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. "

- Deutsche Post AG - The postage stamps of the Federal Republic of Germany

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
	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	08 Sep 2005	2484	above untamed down below	200, 500	-
	10	Winterling	0June 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	0July 7, 2005	2471	right and above untied. right and below ungez.	200, 500	-
	20th	Bunny bell	0June 8, 2017	3315	-	200, 500	3432, December 18, 2018, brand set with 10 brands
	25th	mallow	0June 2, 2005	2462	-	200, 2000, 10000	2513, January 2, 2006, roll
	25th	Carnation	0Oct 9, 2008	2694	-	200, 2000, 10000	2699, October 9, 2008, roll
	28	Centaury	03rd July 2014	3088	-	200	3094, July 3, 2014, maxi roll with 500, 5,000 or 10,000 stamps
	30th	Daylily	0Jan. 2, 2020	3509	-	100	3516, January 2, 2020, maxi roll with 500, 5,000 or 10,000 stamps
	35	dahlia	0Jan. 2, 2006	2505	-	200, 2000	2514, January 2, 2006, roll
	40	Hepatica	08 Sep 2005	2485	-	200, 2000	-
	45	Daisy	0Apr 7, 2005	2451	-	200, 500	-
	45	lily of the valley	0May 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
	45	water lily	May 11, 2017	3303	-	200, 500	3376, April 12, 2018, maxi roll with 2000 stamps
	50	aster	0June 2, 2005	2463	-	200, 500	-
	50	zinnia	0Apr 2, 2020	3535	-	200, 500	-
	55	Corn poppy	0July 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 )
	58	Pasque flower	0Dec 6, 2012	2968	-	200, 500	2971, December 6, 2012, brand box of 100 or 500 pieces.
	60	Imperial Crown	0Dec 5, 2013	3043	-	200, 500	3046, December 5, 2013, stamp set with 10 stamps and role
	60	Cornflower	01st July 2019	3468	-	200, 500	3481, July 1, 2019, brand set with 10 brands and role
	62	Peony	04th 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
	65	Sun hat	02nd 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	03 Dec 2015	3189	-	200, 500	3197, December 3, 2015, stamp set; January 2, 2016, maxi rolls with 5,000 or 10,000 stamps
	75	Balloon flower	0Jan. 3, 2011	2835	-	200, 2000	-
	80	Spherical primrose	04th Dec 2014	3115	-	200	-
	80	Nasturtiums	01st July 2019	3469	-	200, 500	3482, July 1, 2019, stamp set with 10 stamps and role
	85	Feather carnation	04th Dec 2014	3116	-	200, 500	-
	90	daffodil	0Jan. 2, 2006	2506	-	200, 500	2515, January 2, 2006, stamp set
	90	Johannis herbs	May 11, 2017	3304	-	200	-
	95	Sunflower	0Jan. 3, 2005	2434	-	500	-
	95	Knapweed	01st 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	01st Mar 2018	3365	-	200	-
	110	Wild gladiolus	01st July 2019	3471	-	200	3489, August 1, 2019, brand set with 10 brands
	120	Grape hyacinth	01st Mar 2019	3447	-	200	-
	145	Iris	0Jan. 2, 2006	2507	-	200, 500	-
	145	Jungfer in the green	0Jan. 2, 2018	3351	-	200, 500	-
	155	Wood anemone	01st July 2019	3472	-	200, 500	3484, July 1, 2019, reel and brand set with 10 brands
	170	Pansy	01st July 2019	3473	-	100	-
	180	Columbine	05th June 2014	3082	-	200	-
	190	Snapdragons	01st July 2019	3474	-	100	-
	200	Gold poppy	0Nov 9, 2006	2568	-	200	-
	200	Purple Knautie	0Aug 6, 2020	3556	-	200	-
	220	Edelweiss	Apr 13, 2006	2530	-	200	-
	220	Houseleek	Oct 11, 2018	3413	-	100	-
	240	Splendid candle	0Dec 6, 2012	2969	-	200	-
	250	Alpine thistle	0Jan. 2, 2016	3199	-	200	-
	260	Madonna Lily	Feb 11, 2016	3207	-	200	-
	270	Hawkweed	01st 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	0Nov 2, 2019	3501	-	100	-
	379	Cockade flower	July 12, 2018	3399	-	100	-
	390	Fire lily	0May 4, 2006	2534	-	100, 200	-
	395	Purple bells	04th Dec 2014	3117	-	100	-
	400	fuchsia	03 Dec 2015	3190	-	100	-
	410	Lady's slipper	0Jan. 2, 2010	2768	-	200	-
	430	delphinium	0Jan. 3, 2005	2435	-	200	-
	440	Turk Association	04th Dec 2014	3118	-	100	-
	450	Bee ragwort	03 Dec 2015	3191	-	100	-
	500	gentian	0July 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
• 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.
• 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

1. ↑ 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. 

Web links

• List of permanent series products from Deutsche Post AG
• Article about Stefan Klein and Olaf Neumann