Old toy

Old toys were a charity stamp series of the Deutsche Bundespost from 1968 to 1972. It replaced the previous charity series Märchen . Similar stamps with the inscription "Deutsche Bundespost Berlin" were issued by the Landespostdirektion Berlin . The series was replaced in 1973 by the musical instruments welfare series.

In contrast to the previous fairy tale series, there were no issues with the same motif, but mutually complementary stamps from the Bundespost and the Landespostdirektion Berlin.

The stamps were designed either by Heinz Schillinger (born in 1968, 1969, 1971 and 1972) or by Erna de Vries (1970). Both artists were also awarded the contract to design the Christmas stamps in the respective years, compare Christmas stamps from the German Federal Post Office and Christmas stamps from the German Federal Post Office Berlin . These Christmas stamps from 1969 to 1971 correspond to the respective welfare stamps.

validity

The two years 1968 (Bundespost) and 1968 (Bundespost Berlin) were the last years that had an expiry date for the postage validity for postage stamps. All subsequent issues were postage-free without restriction. The stamps of the Deutsche Bundespost Berlin lost their validity after the reunification on December 31, 1991. All other stamps of the Deutsche Bundespost after the introduction of the euro.

With the introduction of the euro as a common European currency on January 1, 2002, this regulation became obsolete. These stamps and all subsequent editions could be used until June 30, 2002. An exchange was possible until September 30th in the branches of the Deutsche Post , after that until June 30th, 2003 centrally in the Philately branch of Deutsche Post AG in Frankfurt.

List of issues and motifs from 1968 Bund and Berlin

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.

image	description	Values in pennies	Issue date	Date of Expiry	Edition Federal, Berlin	draft	Mi. -No . Bund, Berlin
	Old toys I : dolls Doll around 1878	10 + 5	3rd October 1968	December 31, 1970	13,979,000	Heinz Schillinger	571
	Doll around 1850	20 + 10	3rd October 1968	December 31, 1970	23,795,000	Heinz Schillinger	572
	Doll around 1870	30 + 15	3rd October 1968	December 31, 1970	15,864,000	Heinz Schillinger	573
	Doll around 1885	50 + 25	3rd October 1968	December 31, 1970	8,446,000	Heinz Schillinger	574
	Old toys I Old dolls Doll around 1878	10 + 5	3rd October 1968	December 31, 1970	5,424,000	Heinz Schillinger	Berlin 322
	Doll around 1850	20 + 10	3rd October 1968	December 31, 1970	5,427,000	Heinz Schillinger	Berlin 323
	Doll around 1870	30 + 15	3rd October 1968	December 31, 1970	5,253,000	Heinz Schillinger	Berlin 324
	Doll around 1885	50 + 25	3rd October 1968	December 31, 1970	3,723,000	Heinz Schillinger	Berlin 325

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.

German Federal Post Office
image	description	Values in pennies	Issue date	Edition Federal, Berlin	draft	Mi. -No . Bund, Berlin
	Old toy II tin figures Railway (around 1835)	10 + 5	2nd October 1969	14,294,000	Heinz Schillinger	604
	Gardener (around 1780)	20 + 10	2nd October 1969	20,110,000	Heinz Schillinger	605
	Bird dealer (around 1850)	30 + 15	2nd October 1969	16,420,000	Heinz Schillinger	606
	Reiter (around 1840)	50 + 25	2nd October 1969	7,763,000	Heinz Schillinger	607
	Old toy III puppets Marionettes from the Munich Puppet Theater Collection fool	10 + 5	October 6, 1970	15,335,000	Erna de Vries	650
	Hanswurst	20 + 10	October 6, 1970	15,565,000	Erna de Vries	651
	clown	30 + 15	October 6, 1970	16,287,000	Erna de Vries	652
	harlequin	50 + 25	October 6, 1970	8,569,000	Erna de Vries	653
	Old toy IV Old wooden toy Women at the churn	20 + 10	5th October 1971	12,736,000	Heinz Schillinger	705
	equestrian	25 + 10	5th October 1971	14,782,000	Heinz Schillinger	706
	Nutcracker	30 + 15	5th October 1971	17,148,000	Heinz Schillinger	707
	Pigeon house	60 + 30	5th October 1971	8,164,000	Heinz Schillinger	708
	Old toy V chess pieces Chess pieces from the faience factory in Gien in France , it is the so-called St. George set of figures from the 19th century Jumper	25 + 10	5th October 1972	9,993,000	Heinz Schillinger	742
	tower	30 + 15	5th October 1972	11,920,000	Heinz Schillinger	743
	lady	40 + 20	5th October 1972	14,485,000	Heinz Schillinger	744
	king	70 + 35	5th October 1972	6,639,000	Heinz Schillinger	745

German Federal Post Office Berlin
image	description	Values in pennies	Issue date	Edition	draft	Mi. -No.
	Old toy II tin figures Mail car around 1835	10 + 5	2nd October 1969	5,523,000	Heinz Schillinger	348
	Peasant woman around 1850	20 + 10	2nd October 1969	5,671,000	Heinz Schillinger	349
	Market woman around 1850	30 + 15	2nd October 1969	5,699,000	Heinz Schillinger	350
	Post rider around 1860	50 + 25	2nd October 1969	4,375,000	Heinz Schillinger	351
	Old toy III puppets Marionettes from the Munich Puppet Theater Collection Kasperl	10 + 5	October 6, 1970	6,180,000	Erna de Vries	373
	Polichinelle	20 + 10	October 6, 1970	6,031,000	Erna de Vries	374
	Punch	30 + 15	October 6, 1970	6,215,000	Erna de Vries	375
	Pulcinella	50 + 25	October 6, 1970	4,560,000	Erna de Vries	376
	Old toy IV Old wooden toy Crank men, moving figures	10 + 5	5th October 1971	8,156,000	Heinz Schillinger	412
	Knight on Horseback	25 + 10	5th October 1971	5,963,000	Heinz Schillinger	413
	Jumping or fidgeting man	30 + 15	5th October 1971	6,471,000	Heinz Schillinger	414
	Mobile rocker	60 + 30	5th October 1971	4,488,000	Heinz Schillinger	415
	Old toy V chess pieces from the faience manufacture Gien, the "St. George's figure set" Jumper	20 + 10	5th October 1972	6,868,000	Heinz Schillinger	435
	tower	30 + 15	5th October 1972	5,644,000	Heinz Schillinger	436
	lady	40 + 20	5th October 1972	6,221,000	Heinz Schillinger	437
	king	70 + 35	5th October 1972	4,074,000	Heinz Schillinger	438

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Changeover of stamps from DM to € ( Memento of October 6, 2013 in the Internet Archive )
2. ↑ BGH, October 11, 2005 - XI ZR 395/04. Legal character and validity of postage stamps