French Zone of Occupation, issues for the Saar Protectorate

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January – March 1947. Definitive set: professions and scenery of Saarland (I). Denomination in Reichmarks, printed in photogravure.

CONSTANT VARIETIES
2 pf., gray
I		Thin vertical line over miner’s entire body.
		Field №: 73	Pane: N/A
		Other nomenclatures: Michel Mi. 206I
		Notes: –
		Value €: 1,5
II		Big colored spot on miner’s left leg.
		Field №: 64	Pane: N/A
		Other nomenclatures: Michel Mi.206VI
		Notes: –
		Value €: 1,5
3 pf., orange
I		Big colored line above numeral 3 in denomination.
		Field №: 7	Pane: A
		Other nomenclatures: Michel Mi.207III
		Notes: –
		Value €: 1,5
II		Colored spot on the right wall of the mine.
		Field №: 50	Pane: A
		Other nomenclatures: Michel Mi.207II
		Notes: –
		Value €: 1,5
6 pf., dark green
I		Colored spot connecting mine’s ceiling with miner’s right hand.
		Field №: 1	Pane: N/A
		Other nomenclatures: Michel Mi.208II
		Notes: –
		Value €: 1,5
II		Colored cloud around church tower, colored spot connecting miner’s elbow with right wall.
		Field №: 41	Pane: N/A
		Other nomenclatures: Michel Mi.208IV
		Notes: –
		Value €: 1,5
III		Thin line splitting miner’s right hand.
		Field №: 1	Pane: N/A
		Other nomenclatures: Michel Mi.208II
		Notes: –
		Value €: 1,5
8 pf., scarlet
I		Line above 8 bent.
		Field №: 44	Pane: N/A
		Other nomenclatures: Michel Mi.209III
		Notes: –
		Value €: 1,5
II		Dot above church tower.
		Field №: 82	Pane: N/A
		Other nomenclatures: Michel Mi.209VI
		Notes: –
		Value €: 1,5
10 pf., rose violet
I		Big white circle in the center of mine wall to the right.
		Field №: 46	Pane: B
		Other nomenclatures: Michel Mi.210III
		Notes: –
		Value €: 1,5
II		Colored spot connecting mine’s ceiling with miner’s right hand.
		Field №: 1	Pane: N/A
		Other nomenclatures: Michel Mi.201IV
		Notes: –
		Value €: 1,5
III		Line between the miner’s neck and hand.
		Field №: 87	Pane: N/A
		Other nomenclatures: Michel Mi.210VIII
		Notes: –
		Value €: 1,5
IV		Indentation in horizontal frame above zero in denomination.
		Field №: 4	Pane: N/A
		Other nomenclatures: Michel Mi.210V
		Notes: –
		Value €: 1,5
12 pf., olive green
I		Colored spot connecting mine’s ceiling with miner’s right hand.
		Field №: 1	Pane: N/A
		Other nomenclatures: –
		Notes: –
		Value €: 1,5
II		Finishing stroke of numeral 2 missing.
		Field №: 80	Pane: N/A
		Other nomenclatures: Michel Mi.211I
		Notes: –
		Value €: 1,5
III		White spot on the first letter A in SAAR.
		Field №: 6	Pane: N/A
		Other nomenclatures: Michel Mi.211V
		Notes: –
		Value €: 1,5
IV		Big colored spot at top of R in SAAR.
		Field №: 41	Pane: N/A
		Other nomenclatures: Michel Mi.211IV
		Notes: –
		Value €: 1,5
15 pf., brown
I		Cracked windows right from the furnace.
		Field №: 63	Pane: N/A
		Other nomenclatures: Michel Mi.212I
		Notes: –
		Value €: 1,5
II		Pale circle after R in SAAR.
		Field №: 48	Pane: B
		Other nomenclatures: Michel Mi.212VII
		Notes: –
		Value €: 1,5
III		Big colored spot on the left side of the furnace.
		Field №: 80	Pane: B
		Other nomenclatures: Michel Mi.212VIII
		Notes: –
		Value €: 1,5
IV		Right side of upper frame damaged.
		Field №: 33	Pane: B
		Other nomenclatures: Michel Mi.212VI
		Notes: –
		Value €: 1,5
16 pf., ultramarine
I		Window above middle workman’s head cracked.
		Field №: 36	Pane: N/A
		Other nomenclatures: Michel Mi.213I
		Notes: –
		Value €: 1,5
II		Spike in the back of the worker to the right.
		Field №: 78	Pane: B
		Other nomenclatures: Michel Mi.213III
		Notes: –
		Value €: 1,5
III		Big colored spot on left worker’s shoulder blade.
		Field №: 7	Pane: B
		Other nomenclatures: Michel Mi.213II
		Notes: –
		Value €: 1,5
IV		Colored spot below left worker’s hand.
		Field №: 100	Pane: A
		Other nomenclatures: Michel Mi.213IV
		Notes: –
		Value €: 1,5
20 pf., brown rose
I		Window to the right broken.
		Field №: 43	Pane: N/A
		Other nomenclatures: Michel Mi.214I
		Notes: –
		Value €: 1,5
II		Big pale spot on the back of the right worker.
		Field №: 84	Pane: B
		Other nomenclatures: Michel Mi.214IV
		Notes: –
		Value €: 1,5
24 pf., brown orange
I		Left window broken.
		Field №: 6	Pane: N/A
		Other nomenclatures: Michel Mi.215I
		Notes: –
		Value €: 1,5
II		Letters A in SAAR connected.
		Field №: 40	Pane: N/A
		Other nomenclatures: Michel Mi.215IV
		Notes: –
		Value €: 1,5
III		Two dots in numeral 2 of denomination.
		Field №: 37	Pane: N/A
		Other nomenclatures: Michel Mi.215III
		Notes: in one part of circulation.
		Value €: 1,5
30 pf., light olive green
I		Thick bent line next to kneeling girl’s head (the feather flaw).
		Field №: 59	Pane: B
		Other nomenclatures: Michel Mi.217II
		Notes: –
		Value €: 1,5
40 pf., orange brown
I		Colored dot next to kneeling girl’s head (the hair knot flaw).
		Field №: 50	Pane: N/A
		Other nomenclatures: Michel Mi.218I
		Notes: –
		Value €: 1,5
45 pf., crimson
I		Big colored spot on kneeling girl’s hip.
		Field №: 43	Pane: N/A
		Other nomenclatures: Michel Mi.219IV
		Notes: –
		Value €: 4,5
II		Horizontal line over kneeling girl’s knees (coat hanger flaw).
		Field №: 66	Pane: N/A
		Other nomenclatures: Michel Mi.219II
		Notes: –
		Value €: 4,5
III		Colored spot on numeral 4 of denomination value.
		Field №: 64	Pane: N/A
		Other nomenclatures: Michel Mi.219III
		Notes: –
		Value €: 4,5
75 pf., bright blue
I		Big colored spot on top of the tower (the stork nest flaw).
		Field №: 78	Pane: N/A
		Other nomenclatures: Michel Mi.222I
		Notes: –
		Value €: 1,5
80 pf., deep orange
I		Big colored spot on top of the left wall (the gargoyle flaw).
		Field №: 12	Pane: N/A
		Other nomenclatures: Michel Mi.223III
		Notes: –
		Value €: 1,5
II		Big vertical crack in the tower.
		Field №: 99	Pane: A
		Other nomenclatures: Michel Mi.223I
		Notes: –
		Value €: 1,5
84 pf., brown
I		Thin line on the left side of the coat, two small dots above letter M in MARSCHALL.
		Field №: 19	Pane: B
		Other nomenclatures: Michel Mi.224I
		Notes: –
		Value €: 1,5
II		Colored dot below letter N of NEY.
		Field №: 48	Pane: N/A
		Other nomenclatures: Michel Mi.224VIII
		Notes: –
		Value €: 1,5
III		Bent curve on coat, close to the left frame.
		Field №: 32	Pane: N/A
		Other nomenclatures: Michel Mi.224VI
		Notes: –
		Value €: 1,5

