Flowers (Deutsche Post)
The floral stamp series is the current definitive series of Deutsche Post AG , which has been published since January 3, 2005. Up to August 2020, 64 items with a total nominal value of 95.32 euros had been released, some of which were also self-adhesive stamps or stamps with an artificial floral fragrance. The stamps are issued in rolls with different quantities and in miniature sheets . There are also self-adhesive stamps as roll brands in branded boxes and as brand sets in the form of stamp booklets or so-called foil sheets.
Issue occasion
“The Flowers series wants to draw people's attention to the beauty and diversity of flowers in gardens and the great outdoors in Germany with modern and at the same time timeless motifs. The colorful and atmospheric depictions should help to rediscover and enjoy the little joys of everyday life, which are often barely noticed in our hectic times. "
motive
Each stamp shows a type of flower. The brands were designed by graphic designers Stefan Klein and Olaf Neumann from Iserlohn .
In 2007, Deutsche Post held a photo competition among postal customers for the first time to find the motif of a new brand. The photo of a carnation by Mario Strasser emerged as the winner from over 50,000 entries . This motif was published on October 9, 2008 and has a face value of 25 euro cents.
The stamps are produced in the multi-color offset printing process at the Bundesdruckerei in Berlin on coated white, fluorescent postage stamp paper DP 2 in a size of 21.5 × 30.13 mm.
particularities
- As with all stamps that are printed in rolls and sheets, horizontal pairs and marginal pieces of the stamps form a special collection area, because you can use them to prove that the stamps come from sheets.
- Since the mid-1960s there have always been two Federal German definitive stamp series. One series was only issued in sheets, the other was issued in rolls for machines and post offices (but was also available in sheets for collectors). The flower delivery is the only permanent series, so it breaks with this rule. It replaced the two long-lasting series Sights and Women in German History .
- So far, the Federal Republic's permanent series have always been in one or two colors. For the first time, a continuous series is produced using complex multi-color offset printing.
- After the post horn series and the accident prevention series, there is again a definitive series with no special reference to Germany.
- There are two different types of self-adhesive brands in the series:
- Brands from stamp booklets ("stamp set")
- Brands made of rolls (“brand box”, box intended for business customers, from which the brands can be individually peeled off from a strip.) As with the counter rolls, every fifth brand has a serial number on the back.
- On March 1, 2007, a composite was published with four values at 5 cents, four values at 10 cents and two values at 20 cents. The overprint is in the form of a booklet sheet, but was issued individually without protective cardboard. Since the border of the sheet is imperforated, there are new perforation variants for the stamps listed: All stamps are imperforated at the top or bottom, depending on whether they come from the top or bottom row, furthermore the stamps are imperforated at 20 cents on the right the two 5-cent stamps from the left margin are imperforated on the left. There has never been a comparable issue at Deutsche Post.
- On March 1, 2010, a self-adhesive stamp set with 10 stamps with the motif garden rose appeared, which, when rubbed, smells of a rose.
- On March 1, 2011, a self-adhesive stamp set was released with 10 stamps with the motif lily of the valley, which, when rubbed, smells of lily of the valley.
- In Austria, too, a definitive stamp series with floral motifs was issued from 2001 to 2008 .
