Buildings and monuments

Buildings and monuments was the last definitive series of the Deutsche Post in the GDR . After the monetary, economic and social union, the stamps appeared on Monday, July 2, 1990 in DM currency and were from this point also valid in the territory of the Federal Republic of Germany and in West Berlin until December 31, 1991. Mixed frankings with the stamps of the Deutsche Bundespost and the Deutsche Bundespost Berlin were allowed, those with older GDR postage stamps in GDR marks only until October 2, 1990, when they became invalid.

Printing process

The stamps designed by Hans Detlefsen were printed in rotogravure with a comb perforation of 14 1/4 to 14 in sheets (10 × 10) and Michel number 3346 additionally as a roll stamp (from July 31, 1990). The stamps 3345 and 3346 were also issued in stamp booklets (MH 10).

List of brands

Definitive stamps

image	description	Values ​​in pennies	Edition	particularities	Mi. -No
	Albrechtsburg Castle and Cathedral , Meissen	10	170,000,000		3344
	Goethe-Schiller Monument , Weimar	30th	283,640,000	The stamps 3345 and 3346 were also issued in stamp booklets (MH 10). for the postcards, see also section: Postal stationery	3345
	Brandenburg Gate , Berlin	50	352,240,000	The stamps 3345 and 3346 were also issued in stamp booklets (MH 10). Also printed as a roll stamp from July 31, 1990.	3346
	Kyffhäuser Monument	60	55,000,000		3347
	Semper Opera House , Dresden	70	75,000,000		3348
	Sanssouci , Potsdam	80	50,500,000		3349
	Wartburg , Eisenach	100	45,000,000		3350
	Cathedral , Magdeburg	200	80,000,000		3351
	Castle , Schwerin	500	25,500,000		3352

Postal stationery

See also : postal stationery

Postcard postage was valid until March 31, 1991 in the Eastern traffic area and in all Eastern Bloc countries. Postcards to western countries cost 50 pfennigs at the time, but no independent official postcards were produced for them. Postcard sales ended on March 31, 1991 ; with additional postage, the cards could be used until December 31, 1991.

image	description	Values ​​in pennies	Edition	Date of issue (1990)	particularities	Mi. -No
	Goethe-Schiller Monument, Weimar	30th	xxx.xx0.000	2nd July	Postcard I: from July 2nd II: from September	P 107 → 3345
	Goethe-Schiller Monument, Weimar	30/30	xxx.xx0.000	August 28th	Postcard with reply card	P 108 → 3345
	Goethe-Schiller Monument, Weimar	30th	per 1,000,000	see special features	Picture postcard with three different motifs: / 01 Greifswald (August 7th) / 02 MS Arkona (August 28) / 03 Schwerin (September 18)	P 109 → 3345

Notes and individual references

1. ↑ Bundesgesetzblatt 1991, Part I, page 726 Ordinance amending the postal order of March 22, 1991

See also

• Postage stamps from 1990 by the GDR Deutsche Post
• Postage stamps issued in 1990 by the Deutsche Bundespost Berlin

literature

• Michel catalog
  • Germany 1999/2000, Schwaneberger Verlag, 1999, ISBN 3-87858-028-2
  • Germany Special 2004, Volume 2
  • Postal stationery catalog Germany 1999

Web links

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