UNLISTED VARIETIES
3 pf., orange
1	Colored spot on upper frame (field 2)
8 pf., scarlet
1	Big dot after PF.
2	Thin line above PF. Connecting cave wall with 8.
3	Additional line before letter P of PF. connecting cave wall and bottom frame of design.
15 pf., brown
1	Bump on top frame.
2	Big colored spot above letter R in SAAR.
16 pf., ultramarine
1	A tool on the floor between workers.
2	Big colored spot on the right side of the top frame.
3	Big colored dot on furnace.
4	Colored spot on left frame behind left worker’s thigh.
20 pf., brown rose
1	Upper left corner damaged.
2	Two windows above middle worker’s head broken, colored spot on left worker’s leg.
3	Two top windows above middle workman’s head broken.
4	Top frame bent (left stamp).
5	Vertical line above left worker’s head (right stamp).
24 pf., brown orange
1	Windows above middle worker’s head broken.
2	Thin line above left worker’s head.
3	Vertical thin line over numeral 2 in denomination.
40 pf., orange brown
1	Big colored spot in the smoke coming out of the factory.
2	Additional colored circle in the sky left from the standing girl’s head.
80 pf., deep orange
1	Borderline of upper right corner missing.
2	Grass line above letters S and A damaged.
3	Colored spot in the center of top frame.
4	Colored dot in zero in denomination value.
84 pf., brown
1	Vertical line on coat, right from star decoration.
1 m., gray green
1	Colored spot on top of the hill.

November – December 1947. Definitive set: professions and scenery of Saarland (II). Denomination in Francs. Overprint of new value in letterpress on basic stamps of previous issue (SAAR I) and on newly printed stamps (SAAR II) which differ in details from the previous issue.

