizontal line above bear’s eye.
	Field №: 48	Pane: D
	Other nomenclatures: –
	Notes: –
	Value €: 1
XXVII	Small dot on numeral 6.
	Field №: 59	Pane: D
	Other nomenclatures: –
	Notes: –
	Value €: 1
XXVIII	Tiny indentation on the far left side of 7th horizontal line from the top.
	Field №: 70	Pane: D
	Other nomenclatures: –
	Notes: –
	Value €: 1
XXIX	Horizontal line below letter B in BERLIN broken.
	Field №: 71	Pane: D
	Other nomenclatures: –
	Notes: –
	Value €: 1
XXX	Colored dot on the right side of the spade fitting, horizontal line above ruins behind bear’s back broken.
	Field №: 85	Pane: D
	Other nomenclatures: –
	Notes: –
	Value €: 1
XXXI	Two white dots: one on bear’s neck, another on bear’s ear.
	Field №: 88	Pane: D
	Other nomenclatures: –
	Notes: –
	Value €: 1
XXXII	White dot in loop of letter R in BERLIN.
	Field №: 67	Pane: D
	Other nomenclatures: –
	Notes: –
	Value €: 1
XXXIII	Small white dot on spade fitting, small white dot on horizontal shading line inside top curve of numeral 6.
	Field №: 100	Pane: A
	Other nomenclatures: –
	Notes: –
	Value €: 1
XXXIV	Big white horizontal spot left from the numeral 6.
	Field №: 51	Pane: CIII/2
	Other nomenclatures: –
	Notes: –
	Value €: 1
XXXV	Tiny white dot above lower arm, white dot above 4th bottom window.
	Field №: 5	Pane: A, B, C, D
	Other nomenclatures: –
	Notes: –
	Value €: 1
XXXVI	Colored dot on letter E in BERLIN.
	Field №: 7	Pane: AI
	Other nomenclatures: –
	Notes: –
	Value €: 1
XXXVII	Colored dot on handle above lower paw.
	Field №: 17	Pane: BI
	Other nomenclatures: –
	Notes: –
	Value €: 1
XXXVIII	Colored dot at top of numeral 6.
	Field №: 30	Pane: N/A
	Other nomenclatures: –
	Notes: –
	Value €: 1
XXXIX	Thin line above second window on second floor.
	Field №: 33	Pane: A
	Other nomenclatures: –
	Notes: –
	Value €: 1
XL	Vertical stroke of letter P in Pfg broken.
	Field №: 33	Pane: BIII
	Other nomenclatures: –
	Notes: –
	Value €: 1
XLI	Top vertical shading line damaged in top right corner.
	Field №: 52	Pane: CIII
	Other nomenclatures: –
	Notes: –
	Value €: 1
XLII	Colored dot on letter A in STADT.
	Field №: 75	Pane: C
	Other nomenclatures: –
	Notes: –
	Value €: 1
XLIII	Two shading lines behind bear’s neck interrupted.
	Field №: 77	Pane: BII
	Other nomenclatures: –
	Notes: –
	Value €: 1
XLIV	White spot on 6th shading line from below, left from S in STADT.
	Field №: 94	Pane: CIII/2
	Other nomenclatures: –
	Notes: –
	Value €: 1
XLV	Colored line above left ruin.
	Field №: 1	Pane: CI
	Other nomenclatures: –
	Notes: –
	Value €: 1

UNLISTED VARIETIES
20	Scratch in the top right corner. (Field 59.)
21	Big white spot on bear’s cheek. (Field 60.)
22	Circle on bear’s chest. (Field 48)
23	Thin white line on bear’s chest. (Field 36)
24	White spot on bear’s elbow. (Field 26)

References

Bibliography

Die Berliner Bärenmarken, Arbeitsgruppe Bärenmarken in der Bundesarbeitsgemeinschaft Thüringen – SBZ/OPD-Ausgaben 1945/46 e.V.
Michel Deutschland-Spezial 2005, Band 2: Ab Mai 1945 (Alliierte Besetzung bis BRD), Schwaneberger Verlag GmbH, ISBN 3-87858-145-9