Soviet Occupation of Germany: Mecklenburg-Vorpommern

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28 August 1945 – 1 March 1946. The first definitive issue.

TYPES
8 pfennig
Type I: Second vertical stroke of letter N in MECKLENBURG bent, numeral 8 broken in the middle.	Type II: The numeral 8 is broken in the middle, left outline of the plow is broken.	Type III: Letters RN in VORPOMMERN shortened at the bottom.	Type IV: The middle vertical stroke of the letter F in PF is shortened at the end.	Type Va: The hyphen between the words MECKLENBURG and VORPOMMERN is missing.	Type Vb: The hyphen between the words MECKLENBURG and VORPOMMERN is minuscule.

CONSTANT VARIETIES
6 pfennig			Field No.
I 8II 9II		The right tendril is wider on top.	2,3
II 8VI 9VI		Almond-shaped deformation to the left of the large numeral 6.	11
III 8XI 9XI		Large white spot above the bottom inscription PFENNIG, covering the letters E and N.	47
IV 8XXI 9XXI		Long vertical scratch over the whole design.	71
V 8XVIII 9XVIII		Letters F in PFENNIG, in both the top and the bottom inscriptions are extended.	71
VI 8IV 9IV		White spot to the right of the numeral 6; top left ornament below letter P in PFENNIG deformed.	7
VII 8V 9V		Letter I in the top inscription is large.	10
VIII 8XII 9XII		White dot in the first letter N of the bottom inscription.	51
IX 8XXXIII 9XXXIII		White dot below numeral 6.	36
X 8XXXV 9XXXV		Large white “cedilla” at the bottom of 6 in the upper right value box.	38
XI 8IX 9IX		A white spot and a line on the top to the left of the large denomination value.	37
8 pfennig			Field No.
I 11I 13I 14I 15I		Indentation at the elbow of the farmer’s left arm.	7
II 11II 13II 14II 15II		The top frame is broken above the letters R and G of MECKLENBURG.	8
12 pfennig			Field No.
I	Another example	Indentation at the bottom left corner of the design frame.	?
II	Another example	Bottom horizontal line pointed at the left end.	?
III 18II-I 19I		The top frame is broken.	6
IV 16I 17I 18I		The frame below the third line from the left of the stack is deformed.	28
V 18II-IV 19IV		The inner right frame is missing at the point where it meets the roof.	52
VI 18II-XIX 19XIX		Colored spots above the top left corner, the left frame is deformed.	53
VII 18II-XXII 19XXII		White dot on the bottom horizontal line.	75

UNLISTED VARIETIES
6 pfennig
1	The interior oval of the lower left numeral 6 is deformed with a spike going from the right to the left wall of said oval.
12 pfennig
1	The lowest horizontal line is pointed on the right side.
2	Two indentations on the left side of the bottom horizontal line.
3	Letter f in Pf. broken at the bottom; a colored spot between the oval inner frame and the right triangular-shaped area.
4	The outer frame of the top left corner is broken.
5	The bottom right corner of the frame is broken.
6	Big colored spot in the middle of the left frame.
7	Vertical line at the left end of the lowest horizontal line, pointing downwards.
8	The numeral 1 is, at the bottom, connected to the frame.

21 October 1945. Victims of Nazism.

CONSTANT VARIETIES
6 + 14 pfennig, green (Rudolf Breitscheid)			Field No.
I 20VII		Big white spot between the ear and the right shoulder.	?
8 + 22 pfennig, violet (Dr. Erich Klausener)			Field No.
I 21XII		The numeral 2 in 21 is split at the top.	40

31 December 1945. Charity issue.

CONSTANT VARIETIES
6 + 14 pfennig			Field No.
I 26II		The top frame above the numeral 6 is broken.	17
8 + 22 pfennig			Field No.
I 27II		Scratch through the letter K in MECKLENBURG.	90
12 + 28 pfennig			Field No.
I 28XIII		White spots over MMERN and over denomination.	64

8 – 31 December 1945. Land reform.

