Germany-Allied Military Occupation 1945 Definitives 1pf

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1 sheet of 3 panes
1 sheet of 6 panes

The Joint Allied administrations took immediate control of postal services issuing the AM Post definitives. Printed in Germany immediately after the end of WWII in Europe.

  • Production Date: 20 Jul 1945
  • Issue Date: 21 Aug 1945 (6 Pfennig)
  • Designed By: Roach & McCloskey
  • Printed By: George Westermann, Braunschweig Germany
  • Print Process: Offset*Normal Format: 1, 16, 20, 24 Pfennig - 19.3 x 22.6 mm
  • Perforations:

Numbered positions on panes of 10x10 sheets of 100 Row 1 = 1,2 ......10 ..... Row 2 = 11,12.....20 etc 9 Different sheet types were printed for the 1 pfg value.

There are a couple plate characteristics which appear throughout all of the 1 Pfennig sheet types. They occur on different positions throughout the sheet and in different intensities depending on the particular sheet or color

The upper left 'triangle' is bound with the ornament at position E6.
The oval has a break at position Q9, or roughly at 2 o'clock and other points of the oval. Both trellis lines also appear thin with numerous breaks.


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Sheet Type 1

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Sheet 1 Row 1

Pos. 1
Upper Margin dot between second long bar and 1st short bar (type 1 & 7); E6 upper left ornament thin (multiple fields)
Pos. 3
Upper Margin, dot above the 3 (Type 1 only)
Pos. 4
Q20 Spur on lower right ornament missing (Types 1-9)
Pos. 5
B12 middle trellis line left of 1st N broken; B15 middle trellis line left of 2nd N broken; M21 upper right part of H deformed. (all Type 1 only)
Pos. 6
S20 line over last D broken (Teilauflage)
Pos. 10
T12 Inner trellis line to right of E broken (Type 1 only); 2 marks in oval to the right of 2nd N (Teilauflage)

Sheet 1 Row 2

Pos. 13
B10-11 Outer & inner trellis lines broken left of FE (Type 1 only)
Pos. 14
L18-19 Diagonal line in middle leg of large M lower right (Type 1 only)
Pos. 17
Q9 lower part of upper right ornament damaged; K17-18 2 dots middle leg large M below (last 2 Type 1 only); S8 inner & middle trellis line bridged (Teilauflage)
Pos. 20
Q8 Kerf in upper right ornament to the left of PF (all 9 types); F16 notch in oval at 8 o'clock (type 1 & 7); J25 dot outside of frame below S (type 1 only)

Sheet 1 Row 3

Pos. 22
D7 Fat left P (Type 1-9)
Pos. 23
D20 Dot in left G lower right (Teilauflage?)
Pos. 26
K14 Dot in middle leg of large M (Teilauflage); Q9 oval line break
Pos. 28
B9 Middle line of trellis left of F broken (Type 1 only)
Pos. 30
Q9 Oval line break; Left and right trellis thin, unlisted (Type 1 only?)

Sheet 1 Row 4

Pos. 31
NO2 Line over ST broken (Teilauflage)
Pos. 32
B9 Middle trellis line broken left of F (Type 1 only)
Pos. 34
K20 Dot in oval over C (Types 1-9)
Pos. 35
P10 Multiple Positions
Pos. 37
T19 Outer trellis line broken by right G (Type 1 only)
Pos. 39
E11 Line right of left E broken (Type1 only)
Pos. 40
E14 Dot in oval at 9 o'clock (Teilauflage)

Sheet 1 Row 5

Pos. 41
K18 Dot in mid leg of lg M below (Teilauflage)
Pos. 42
B20 Inner trellis line left of G thin (Type 1 & 7)
Pos. 48
B8 Dot inside outer frame left of F (Type 1 only)
Pos. 50
Mid trellis line broken left of P (Type 1 only)

Sheet 1 Row 6

Pos. 51
Dot in sheet margin to left of the base of 5 (Type 1 only); Q4 S6 Dot in lines left of right 1 & below (Type 1 only); Dot in upper right ornament (Teilauflage)
Pos. 52
P6 Large dot in upper right ornament (Type 1 only)
Pos. 54
T16 Middle trellis line broken (Type 1 only)
Pos. 55
T15 Inner & outer trellis lines broken (Type 1 only)
Pos. 56
B6-20, T6-20 Multiple Fields; P10 Multiple Fields; I20 (Type 1 only)
Pos. 57
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Sheet 1 Row 7