List of expenses
image | Value in cents |
motive | Issue date | Wed no. | imperforated issues | Roll size
adhesive output |
self-adhesive edition Michel number, date of issue, origin |
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5 | crocus | Aug 11, 2005 | 2480 | left and above untied. above untamed left and below ungez. down below |
200, 500 | - | |
5 | phlox | 13 Apr 2017 | 3296 | - | 200, 500 | 3459, April 4, 2019, brand set with 10 brands | |
10 | tulip | 8 Sep 2005 | 2484 | above untamed down below |
200, 500 | - | |
10 | Winterling | June 8, 2017 | 3314 | - | 200, 500 | 3430, December 18, 2018, brand set with 10 brands | |
15th | Meadowfoam | Dec 18, 2018 | 3424 | - | 200 | 3431, December 18, 2018, brand set with 10 brands | |
20th | Tagetes | July 7, 2005 | 2471 | right and above untied. right and below ungez. |
200, 500 | - | |
20th | Bunny bell | June 8, 2017 | 3315 | - | 200, 500 | 3432, December 18, 2018, brand set with 10 brands | |
25th | mallow | June 2, 2005 | 2462 | - | 200, 2000, 10000 | 2513, January 2, 2006, roll | |
25th | Carnation | Oct 9, 2008 | 2694 | - | 200, 2000, 10000 | 2699, October 9, 2008, roll | |
28 | Centaury | 3rd July 2014 | 3088 | - | 200 | 3094, July 3, 2014, maxi roll with 500, 5,000 or 10,000 stamps | |
30th | Daylily | Jan. 2, 2020 | 3509 | - | 100 | 3516, January 2, 2020, maxi roll with 500, 5,000 or 10,000 stamps | |
35 | dahlia | Jan. 2, 2006 | 2505 | - | 200, 2000 | 2514, January 2, 2006, roll | |
40 | Hepatica | 8 Sep 2005 | 2485 | - | 200, 2000 | - | |
45 | Daisy | Apr 7, 2005 | 2451 | - | 200, 500 | - | |
45 | lily of the valley | May 6, 2010 | 2794 | - | 200, 500 | 2851, March 1, 2011, set of 10 brands with a scent of lily of the valley (fragrances: benzyl benzoate and hexyl cinnamal ); April 4, 2013, Rolle |
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45 | water lily | May 11, 2017 | 3303 | - | 200, 500 | 3376, April 12, 2018, maxi roll with 2000 stamps | |
50 | aster | June 2, 2005 | 2463 | - | 200, 500 | - | |
50 | zinnia | Apr 2, 2020 | 3535 | - | 200, 500 | - | |
55 | Corn poppy | July 7, 2005 | 2472 | - | 500, 10000 | 2477, July 7, 2005, roll | |
55 | Garden rose | June 12, 2008 | 2669 | - | 200, 500, 10000 | 2675, January 2, 2009, roll, large roll 10000; March 1, 2010, brand set with 10 rose-scented brands (fragrances: D - lime and geraniol ) |
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58 | Pasque flower | Dec 6, 2012 | 2968 | - | 200, 500 | 2971, December 6, 2012, brand box of 100 or 500 pieces. | |
60 | Imperial Crown | Dec 5, 2013 | 3043 | - | 200, 500 | 3046, December 5, 2013, stamp set with 10 stamps and role | |
60 | Cornflower | 1st July 2019 | 3468 | - | 200, 500 | 3481, July 1, 2019, brand set with 10 brands and role | |
62 | Peony | 4th Dec 2014 | 3114 | - | 200, 500 | 3121, December 4, 2014, brand set with 10 and brand box with 500 brands; January 2, 2015, brand box with 100 brands and maxi rolls with 5,000 or 10,000 brands |
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65 | Sun hat | 2nd Mar 2006 | 2524 | - | 200 | 2715, January 2, 2009, stamp set with 5 stamps and 5 airmail stickers | |
70 | Carthusian Carnation | Apr 13, 2006 | 2529 | - | 200 | 2716, January 2, 2009, stamp set with 5 stamps and 5 airmail stickers | |
70 | Chocolate cosmos | 3 Dec 2015 | 3189 | - | 200, 500 | 3197, December 3, 2015, stamp set; January 2, 2016, maxi rolls with 5,000 or 10,000 stamps |