THE FIRST AND THE SECOND ISSUE OF BASIC STAMPS
Miner
		First issue: horizontal lines in letter A in SAAR positioned higher numeral 1 with serifs, zero wide (only 10 pf. stamp) Newly printed basic stamp: horizontal lines in letter A in SAAR positioned lower numeral 1 without serifs, zero narrow (only 10 pf. stamp)
Steel workers
		First issue: sand between worker’s legs grainy numeral 1 without serifs (only 15 and 16 pf.) horizontal stroke of numeral 2 straight on top (only 24 pf.) Newly printed basic stamp: complete area between worker’s legs redone numeral 1 with serifs (only 15 and 16 pf.) horizontal stroke of numeral 2 wavy (only 24 pf.)
Mettlach Abbey
		First issue: wide gap between the image and the box with country name. Newly printed basic stamp: narrow gap between the image and the box with country name.
Saar river near Mettlach
		First issue: denomination in Marks (M). Newly printed basic stamp: denomination in SAAR Marks (SM).

CONSTANT VARIETIES OF NEWLY PRINTED STAMPS
2 pf., dark gray
I		Shading on miner’s trousers indented.
		Field №: ?	Pane: N/A
		Other nomenclatures: –
		Notes: –
		Value €: 23
II		Tiny dot above top frame, above the church tower.
		Field №: ?	Pane: N/A
		Other nomenclatures: –
		Notes: –
		Value €: 23
III		Tiny dot behind miner’s waist, tiny dot in the sky, left from the church tower.
		Field №: ?	Pane: N/A
		Other nomenclatures: –
		Notes: –
		Value €: 23
IV		Big colored spot on miner’s neck.
		Field №: ?	Pane: N/A
		Other nomenclatures: –
		Notes: –
		Value €: 23
V		Colored spot in the sky, right from the church tower.
		Field №: ?	Pane: N/A
		Other nomenclatures: –
		Notes: –
		Value €: 23
VI		White dot on cave wall behind the miner.
		Field №: ?	Pane: N/A
		Other nomenclatures: –
		Notes: –
		Value €: 23
VII		White hook on letter R in SAAR, deformed letter t in cent.
		Field №: ?	Pane: N/A
		Other nomenclatures: –
		Notes: –
		Value €: 23

CONSTANT VARIETIES OF OVERPRINTS (NEWLY PRINTED STAMPS)
2 pf., dark gray
I		1 and 0 connected by colored spot, white dot on zero in denomination.
		Field №: 61	Pane: N/A
		Other nomenclatures: Michel Mi.226 I PFII
		Notes: –
		Value €: 35
II		Overprint 10 cent. damaged on top.
		Field №: 78	Pane: N/A
		Other nomenclatures: Michel Mi.226 I PFI
		Notes: –
		Value €: 35

11 January 1949. Hikers and Ludweiler Hostel.

TYPES
8 fr. + 5 fr., dark brown
I		Bottom frame broken below letter S of SAAR.
		Field №: 1-5, 26-30	Pane: N/A
		Other nomenclatures: Michel Mi.262II
		Notes: –
		Value €: 2,25

2 April 1949. Anniversary of the Saarland University.

CONSTANT VARIETIES
15 fr.
I		Thick white dot in the upper right square.
		Field №: 2	Pane: N/A
		Other nomenclatures: Michel Mi.264II
		Notes: –
		Value €: 9,75

25 September 1949. Day of the Horse.

CONSTANT VARIETIES
25 fr. + 15 fr., blue
I		Thin vertical line over the left side of stamp.
		Field №: 30, 35	Pane: N/A
		Other nomenclatures: Michel Mi.266I
		Notes: –
		Value €: 21,5

3 April 1950. 85 years from the death of Adolf Kolping.

CONSTANT VARIETIES
15 fr. + 5 fr., carmine rose
I		Letter E in GESELLENVATER damaged (GFSELLENVATER).
		Field №: 30, 35	Pane: N/A
		Other nomenclatures: Michel Mi.289I
		Notes: –
		Value €: 30

8 August 1950. Saar’s admission to the Council of Europe.

CONSTANT VARIETIES
200 fr., red brown
I		Additional dot after letter F.
		Field №: 15	Pane: N/A
		Other nomenclatures: Michel Mi.298I
		Notes: –
		Value €: 75

28 February 1955. World championship cross country bicycle race.

CONSTANT VARIETIES
15 fr., multicolored
I		Colored smudge above left denomination.
		Field №: 31	Pane: A
		Other nomenclatures: Michel Mi. 357IV
		Notes: –
		Value €: 2,25
II		Circle on left knee.
		Field №: 14	Pane: B
		Other nomenclatures: Michel Mi.357V
		Notes: –
		Value €: 2,25

8 May 1955. Stamp day.

CONSTANT VARIETIES
15 fr., dark brown carmine
I		Dot inside the right numeral 5.
		Field №: 8	Pane: N/A
		Other nomenclatures: Michel Mi.361I
		Notes: –
		Value €: 3

 

Bibliography

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