Postage stamps from 1953 from Deutsche Post Berlin

20 pf.

Series: Berlin Buildings

The 1953 stamp year of Deutsche Post Berlin comprised 18 special stamps , seven of which complement the series “Men from the History of Berlin”, which, however, belong to the 1952 year of philatelic terms . The definitive stamps of the Berliner Bauten series were supplemented this year by two values ​​of 4 and 20 pfennigs.

The nominal value of the stamps was DM 2.43  ; an additional DM 0.31 was paid for charitable purposes .

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.
• 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.

Special stamps
image	description	Values in pennies	Issue date (1953)	Date of Expiry	Edition	draft	MiNr.
	Men from the history of Berlin (I) Otto Lilienthal (1848–1896), pioneer of aircraft development	5	January 24th	December 31, 1955	5,000,000	Alfred Goldammer	92
	Walther Rathenau (1867–1922), industrialist , writer and politician ( Reich Foreign Minister )	6th	June 24th	December 31, 1955	1,000,000	Alfred Goldammer	93
	Theodor Fontane (1819–1898), German writer , pharmacist , representative of poetic realism	8th	7th March	December 31, 1955	5,000,000	Alfred Goldammer	94
	Rudolf Virchow (1821–1902), a doctor at the Berlin Charité , is considered the founder of modern pathology and a politician	15th	January 24th	December 31, 1955	5,000,000	Alfred Goldammer	96
	Karl Friedrich Schinkel (1781–1841), Prussian architect , master builder , town planner and painter	25th	May 27th	December 31, 1955	5,000,000	Alfred Goldammer	98
	Max Planck (1858–1947), physicist and Nobel Prize winner (1918), founder of quantum physics	30th	January 24th	December 31, 1955	5,000,000	Alfred Goldammer	99
	Wilhelm von Humboldt (1767–1835), scholar, statesman and co-founder of the University of Berlin	40	2.May	December 31, 1955	5,000,000	Alfred Goldammer	100
	Inauguration of the Liberty Bell in Schöneberg Town Hall Liberty Bell (III), clapper center	5	July 28th	December 31, 1955	2,000,000	Leon Schnell	101
	Liberty Bell (III), clapper center	10	9th October	December 31, 1955	1,700,000	Leon Schnell	102
	Liberty Bell (III), clapper center	20th	September 26th	December 31, 1955	1,000,000	Leon Schnell	103
	Liberty Bell (III), clapper center	30th	September 26th	December 31, 1955	1,000,000	Leon Schnell	104
	Liberty Bell (III), clapper center	40	September 26th	December 31, 1955	1,000,000	Leon Schnell	105
	Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church the church on Breitscheidplatz before it was destroyed Hammer mark	4 + 1	August 9	December 31, 1955	1,200,000	Alfred Goldammer	106
	the church on Breitscheidplatz before it was destroyed Hammer mark	10 + 5	August 9	December 31, 1955	450,000	Alfred Goldammer	107
	the church on Breitscheidplatz after its destruction in World War II Hammer mark	20 + 10	August 9	December 31, 1955	450,000	Alfred Goldammer	108
	the church on Breitscheidplatz after its destruction in World War II Hammer mark	30 + 15	August 9	December 31, 1955	300,000	Alfred Goldammer	109
	Remembering the uprising of June 17, 1953 bound hands break the chains and inscription June 17th	20th	17th August	December 31, 1955	3,000,000	unknown	110
	Brandenburg Gate and inscription June 17th	30th	17th August	December 31, 1955	2,000,000	unknown	111
Definitive stamps
image	description	Values in pennies	Issue date (1953)	Date of Expiry	Edition	draft	MiNr.
	Definitive stamps Berlin buildings (II) Olympic Stadium	20th	August 28th	December 31, 1958	61,090,000	Alfred Goldammer	113

See also

• Postage stamps from 1953 issued by the Deutsche Bundespost
• Postal history and postage stamps of Berlin

literature

• Michel catalog Germany 2006/2007 (paperback), Schwaneberger Verlag GmbH (2006), ISBN 3-87858-035-5 .

Web links

Commons : Postage stamps of the Federal Republic, Berlin and the GDR from 1953  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Commons : Postage stamps from other countries 1953  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Remarks

1. ↑ Three values ​​in the Men from the History of Berlin series had already appeared in 1953 .
2. ↑ Another four values ​​from the Berliner Bauten series appeared in 1954 .

This version was included in the selection of informative lists and portals on January 11, 2009 .