Philately of Germany: Soviet Occupation Zone – Varieties of Postage Stamps (General Issues)


29 August 1948. Leipzig Autumn Fair.

CONSTANT VARIETIES
16 + 9 pf.
I The man on the right with a dark spot on his knee.
Field №: 1 Pane: N/A
Other nomenclatures: Michel Mi.198VIII [1]
Notes: Only in one part of circulation.
Value €: 2,50
II Frame below denomination damaged.
Field №: 13 Pane: N/A
Other nomenclatures: Michel Mi.198V [1]
Notes: Only in one part of circulation.
Value €: 2,50
III Letter s in erste short on top.
Field №: 3 Pane: N/A
Other nomenclatures: Michel Mi.198I [1]
Notes: Only in one part of circulation.
Value €: 2,50
50 + 25 pf.
I Tuchmacker instead of Tuchmacher.
Field №: 24 Pane: N/A
Other nomenclatures: Michel Mi.199I
Notes: Only in one part of circulation.
Value €: 2,50

September 1948. Stamps of Berlin and Brandenburg overprinted Sowjetische Besatzungs Zone.

CONSTANT VARIETIES OF BASIC STAMPS
The list of constant varieties of basic stamps is available in section Soviet Occupation Zone: Berlin and Brandenburg.
CONSTANT VARIETIES OF OVERPRINT
All denominations
I Dot between “s” and “c” in “Sowjetische”.
Field №: 93 Pane: N/A
Other nomenclatures: Michel I
Notes: In one part of circulation.
Value €: 3
II “Sowjetischo” instead of “Sowjetische” in overprint.
Field №: 50 Pane: N/A
Other nomenclatures: Michel III
Notes: In one part of circulation.
Value €: 4
III Letter S in Sowjetische short at bottom.
Field №: 25 Pane: N/A
Other nomenclatures: Michel IV
Notes:
Value €: 3
IV Letter g in Besatzungs deformed.
Field №: 90 Pane: N/A
Other nomenclatures: Michel II
Notes:
Value €: 3,5

23 October 1948. The Stamp Day.

CONSTANT VARIETIES
12 + 3 pf.
I An island next to the west coast of Africa.
Field №: 35 Pane: N/A
Other nomenclatures: Michel Mi.228I [1]
Notes:
Value €: 4

29 May/5 June 1949. The third people’s congress.

TYPES
24 pf.
Type I (29 May):

  • letter ß in Volkskongreß normal.

Type II (5 June):

  • letter ß narrow.
Type I Type II

 

References


Bibliography

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