Botany (welfare stamp series of the Deutsche Bundespost)

Botany or under the more common name flowers or flora was a joint welfare stamp series of the Deutsche Bundespost and the Deutsche Bundespost Berlin from 1974 to 1985 ( botany (welfare stamp series of the Deutsche Bundespost Berlin) ). It replaced the previous welfare series Musical Instruments . The series was replaced in 1986 by the welfare series “Precious Glasses”.

In 1974 the Bundespost celebrated the anniversary of “25 years of welfare stamps”. On this occasion, this name was chosen instead of the previous name “welfare stamp (year number)”. From 1979, the brands were called "For Welfare Care".

All welfare stamps issued from 1974 to 1982 as well as the similarly designed Christmas stamps from 1974 and 1975 were designed by Heinz Schillinger . In the following years the artists changed.

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
image	description	Values in pennies	Issue date	Edition	draft	MiNr.
	25 years of welfare stamp 1974: flowers Carnation , Dianthus superbus	30 + 15	October 15, 1974	9,409,000	Heinz Schillinger	818
	Red foxglove , Digitalis purpurea	40 + 20	October 15, 1974	10,992,000	Heinz Schillinger	819
	Mallow , Malva	50 + 25	October 15, 1974	14,190,000	Heinz Schillinger	820
	Bluebells , campanula	70 + 35	October 15, 1974	6,650,000	Heinz Schillinger	821
	1975 welfare stamp: Alpine flowers Edelweiss , Leontopodium alpinum	30 + 15	15th October 1975	9,449,000	Heinz Schillinger	867
	Globe flower , Trollius europaeus	40 + 20	15th October 1975	10,987,000	Heinz Schillinger	868
	Rust-leaved alpine rose , Rhododendron ferrugineum	50 + 25	15th October 1975	14,927,000	Heinz Schillinger	869
	Pasque Flower , Pulsatilla vulgaris	70 + 35	15th October 1975	6,964,000	Heinz Schillinger	870
	1976 welfare stamp: garden flowers Phlox , Phlox paniculata	30 + 15	October 14, 1976	10,601,000	Heinz Schillinger	904
	Marigolds , Calendula officinalis	40 + 20	October 14, 1976	12,634,000	Heinz Schillinger	905
	Zinnias , Zinnia elegans	50 + 25	October 14, 1976	16,906,000	Heinz Schillinger	906
	Pansy , viola tricolor	70 + 35	October 14, 1976	7,318,000	Heinz Schillinger	907
	1977 welfare stamp: meadow flowers Caraway seeds , Carum carvi	30 + 15	October 13, 1977	11,287,000	Heinz Schillinger	949
	Dandelion , Taraxacum officinale	40 + 20	October 13, 1977	12,217,000	Heinz Schillinger	950
	Red clover , Trifolium pratense	50 + 25	October 13, 1977	16,160,000	Heinz Schillinger	951
	Meadow sage , Salvia pratensis	70 + 35	October 13, 1977	6,936,000	Heinz Schillinger	952
	1978 welfare stamp : forest flowers Arum , Arum maculatum	30 + 15	October 12, 1978	15,454,000	Heinz Schillinger	982
	Golden nettle , Lamiastrum galeobdolon	40 + 20	October 12, 1978	13,956,000	Heinz Schillinger	983
	Turkish Association , Lilium martagon	50 + 25	October 12, 1978	16,157,000	Heinz Schillinger	984
	Hepatica , Hepatica nobilis	70 + 35	October 12, 1978	7,154,000	Heinz Schillinger	985
	For welfare work 1979: leaves , flowers and fruits of the forest Common beech , Fagus sylvatica	40 + 20	October 11, 1979	11,700,000	Heinz Schillinger	1024
	English oak , Quercus robur	50 + 25	October 11, 1979	14,500,000	Heinz Schillinger	1025
	Hawthorns , Crataegus	60 + 30	October 11, 1979	17,100,000	Heinz Schillinger	1026
	Mountain pine , Pinus mugo	90 + 45	October 11, 1979	7,400,000	Heinz Schillinger	1027
	For welfare in 1980: endangered wild herbs Horned head, Ceratocephala falcata	40 + 20	October 9, 1980	15,201,000	Heinz Schillinger	1059
	Vine pea , Lathyrus aphaca	50 + 25	October 9, 1980	15,106,000	Heinz Schillinger	1060
	Corn wheel , Agrostemma pallida	60 + 30	October 9, 1980	19,193,000	Heinz Schillinger	1061
	Crested grape hyacinth , Muscari comosum	90 + 45	October 9, 1980	7,854,000	Heinz Schillinger	1062
	For welfare work 1981: endangered bog , swamp meadow and aquatic plants Water hazel , Trapa natans	40 + 20	October 8, 1981	16,589,000	Heinz Schillinger	1108
	Sea jug , Nymphoides peltata	50 + 25	October 8, 1981	14,906,000	Heinz Schillinger	1109
	Water feather , Hottonia palustris	60 + 30	October 8, 1981	18,040,000	Heinz Schillinger	1110
	Water lobelia , Lobelia dortmanna	90 + 45	October 8, 1981	7,627,000	Heinz Schillinger	1111
	For welfare, 1982: garden roses Hybrid tea	50 + 20	October 14, 1982	18,556,000	Heinz Schillinger	1150
	Floribunda rose	60 + 30	October 14, 1982	18,325,000	Heinz Schillinger	1151
	Bourbon rose	80 + 40	October 14, 1982	17,719,000	Heinz Schillinger	1152
	Polyantha hybrids	120 + 60	October 14, 1982	7,143,000	Heinz Schillinger	1153
	For welfare work 1983: Endangered Alpine Flowers Swiss man's shield Androsace helvetica	50 + 20	October 13, 1983	12,070,000	Karin Blume	1188
	Carniolan ragwort Senecio carniolicus	60 + 30	October 13, 1983	10,750,000	Karin Blume	1189
	Fleischer's willowherb Epilobium fleischeri	80 + 40	October 13, 1983	18,110,000	Karin Blume	1190
	Alpine milk lettuce, Cicerbita alpina	120 + 60	October 13, 1983	6,340,000	Karin Blume	1191
	For Welfare 1984: Orchids Orchis anthropophora Aceras anthropophorum	50 + 20	October 18, 1984	13,302,000	Günter Jacki	1225
	Brandy orchid, Orchis ustulata	60 + 30	October 18, 1984	10,433,000	Günter Jacki	1226
	Violet thingy Limodorum abortivum	80 + 40	October 18, 1984	18,619,000	Günter Jacki	1227
	Elder orchid Dactylorhiza sambucina	120 + 60	October 18, 1984	6,095,000	Günter Jacki	1228
	For welfare care 1985: miniatures based on motifs from the borders of a medieval prayer book Flowers, strawberry and butterfly	50 + 20	October 15, 1985	14,750,000	Holger Börnsen	1259
	Flowers, butterflies and bird	60 + 30	October 15, 1985	9,730,000	Holger Börnsen	1260
	Flowers, berries and snail	80 + 40	October 15, 1985	19,410,000	Holger Börnsen	1261
	Flowers, snail and butterfly	120 + 60	October 15, 1985	6,130,000	Holger Börnsen	1262