TYPES
Left leaf broken.	Additional horizontal line on the farmer’s seed apron.	The first letter O in VORPOMMERN is partially missing.	The first letter E in MECKLENBURG is damaged.
Fields 31-40	Fields 91-100	Fields 21-30	Fields 81-90

CONSTANT VARIETIES
6 + 14 pfennig, green			Field No.
I 23XIII		Inscription JUNKERLAND IN BAUERN HAND thick, letter B in BAUERN damaged at top.	37
II 23XIV		Spot above the letter A in BAUERN.	80
III 23XV		White circle to the left of the first letter O in VORPOMMERN.	83
8 + 22 pfennig, brown			Field No.
I 24XII		Colored spot on top of letter N in MECKLENBURG.	24
II 24IX		Letter N in MECKLENBURG is partially missing, letter J in JUNKERLAND is deformed.	85
III 24VIII		Letter R in VORPOMMERN is missing.	96
12 + 28 pfennig, red			Field No.
I 25VIII		Letter N in IN is deformed.	12
II 25IX		Left frame and numeral 1 in denomination deformed.	76
III 25VII		White circle above the plus sign.	95

17 January 1945 – 25 February 1946. The last definitive issue.

TYPES
3 pfennig, brown			Field No.
I 29IV		Vertical scratch above the last house.	7th row in a pane: 7, 17, 27, 37, 47, 57, 67, 77, 87, 97

CONSTANT VARIETIES
3 pfennig, brown			Field No.
I		Horizontal lines above the chimney of the first house is broken.	29
4 pfennig, blue			Field No.
I		Colored spots below the bottom frame.	?
II 30I 31I	Another example	Bottom right corner deformed (extent varies).	20, 31 (all plates)
III 30V		Sloping scratch above the deer’s head.	?
IV 30XIII		Letters MM in VORPOMMERN are heavily deformed.	32
V 30II 31II		The top left corner is damaged.	71
VI 30III 31III		White spot on the numeral 4.	12 (plate B)
VII 30VII 31VII		The top right corner is damaged; a long scratch above the letters NB in MECKLENBURG.	100
5 pfennig, green			Field No.
I 32IX		Colored spots below the bottom frame.	17, 68 (all plates)
II 32I		The top right corner is damaged; a spot at the bottom left of the second letter R in VORPOMMERN.	10 (plate B)
III 32III		Bottom left frame partially missing.	51 (all plates), 71 (plate A)
IV 32IV		The line of the top frame is deformed.	75-78 (all plates)
V 32VIII		Bottom left frame deformed, letter V in VORPOMMERN almost completely missing.	?
6 pfennig, purple			Field No.
I 33IX		Colored spots below the bottom frame (different kinds).	7, 14, 23, 24, 27, 68, 74, 75, 79, 80, 96
II 33II		A spot on the top frame above the numeral 6.	74 (all plates)
III 33IV		Big white spot to the left of the numeral 6.	19 (plate A)
IV 33V		Big white spot at the end of the handle of the scythes.	45 (plate A)
V 33VIII		Colored spots above the top frame (different kinds).	4-8, 15-19, 21-26, 28, 29, 31-35, 38, 45, 58, 76, 86, 87, 94, 95.
VI 33XVIII		Long thin scratch over the design.	93 (plate B)
VII 33X		Thick, elongated colored stain above the numeral 6.	37
8 pfennig, brown			Field No.
I 35II		Letters E and C in MECKLENBURG is damaged.	92 (all plates)
II 35III		The first letter O in VORPOMMERN is damaged at the top.	95 (all plates)
III 35VII		Colored spots below the bottom frame.	6, 47-50 (all plates).
12 pfennig, red			Field No.
I		Left frame, between the 3rd and the 4th horizontal lines above the letter M of MECKLENBURG, is broken.	91
II 36I		The top left frame above 12 is damaged. (The left stamp.)	27, 87 (all plates)
III 36II		The top right corner is damaged. (The right stamp.)	88 (all plates)

COINCIDENTAL VARIETIES
1	Print on the gummed side.

 

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