Deutsche Ortswappen
 
Variations Old Series
Album 1: Ostpreussen
As far as known there are no variations in the arms or the texts in the albums or stamps other than the differences among the editions as described and shown here.
Album 2:Westpreussen
As far as known there are no variations in the arms or the texts in the albums or stamps other than the differences among the editions as described and shown here.
Album 3: Brandenburg
There are several differences between the first and second edition of this album. As mentioned in the main file, the second album also contains three additional arms numbers 477-479. Number 477 is placed between 158-159, 478 between 160-161, and 479 between 136-137. Number 281 is placed at the end of the series in the first edition, and between 164-165 in the second edition.
The first two sections of this album, with the arms of Regierungsbezirk Potsdam and their background are very different, see the pdf-files.
Similarly, in the first edition the arms of Berlin are numbered 1 and 2, in the second edition as 279 and 280. The image is identical, the text on the back is identical, with the exception of the reference to the size and the number, see image below.
Berlin small arms (similar differences on number 1/279, the large arms)
variations : number, decoration front and reference to size on back. Left number 2, right number 280.
There are only two variations in the images in this section, see below. However, the numbers 192-223 show either the initials OH in blue, or no initials at all, see the catalogue file for all stamps.
Liebenwalde (161)
variations : colour of claw. Mentioned in the text always as black.
Strasburg (190)
variations : colour of balls. Mentioned in the text always as gold.
Text variations (1st edition:2nd edition):
Regierungsbezirk Frankfurt a. O. vs Regierungsbezirk Frankfurt (header on each page of arms of that district)
nr 144 : Gross-Fredenwalde vs Fredenwalde (Gross)
nr 247 Lipke : Flecken vs Stadt
The section on the history of the arms of Regierungsbezirk Frankfurt has no page numbers in the 1st edition, but is numbered in the second. The text is identical, with the exception of the reference to the arms of Müllrose. In the first edition it is mentioned as Müllrose (Nr 293), in the second as Müllrose (Nr 253). The latter is correct.
Variations between albums and stamps :
Only one known, Zinna :
Zinna (209)
variations : album (both editions) Flecken, 1251 inhabitants, stamp Dorf, 489 inhabitants.
Album 4: Ober- und Niederbayern
There is only one variation in the images in this album:
Hengersberg (425)
variations : colours. Mentioned in the text and on the back of the stamp always as silver.
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The text on the stamp for Neumarkt an der Rott (369) does not mention the blue colour, which is mentioned in the album.
The text for Ganghofen (418) in the book mentions stars, but the text on the stamp mentions, correctly, fleur-de-lys for the lower half of the arms.
In addition to this the images of Passau and Perlesreuth are numbered 444 and 445 respectively in the albums, but 445 and 444 on the back of the images.
Album 5: Pommern
There is only one variation in the images in this album:
Wollin (319)
variations : star. Mentioned in the text and on the back of the stamp always with star.
Album 6: Posen
There are only two variations in the images in this album:
Jaratschewo (540)
variations : colours. Mentioned in the text and on the back of the stamp always gold.
Jarotschin (541)
variations : colours. Mentioned in the text and on the back of the stamp always red.
In addition to this, the arms of Kiebel (545) exists with the initials OH in blue and black. Also the stamp (blue letters) refers to the town as Flecken, whereas the book states Flecken, früher Stadt.
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