German Varieties -Flyspecker Group

PS How do you add the arrows and circles to photos?

Hi WillUK,

These are what we call FZL (Fallene Zähnungslöcher). These are identified as for you specific variety OU (Oben-Unten) 4-5-7 (From left to right hole 4-5 and 7 missing) and present on the entire vertical row.
This is a nice one. So Nr.916a FZL OU 4-5-7.

Hornet

WillUK, I use Photoshop editing tools.

Hornet, thanks for posting the scan of the unlisted PF on the 40 pf stamp. A search of my stock came up empty on that one, but another PF II turned up.

Hi bookbndrbob,

Clearly it is! Nice strip. Six HAN (Partial) have this flaw.

Thanks for showing

Hornet

Hi,

Little secret:

The Nr.912 in Michel does exist in color a and b. Here a Nr.912a under normal light.



Here a Nr.912a and Nr.912b under UV. Notice the yellownish paper on the right stamp.



Now I let you find the plate flaw on the Nr.912b.

Hornet

@hornet785 Thanks so much for this great information. Do you have any idea on the faint I. It does seem like this would be a regular variety.

Hi WillUK,

No it is not but a printing defect as many exist on these stamps. There are 79 Plate flaws recorded for the 25 Pfg Yellow.

Hornet

Hi I thought I would Post another nice stamp with plate error.

GERMAN VOTING AREAS / SAAR AREA - MiNr. 196 with plate error III ("RARD" from "VAUGIRARD" ground down) - mint never hinged - superb / cabinet - catalog value according to Michel Spezial: at least 50.00 M €

And Another.... Anyway, here is one I like a lot - strong cancel on a nice stamp...

ABARTEN AND PLATE ERROR / BERLIN - MiNr. 57 X a (watermark falling) - stamped - superb - checked SCHLEGEL BPP - catalog value according to Michel Spezial: at least 100.00 M €

PS I may post my cathedral PF to get help identifying these properly.

Getting back to the topic, which is Germany plate flaws, constant plate varieties, or "flyspecks" as they are derisively called by those who don't collect them.

Here is another one from the 1960's. This one is listed by the Schantl catalog, but is not in Michel. It is the 10 pf Daimler stamp of 1961, Michel #363. Shantl describes it as "green bulge on the rear wheel." It is on field 19 stamps of form number/pane 1.

Nice Daimler stamp - I will be looking at mine

Thanks WillUK.

Here is another one from the 1960's. This one is on the 10 pf value of the Berlin Brandenburg Gate definitive of 1966. It is Mi 286 PF II, "Break in the shading between the 4th and 5th columns of the gate". It is from booklet sheet 5, field 207, booklet pane 13, part of the printing.

This one is Michel #1943 PF I, "Green spot between the trees, lower left", field 4 for part of the print run.

Interesting double perforation example that I forgot to post earlier.