Varieties of postage stamps issued in Federal Republic of Germany between 1970 and 1979

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18 June – 21 September 1970. Voluntary services.

CONSTANT VARIETIES
70 pf.
I		Red line on man’s right shoulder.
		Field №: 39	Pane: N/A
		Other nomenclatures: Michel Mi.634I
		Notes: in one part of circulation.
		Value €: 2,55

12 November 1970. Christmas.

UNLISTED VARIETIES
10 + 5 pf.
1	Double impression of black color.

16 April 1971. New traffic rules.

CONSTANT VARIETIES
60 pf.
I		Damaged letter U in NEUE.
		Field №: 32	Pane: N/A
		Other nomenclatures: Michel Mi.673I
		Notes: in one part of circulation.
		Value €: 1,95

28 May 1971. Ecumenical Meeting of the German Evangelical and Catholic Churches.

CONSTANT VARIETIES
30 pf., red, orange and black
I		Letter A in Augsburg damaged on the left.
		Field №: 17	Pane: N/A
		Other nomenclatures: Michel Mi.679I
		Notes: in one part of circulation.
		Value €: 1,5
II		Letter T in BUNDESPOST damaged on the right.
		Field №: 24	Pane: N/A
		Other nomenclatures: Michel Mi.679II
		Notes: in one part of circulation.
		Value €: 1,5

18 August 1972. Summer Olympic Games in München.

COINCIDENTAL VARIETIES
Souvenir sheet
1 & 2		Color nuances and differences in sizes. Souvenir sheet 1: size: 111×66 mm, 70 + 10 pf. stamp: blue color. Souvenir sheet 2: size: 112×67 mm, 70 + 10 pf. stamp: dark blue color.

9 November 1973. Christmas.

COINCIDENTAL VARIETIES
30 + 15 pf., multicolored
1	Shifted printing phases.

16 August 1974. Caspar David Friedrich, 200th birth anniversary.

CONSTANT VARIETIES
50 pf.
I		Orange dot between the tree trunk and the top branch (left from the letters O and S in BUNDESPOST).
		Field №: 10	Pane: N/A
		Other nomenclatures: Schantl 815 f10
		Notes: in one part of circulation.
		Value €: 1,5

29 October 1974. Art – German expressionists.

CONSTANT VARIETIES
70 pf., multicolored
I		Short red line above number 4 in 1974.
		Field №: 25	Pane: N/A
		Other nomenclatures: Michel Mi.822III
		Notes: –
		Value €: 1,5
120 pf., multicolored
I		Short letter T in POST.
		Field №: 25	Pane: N/A
		Other nomenclatures: Michel Mi.823I
		Notes: in one part of circulation.
		Value €: 1,5

15 May 1975. 500th anniversary of the siege of Neuss.

COINCIDENTAL VARIETIES
50 pf.
1	Letters ss in Neuss and T in DEUTSCHE smudged.

15 May 1975 – 17 February 1976. Definitive issue: Industry and Technology. Issued in panes of 100 (10×10), line engraving.

COINCIDENTAL VARIETIES
120 pf., multicolored
1	Underinking error.

14 August 1975. The stamp day.

CONSTANT VARIETIES
10 pf.
I		Inner oval frame left from eagle in coat of arms cracked.
		Field №: 1	Pane: N/A
		Other nomenclatures: Schantl 866 f1
		Notes: in one part of circulation.
		Value €: 1,5

14 October 1976. The stamp day.

CONSTANT VARIETIES
10 pf.
I		Red dot behind left eagle’s head.
		Field №: 8	Pane: N/A
		Other nomenclatures: Schantl 903 f8
		Notes: in one part of circulation.
		Value €: 1,5

POSSIBLE CONSTANT VARIETIES (not mentioned in literature)
10 pf., multicolored
1	Colored dot above letter T in TAG.

16 August 1977. Archeology.

CONSTANT VARIETIES
30 pf., multicolored
I		Inner frame broken at the bottom right corner.
		Field №: 50 (Plate 1)	Pane: N/A
		Other nomenclatures: Michel Mi.943I
		Notes: in one part of circulation.
		Value €: 1,5

16 February 1977. 75 years of Jugendstil in Germany.

CONSTANT VARIETIES
30 pf.
I		Line between first and second petal broken.
		Field №: –	Pane: N/A
		Other nomenclatures: Michel Mi.Block 14I
		Notes: in one part of circulation.
		Value €: 1,5

13 October 1977. The stamp day.

CONSTANT VARIETIES
10 pf., multicolored
I		Indentation on top of inner black frame below letter M in BRIEFMARKE.
		Field №: 32	Pane: N/A
		Other nomenclatures: Michel Mi.948I
		Notes: in one part of circulation.
		Value €: 1,5
II		Bottom horizontal stroke of the second letter E in BRIEFMARKE shorter.
		Field №: 44	Pane: N/A
		Other nomenclatures: Michel Mi.948II
		Notes: in one part of circulation.
		Value €: 1,5
III		The first ornament on top of the coat of arms broken.
		Field №: 41-50	Pane: N/A
		Other nomenclatures: Schantl 948 f41
		Notes: –
		Value €: 1

POSSIBLE CONSTANT VARIETIES (not mentioned in literature)
10 pf., multicolored
1	Colored line under the letter F in BRIEFMARKE.
2	Dot in letter t in Expedition.
3	Black frame below letter K in BRIEFMARKE broken.
4	Vertical stroke of the first letter E in BRIEFMARKE broken in the middle.

16 November 1978. German impressionism.

CONSTANT VARIETIES
70 pf.
I		Dark spot in top right corner.
		Field №: 15	Pane: N/A
		Other nomenclatures: Michel Mi.987III
		Notes: in one part of circulation.
		Value €: 1,95

 

References

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Bibliography

1. Michel Deutschland-Spezial 2005, Band 2: Ab Mai 1945 (Alliierte Besetzung bis BRD), Schwaneberger Verlag GmbH, ISBN 3-87858-145-9
2. Schätze in der Briefmarken-Sammlung: Plattenfehler der BRD von 1949 bis heute, Thomas Schantl Verlag GmbH & Co. KG, Konstanz.