Varieties of commemorative issues of postage stamps issued in Democratic Republic of Germany between 1966 and 1970


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26 April 1966. Inauguration of WHO Headquarters in Geneva.

CONSTANT VARIETIES
20 pf. Field number
I

Mi.1178I

Germany DDR 1966 WHO Headquarters in Geneva Stamp flaw 1178I Letter n in Genf deformed, looks like h. ?

25 October 1966. National costumes (II).

CONSTANT VARIETIES
10 pf. Field number
I

1215I

Germany DDR 1966 national costume Altenburg stamp flaw 1178I Indentation at top of numeral 1. ?

29 November 1966. 900th anniversary of the Wartburg castle, Eisenach.

CONSTANT VARIETIES
10 + 5 pf. Field number
I Germany DDR 1966 Wartburg castle stamp flaw 1233 Top right window of the left oriel broken. 22
20 pf. Field number
I Germany DDR 1966 Wartburg castle stamp flaw 1234 Top of the roof of the oriel deformed. 16

8 December 1966. Fairy tales: The Table, the Ass and the Stick.

CONSTANT VARIETIES
10 pf. Field number
I

1237I

Germany GDR DDR fairy tale The Table, the Ass and the Stick stamp plate flaw 1237I Thin red horizontal line on rabbit’s paw. ?
25 pf. Field number
I

1239VI

Germany GDR DDR fairy tale The Table, the Ass and the Stick stamp plate flaw 1239I Black dot between man’s hand and chin, black dot between letters I and S in TISCHLEIN. ?
30 pf. Field number
I

1240I

Germany GDR DDR fairy tale The Table, the Ass and the Stick stamp plate flaw 1240I Hand strap of the baton torn. ?

15 February 1967. World Biathlon Championship, Altenberg.

CONSTANT VARIETIES
10 pf. Field number
I Germany GDR DDR biathlon stamp plate flaw 1251 White spot on bottom left part of the design. ?

22 March 1967. 7th congress of the SED.

CONSTANT VARIETIES
10 pf. Field number
I Germany GDR DDR SED Party communist stamp plate flaw 1258 Tiny bulge on inner white frame above letters D and E in DEMOKRATISCHE. 4
20 pf. Field number
I Tiny bulge on inner white frame above letters D and E in DEMOKRATISCHE. 4
II Tiny bulge on inner white frame in the bottom right corner. 10

18 July 1967. German playing cards.

CONSTANT VARIETIES
20 pf. Field number
I Germany GDR DDR playing card stamp plate flaw 1300 A tear in the Jack’s had ribbon. 3
II Outline of Jack’s hair interrupted. 15

6 October 1967. 50th anniversary of the Great October Socialist Revolution.

CONSTANT VARIETIES
5 pf. Field number
I Germany GDR DDR Great October Socialist Revolution stamp plate flaw 1312 Top wrinkle of the flag indented. 32
40 pf. (souvenir sheet) Field number
I Germany GDR DDR communist Lenin plate flaw 1316I Black dot in the triangle on Lenin’s throat. ?

27 November 1967. Fairy tales: King Drosselbart.

CONSTANT VARIETIES
5 pf. Field number
I Germany GDR DDR King Drosselbart stamp plate flaw 1323 Green spot inside letter Ö in KÖNIG. ?
20 pf. Field number
I

1326I

Germany GDR DDR King Drosselbart stamp plate flaw 1326I Thin blue lines on horse’s cannon. ?

6 December 1967. Erzgebirge handicrafts.

CONSTANT VARIETIES
10 pf. Field number
I Germany GDR DDR Erzgebirge nutcracker stamp plate flaw 1333 Indentation on top of the letter R in REPUBLIK. ?
20 pf. Field number
I Germany GDR DDR Erzgebirge figurine stamp plate flaw 1334 Indentation at top of the second letter R in ERZGEBIRGE. ?
II Germany GDR DDR Erzgebirge angel soldier stamp plate flaw 1334 Letter D in DEUTSCHE broken at bottom. ?
III Germany GDR DDR Erzgebirge handicrafts stamp plate flaw 1334 Letter U in DEUTSCHE broken. ?

6 June 1968. World angling championships, Gustrow.

CONSTANT VARIETIES
20 pf. Field number
I Germany GDR DDR fishing angling stamp plate flaw 1374 Right leg of letter R in WELTMEISTERSCHAFTEN short. 5

26 February 1969. Leipzig Spring Fair.

CONSTANT VARIETIES
10 pf. Field number
I Germany GDR DDR agriculture combine stamp plate flaw 1448 Indentation in top right frame. 12

18 March 1969. Fairy tales: Jorinde and Joringel.

CONSTANT VARIETIES
25 pf. Field number
I Germany GDR DDR fairy tale Jorinde Joringel stamp plate flaw 1454 Black dot on woman’s apron. ?

15 April 1965. Protected plants.

CONSTANT VARIETIES
30 pf. Field number
I Germany GDR DDR flower Dactylorchis Latifolia Knabenkraut stamp plate flaw 1461 Thin horizontal line on right leaf. 10

4 June 1969. International Peace Meeting.

CONSTANT VARIETIES
20 + 5 pf. Field number
I

1479I

Germany GDR DDR peace meeting stamp plate flaw 1479I The last letter N in WELTFRIEDENSTREFFEN deformed. ?

10 December 1969. Soviet paintings from Dresden Gallery of Modern Masters.

CONSTANT VARIETIES
50 pf. Field number
I Germany GDR DDR art painting Makowskij stamp plate flaw 1533 Blue dot in the top right corner of the painting. 1

17 February 1970. Fairy tales: Little Brother and Sister.

CONSTANT VARIETIES
10 pf. Field number
I

1546I

Germany GDR DDR fairy tales brother and sister nutcracker stamp plate flaw 1546I Big black dot above the crossbow. ?
I

1546II

Vertical thin line in the right bush. ?

28 April 1970. Protected plants.

CONSTANT VARIETIES
10 pf. Field number
I Germany GDR DDR flower Crambe maritima stamp plate flaw 1563 White dots on letters z and t in Geschützte. 47
25 pf. Field number
I Germany GDR DDR flower Gentiana ciliata stamp plate flaw 1565 White spot on receptacle of the left flower. 48

19 May 1970. 5th World Cereal and Bread Congress.

CONSTANT VARIETIES
20 pf. Field number
I

1575I

Germany GDR DDR Cereal Madagascar stamp plate flaw 1575I White spot on top of Madagascar. ?
25 pf. Field number
I

1576I

Germany GDR DDR cereal congress stamp plate flaw 1576I White spot on numeral 2 in 24. ?

28 July 1970. 10th anniversary of signing the Potsdam Agreement.

CONSTANT VARIETIES
10 pf. Field number
I Germany GDR DDR Potsdam Agreement stamp plate flaw 1598 Dot on top of letter G in UNTERZEICHNUNG. 7
II

1598I

Bottom right horizontal line of fachwerk interrupted. ?

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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