Sports aid from the Deutsche Bundespost Berlin

Under the name Sporthilfe or Für den Sport , the Deutsche Bundespost Berlin issued two or three supplementary stamps annually from 1978 to 1990 . The Deutsche Sporthilfe Foundation received the proceeds from the award . All stamps were valid for postage until December 31, 1991 .

Additional surcharge stamps from other series are included in the items surcharge stamp (Berlin) , welfare stamps of the Deutsche Bundespost Berlin . For the welfare stamps in the Christmas series, there is a separate article with Christmas stamps from the Deutsche Bundespost Berlin . Likewise for the youth stamps of the Deutsche Bundespost Berlin . For the stamps for Postage Stamp Day , see Postage Stamp Day (Berlin) .

While general sports motives predominated at the beginning, later reference was often made to specific events of the year. Some of the motifs were presented in stylized or alienated form.

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.
• 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.

image	description	Values in pennies	Issue date	Edition	draft	Mi. -No .
	Sporthilfe 1978 Cycling	50 + 25	April 13, 1978	2,639,000	Lorenz	567
	fencing	70 + 35	April 13, 1978	2,579,000	Lorenz	568
	Sports aid 1979 Relay race	60 + 30	April 5th 1979	2,844,000	High	596
	Archery	90 + 45	April 5th 1979	2,887,000	High	597
	Sports aid 1980 Javelin	50 + 25	May 8, 1980	2,741,000	High	621
	Weightlifting	60 + 30	May 8, 1980	2,815,000	High	622
	Water polo	90 + 45	May 8, 1980	2,757,000	High	623
	Sporthilfe 1981 Women groups gymnastics	60 + 30	April 10, 1981	4,049,000	Gerd Aretz	645
	Fun run	90 + 45	April 10, 1981	3,462,000	Gerd Aretz	646
	Sporthilfe 1982 Competitive sport : short distance running	60 + 30	April 15, 1982	3,204,000	Bushfield	664
	Youth sport : volleyball	90 + 45	April 15, 1982	3,090,000	Bushfield	665
	Sports aid 1983 1983 European Championships in Latin American Dances , in Berlin	80 + 40	April 12, 1983	2,762,000	Rothacker	698
	Ice Hockey World Championship 1983 , in Düsseldorf , Dortmund , Munich	120 + 60	April 12, 1983	2,752,000	Rothacker	699
	Sporthilfe 1984 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles : Hurdles , women	60 + 30	April 12, 1984	2,502,000	Kefer and Münch	716
	Road cycling , women	80 + 40	April 12, 1984	2,500,000	Kefer and Münch	717
	Quad kayak , women	120 + 60	April 12, 1984	2,500,000	Kefer and Münch	718
	Sporthilfe 1985 European men's basketball championship , in Stuttgart , Leverkusen and Karlsruhe	80 + 40	February 21, 1985	3,170,000	Rothacker	732
	50 years of the German Table Tennis Association (DTTB)	120 + 60	February 21, 1985	2,610,000	Rothacker	733
	Sporthilfe 1986 European Youth Championships in Swimming , in Berlin	80 + 40	February 13, 1986	2,334,197	High	751
	World championships in show jumping , in Aachen	120 + 55	February 13, 1986	1,985,523	High	752
	Sporthilfe 1987 German Gymnastics Festival , in Berlin	80 + 40	February 12, 1987	2,922,000	High	777
	World Judo Championships, in food	120 + 55	February 12, 1987	2,404,000	High	778
	Sporthilfe 1988 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul : Clay pigeon shooting	60 + 30	February 18, 1988	2,428,000	Schmitz	801
	1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary : figure skating	80 + 40	February 18, 1988	2,948,000	Schmitz	802
	1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul: Hammer throwing	120 + 55	February 18, 1988	2,403,000	Schmitz	803
	Sporthilfe 1989 European Women's Volleyball Championship , in Hamburg , Karlsruhe and Stuttgart	100 + 50	February 9, 1989	2,712,000	High	836
	Hockey Champions Trophy in Berlin	140 + 60	February 9, 1989	2,289,000	High	837
	Sporthilfe 1990 Water polo	100 + 50	February 15, 1990	3,225,000	Gerd Aretz	864
	Wheelchair basketball	140 + 60	February 15, 1990	3,279,000	Gerd Aretz	865

Individual evidence

1. ^ Michel catalog Germany 1999/2000 (paperback), publisher: Schwaneberger Verlag GmbH (1999), ISBN 3-87858-028-2
2. ↑ Stiftung Deutsche Sporthilfe: Stamps “For Sport” ( Memento of the original from November 4, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 

Web links

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