Postage stamp year 1956 of the Deutsche Bundespost Berlin

7 Pf. 1 Pf. 5 pf. 7 Pf. 8 pf. 10 pf.

15 Pf. 20 pf. 25 Pf. 30 Pf. 40 Pf. 50 pf.

60 pf. 70 pf. 1 DM 3 DM

Definitive series: Berlin cityscapes ; Issues I and II (1956)

The 1956 postage stamps issued by the Deutsche Bundespost Berlin comprised eight special stamps and 16  definitive stamps from the Berliner Stadtbilder series .

The nominal value of the brands was DM 9.03  ; in addition there was a surcharge of DM 0.20 for charitable purposes .

List of issues and motives

Legend

• Image: An edited image of the brand mentioned. The ratio of the size of the stamps to each other is shown approximately to scale in this article.
• Description: A brief description of the motif and / or the reason for the issue. In the case of issued series or blocks , the descriptions that belong together are indented with a marker.
• Value: The face value of the individual stamp in pfennigs . A "+" means that it is an additional stamp (= postage value + donation).
• Issue Date: The date this stamp was first sold.
• Valid To: The date on which the validity ended.
• Edition: As far as known, the number of this edition offered for sale is given here.
• Design: As far as is known, it is stated here who designed this brand.
• Mi.-No .: This stamp is listed in the Michel catalog under the corresponding number.

Special stamps
image	description	Values in pennies	Issue date (1956)	Date of Expiry	Edition	draft	Mi. -No.
	Federal Council of Germany in Berlin Federal eagle and coat of arms of Berlin	10	March 16	December 31, 1957	20,000,000	Rudolf Gerhardt	136
	Federal eagle and coat of arms of Berlin	25th	March 16	December 31, 1957	5,000,000	Rudolf Gerhardt	137
	100 years of the Association of German Engineers (VDI) the logo of the VDI and a branch of laurel	10	12th of May	December 31, 1957	5,000,000	Alfred Goldammer	138
	the logo of the VDI and a branch of laurel	20th	12th of May	December 31, 1957	2,500,000	Alfred Goldammer	139
	Berlin aid for the flood victims Liberty Bell (corresponds to MiNr. 77, 1951, in a different color and with overprint) Hammer mark	20 + 10	August 9	December 31, 1957	1,500,000	Leon Schnell	155
	10th anniversary of the death of Paul Lincke (1866–1946) composer	20th	September 3	December 31, 1958	2,000,000	Leon Schnell	156
	German industrial exhibition Antenna masts of the radio station Berlin-Nikolassee	25th	September 15th	December 31, 1958	1,500,000	Rudolf Gerhardt	157
	day of the stamp Brandenburg postal rider around 1700 Surcharge for philately	25 + 10	October 26th	December 31, 1958	1,500,000	Helmcke	158
Definitive stamps
image	description	Values in pennies	Issue date (1956)	Date of Expiry	Edition	draft	Mi. -No.
	Definitive stamps of Berlin cityscapes (stamp series) Berlin radio tower	7th	1st March	December 31, 1957	2,000,000	Alfred Goldammer	135
	Brandenburg Gate	1	February 23, 1957	December 31, 1970	20,700,000	Alfred Goldammer	140
	Landespostdirektion Berlin	5	February 23, 1957	December 31, 1964	50,160,000	Alfred Goldammer	141
	Berlin radio tower	7th	5th October	December 31, 1964	54,500,000	Alfred Goldammer	142
	Neukölln town hall	8th	June 22	December 31, 1964	26,600,000	Alfred Goldammer	143
	Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church	10	10th of July	December 31, 1964	339,630,000	Alfred Goldammer	144
	Airlift Monument	15th	10th of July	December 31, 1964	53,420,000	Alfred Goldammer	145
	Henry Ford Building of the Free University of Berlin , Dahlem	20th	10th of July	December 31, 1964	81,980,000	Alfred Goldammer	146
	Otto Lilienthal monument in Lichterfelde	25th	August 9	December 31, 1964	51,460,000	Alfred Goldammer	147
	Pfaueninsel Castle	30th	November 16, 1957	December 31, 1964	10,730,000	Alfred Goldammer	148
	Schloss Charlottenburg	40	July 30, 1957	December 31, 1964	11,365,000	Alfred Goldammer	149
	Reuter power plant	50	5th October	December 31, 1964	20,000,000	Alfred Goldammer	150
	Chamber of Commerce and Industry and Stock Exchange	60	November 16, 1957	December 31, 1964	13,830,000	Alfred Goldammer	151
	Schiller Theater	70	5th October	December 31, 1964	14,250,000	Alfred Goldammer	152
	Equestrian statue of the Great Elector	1 DM	November 10th	December 31, 1964	11,865,000	Alfred Goldammer	153
	Congress hall	3 DM	April 26, 1958	December 31, 1964	2,420,000	Alfred Goldammer	154

See also

• Postage stamp year 1956 of the Deutsche Bundespost
• Postage stamps from 1956 issued by the GDR Deutsche Post
• Postal history and postage stamps of Berlin

literature

• Michel catalog Germany 2006/2007 (paperback), Schwaneberger Verlag GmbH (2006), ISBN 3-87858-035-5 .

Web links

Commons : Postage stamps of the Federal Republic, Berlin and the GDR from 1956  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Commons : Postage stamps from other countries 1956  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Remarks

1. ↑ ^{a b} The two 7 Pfennig stamps (MiNo. 135 and 142) with the image of the radio tower differ only in the position of the description of the motif at the top or bottom of the stamp.
2. ↑ As was customary at the time, the sentence of the Berlin Buildings was printed on normal paper with watermarks . However, the 1-Pfennig postage stamp was printed for a very long time and from 1962 it was also printed on fluorescent paper without watermarks. It was also sold in West Germany from July 20, 1960 and was valid for a particularly long time. It was recommended to stick this stamp on the mail in addition to the normal postage as an external sign of attachment to Berlin.
3. ↑ ^{a b c d e f} Although the postage stamps with a face value of 1, 5, 30, 40 and 60 Pfennig were not issued until 1957 and the 3 DM stamp was not issued until 1958, they are part of the set issued in 1956 and thus count among the stamps of 1956.

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