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75 | Balloon flower | Jan. 3, 2011 | 2835 | - | 200, 2000 | - | |
80 | Spherical primrose | 4th Dec 2014 | 3115 | - | 200 | - | |
80 | Nasturtiums | 1st July 2019 | 3469 | - | 200, 500 | 3482, July 1, 2019, stamp set with 10 stamps and role | |
85 | Feather carnation | 4th Dec 2014 | 3116 | - | 200, 500 | - | |
90 | daffodil | Jan. 2, 2006 | 2506 | - | 200, 500 | 2515, January 2, 2006, stamp set | |
90 | Johannis herbs | May 11, 2017 | 3304 | - | 200 | - | |
95 | Sunflower | Jan. 3, 2005 | 2434 | - | 500 | - | |
95 | Knapweed | 1st July 2019 | 3470 | - | 200, 500 | 3483, July 1, 2019, brand set with 10 brands and role | |
100 | crying heart | July 13, 2006 | 2547 | - | 200 | 3034, October 10, 2013, foil sheet | |
100 | Cyclamen | 1st Mar 2018 | 3365 | - | 200 | - | |
110 | Wild gladiolus | 1st July 2019 | 3471 | - | 200 | 3489, August 1, 2019, brand set with 10 brands | |
120 | Grape hyacinth | 1st Mar 2019 | 3447 | - | 200 | - | |
145 | Iris | Jan. 2, 2006 | 2507 | - | 200, 500 | - | |
145 | Jungfer in the green | Jan. 2, 2018 | 3351 | - | 200, 500 | - | |
155 | Wood anemone | 1st July 2019 | 3472 | - | 200, 500 | 3484, July 1, 2019, reel and brand set with 10 brands | |
170 | Pansy | 1st July 2019 | 3473 | - | 100 | - | |
180 | Columbine | 5th June 2014 | 3082 | - | 200 | - | |
190 | Snapdragons | 1st July 2019 | 3474 | - | 100 | - | |
200 | Gold poppy | Nov 9, 2006 | 2568 | - | 200 | - | |
200 | Purple Knautie | Aug 6, 2020 | 3556 | - | 200 | - | |
220 | Edelweiss | Apr 13, 2006 | 2530 | - | 200 | - | |
220 | Houseleek | Oct 11, 2018 | 3413 | - | 100 | - | |
240 | Splendid candle | Dec 6, 2012 | 2969 | - | 200 | - | |
250 | Alpine thistle | Jan. 2, 2016 | 3199 | - | 200 | - | |
260 | Madonna Lily | Feb 11, 2016 | 3207 | - | 200 | - | |
270 | Hawkweed | 1st July 2019 | 3475 | - | 100 | 3490, August 1, 2019, brand set with 10 brands | |
345 | forget Me Not | 10 Aug 2017 | 3324 | - | only 10 sheets | - | |
370 | thimble | Nov 2, 2019 | 3501 | - | 100 | - | |
379 | Cockade flower | July 12, 2018 | 3399 | - | 100 | - | |
390 | Fire lily | May 4, 2006 | 2534 | - | 100, 200 | - | |
395 | Purple bells | 4th Dec 2014 | 3117 | - | 100 | - | |
400 | fuchsia | 3 Dec 2015 | 3190 | - | 100 | - | |
410 | Lady's slipper | Jan. 2, 2010 | 2768 | - | 200 | - | |
430 | delphinium | Jan. 3, 2005 | 2435 | - | 200 | - | |
440 | Turk Association | 4th Dec 2014 | 3118 | - | 100 | - | |
450 | Bee ragwort | 3 Dec 2015 | 3191 | - | 100 | - | |
500 | gentian | July 7, 2011 | 2877 | - | 100 | - |
literature
- Michel , Germany catalog
- Annual releases of the Deutsche Post AG
- The postage stamps of the Federal Republic of Germany: 2005, 2006, 2008, 2010 and 2011
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philatelie - the magazine of the Association of German Philatelists
- Wilhelm van Loo: "Rosy times?": The new forgeries "Gartenrose", issue no. 389, November 2009, p. 21 f.
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Mint never hinged - the philately journal of the Deutsche Post AG
- Issue: 3/2015 (May / June): 10 years of permanent series »Flowers« - Colorful Blooming Dreams; P. 15
Individual evidence
- ↑ Carnation adorns the definitive series “Flowers” ( Memento of the original from December 4, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. - posttip.de from November 6, 2007.