Pos. 61
Large M with marks at G10, J8, K9, O10 (Teilauflagen)
Pos. 62
Q4 Dot in line left of right 1 (Teilauflage)
Pos. 63
B6 Break in middle trellis line left of P (Type 1 only)
Pos. 67
P10 (Multiple fields); T1 Dot above frame upper right corner (TA); G8 Dot in Oval 10 o'clock (TA); K16 Dot in left side of large M middle leg (TA); O20 Dot in line over A of LAND (TA)
Pos. 68
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Pos. 69
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Sheet Type 2

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Sheet 2 Row 1

Pos. 2
J21 Line over SC broken, Michel 16IV (type 2 only); C14 Left foot of 1st N of left PFENNIG narrow (type 2 only)

Sheet 2 Row 2

Pos. 16
H16 Dot in left leg of large M below (Type 2 only) .
Pos. 17
S7 Dot in right P (Type 2 & 8); K17 Dot in middle leg of large M below (Teilauflage) .
Pos. 18
F23 Dot bottom of U (Type 2 & 8); O15 Dot in right leg of large M lower right (Teilauflage); H17 Dot in left leg of large M below (Teilauflage)
Pos. 19
Q15 Line left of right NN constricted (Type 2 & 8); N6 Dot in upper right ornament (Teilauflage); T14 Right inner trellis line thin or broken (Teilauflage)
Pos. 20
Q8 Kerf in upper right ornament (Type 1-9)

Sheet 2 Row 3

Sheet 2 Row 4

Pos. 33
F7 Upper left ornament broken, Michel 16VII.

Sheet 2 Row 5

Sheet 2 Row 6

Sheet 2 Row 7

Sheet 2 Row 8

Pos. 77
large kerf in T of Post (Mi.16XI); dot mid left in H

Sheet 2 Row 9

Sheet 2 Row 10


Sheet Type 3

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Sheet 3 Row 5

Pos. 41
"Line to the left of NN outside of frame (type 3 only) and top right frame thin (types 2-9)
Pos. 44
top N on left deformed (also found on type 9)
Pos. 45
dot outside of frame to the left of F
Pos. 47
Arge M12 dot in leg of lg M, type 3 only
Pos. 48
Arge U8 dot in margin right of PF, type 3 only

Sheet 3 Row 6

Sheet 3 Row 7

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Sheet 3 Row 10

Sheet Type 4

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Sheet 4 Row 1

Pos. 4
Dots on margin Zeros; Q20 Krogmann & Arge, all types; E21 also on type 5; K5 Teilauflage?
Pos. 5
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Sheet 4 Row 2

Pos. 20
Krogmann & Arge Q8, all types; Arge I4, type 5 & 8 also; Arge C10 & D11, type 4 only.

Sheet 4 Row 3

Pos. 24
Krogmann & Arge H21-2 wandering Teilauflage; type 4 only; E6 Multifeldfehler

Sheet 4 Row 4

Sheet 4 Row 5

Pos. 50
Arge E17 dot in lower left ornament; T4 only

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Sheet Type 5

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Sheet 5 Row 2

Pos. 18
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Pos. 19
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Pos. 58
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Pos. 91
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Pos. 92
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Pos. 93
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Sheet Type 8

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Sheet 8 Row 5

Pos. 41
R-T2 Border line over right 1 thin. G6 Dot in upper left ornament. Both uncataloged.
Pos. 42
N4 Kerf in lower part of S in POST. J24 Thin diagonal line under SC

Sheet 8 Row 6

Sheet 8 Row 7

Sheet 8 Row 8

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Sheet Type 9

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Sheet 9 Row 5

Pos. 50
Arge F1 dot in margin over A (quartiary); Arge K13 dot in middle leg lg M; Arge E20 line over E w dot; Arge A22 dot in margin left of D(quartiary). All 4 also on Type 3.

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Sheet 9 Row 10