Postage stamps from 1953 from the GDR Deutsche Post
Stamp pads 1953 | |
Karl Marx year 1953 Michel block number 8 A |
Karl Marx year 1953 Michel block number 8 B |
Karl Marx year 1953 Michel block number 9 A |
Karl Marx year 1953 Michel block number 9 B |
The postage stamp year 1953 of the Deutsche Post of the German Democratic Republic comprised 33 individual special stamps and four stamp blocks with a total of twenty special stamps. 38 definitive stamps were issued this year .
The Michel catalog distinguishes 81 different editions through multiple editions of the same motif.
particularities
Special stamps
On the 70th anniversary of Karl Marx's death, ten special stamps were issued at the beginning of the year. The motifs were used again in two stamp pads towards the end of the year . These pads came in two editions: perforated and cut. All blocks had an issue price of 2.50 DM, so there was a surcharge of 1.05 DM for Block 8 and a surcharge of 80 Pfennig for Block 9.
Unsold remainders of the two perforated block editions were post-officially trimmed centrally in Berlin and from March 10, 1955 they were sold at face value without surcharge.
Definitive stamps
This year the issue of a new series of definitive stamps began. The originally planned edition in book printing was only issued towards the end of the year due to production bottlenecks at the time; in August the motifs appeared in offset printing .
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 |
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image | description | value |
Issue date (1953) |
Date of Expiry | Edition | draft | Mi. -No. |
70th anniversary of Karl Marx's death
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6th | 5th of May | June 30, 1955 | 10,000,000 | Theo Thomas and Kurt Eigler | 344 | |
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10 | 5th of May | June 30, 1955 | 4,000,000 | Theo Thomas and Kurt Eigler | 345 | |
12 | 5th of May | June 30, 1955 | 10,000,000 | Theo Thomas and Kurt Eigler | 346 | ||
16 | 5th of May | June 30, 1955 | 5,000,000 | Theo Thomas and Kurt Eigler | 347 | ||
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20th | the 14th of March | June 30, 1955 | 2,000,000 | Theo Thomas and Kurt Eigler | 348 | |
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24 | the 14th of March | June 30, 1955 | 12,000,000 | Theo Thomas and Kurt Eigler | 349 | |
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35 | 5th of May | June 30, 1955 | 4,000,000 | Theo Thomas and Kurt Eigler | 350 | |
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48 | 5th of May | June 30, 1955 | 4,000,000 | Theo Thomas and Kurt Eigler | 351 | |
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60 | 5th of May | June 30, 1955 | 2,000,000 | Theo Thomas and Kurt Eigler | 352 | |
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84 | the 14th of March | June 30, 1955 | 4,000,000 | Theo Thomas and Kurt Eigler | 353 | |
85th birthday of Maxim Gorky
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35 | 28th March | December 31, 1953 | 5,000,000 | Kurt Eigler | 354 | |
International Long Distance Cycling for Peace Prague - Berlin - Warsaw
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24 | 2.May | December 31, 1953 | 4,000,000 | unknown | 355 | |
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35 | 2.May | December 31, 1953 | 2,500,000 | unknown | 356 | |
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60 | 2.May | December 31, 1953 | 2,500,000 | unknown | 357 | |
700 years of the city of Frankfurt ad Oder
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16 | July 6th | December 31, 1953 | 2,500,000 | Erich Gruner | 358 | |
20th | July 6th | December 31, 1953 | 2,500,000 | Erich Gruner | 359 | ||
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24 | July 6th | December 31, 1953 | 2,500,000 | Erich Gruner | 360 | |
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35 | July 6th | December 31, 1953 | 2,500,000 | Erich Gruner | 361 | |
Leipzig Autumn Fair
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24 | 29th August | June 30, 1955 | 3,000,000 | Erich Gruner | 380 | |
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35 | August 29, 1953 | June 30, 1955 | 1,500,000 | Erich Gruner | 381 | |
200th anniversary of the death of famous German builders | 24 | 16th September | June 30, 1955 | 2,000,000 | Kurt Eigler | 382 | |
35 | 16th September | June 30, 1955 | 1,200,000 | Kurt Eigler | 383 | ||
400th anniversary of the death of Lucas Cranach the Elder | 24 | October, 16th | June 30, 1955 | 2,000,000 | Kurt Eigler | 384 | |
One year of the German Red Cross in the GDR
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24 | 23rd October | June 30, 1955 | 5,000,000 | Kurt Eigler | 385 | |
Karl Marx year 1953 (stamp block 8 A)
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6th | 10th of December | June 30, 1955 | 300,000 | Kurt Eigler | 386 A | |
12 | 10th of December | June 30, 1955 | 300,000 | Kurt Eigler | 387 A | ||
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20th | 10th of December | June 30, 1955 | 300,000 | Kurt Eigler | 388 A | |
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24 | 10th of December | June 30, 1955 | 300,000 | Kurt Eigler | 389 A | |
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35 | 10th of December | June 30, 1955 | 300,000 | Kurt Eigler | 390 A | |
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48 | 10th of December | June 30, 1955 | 300,000 | Kurt Eigler | 391 A | |
Karl Marx year 1953 (stamp block 8 B)
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6th | October 24th | June 30, 1955 | 300,000 | Kurt Eigler | 386 B | |
12 | October 24th | June 30, 1955 | 300,000 | Kurt Eigler | 387 B | ||
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20th | October 24th | June 30, 1955 | 300,000 | Kurt Eigler | 388 B | |
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24 | October 24th | June 30, 1955 | 300,000 | Kurt Eigler | 389 B | |
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35 | October 24th | June 30, 1955 | 300,000 | Kurt Eigler | 390 B | |
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48 | October 24th | June 30, 1955 | 300,000 | Kurt Eigler | 391 B | |
Karl Marx year 1953 (stamp block 9 A)
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10 | 10th of December | June 30, 1955 | 300,000 | Kurt Eigler | 392 A | |
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16 | 10th of December | June 30, 1955 | 300,000 | Kurt Eigler | 393 A | |
60 | 10th of December | June 30, 1955 | 300,000 | Kurt Eigler | 394 A | ||
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84 | 10th of December | June 30, 1955 | 300,000 | Kurt Eigler | 395 A | |
Karl Marx year 1953 (stamp block 9 B)
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10 | October 24th | June 30, 1955 | 300,000 | Kurt Eigler | 392 B | |
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16 | October 24th | June 30, 1955 | 300,000 | Kurt Eigler | 393 B | |
60 | October 24th | June 30, 1955 | 300,000 | Kurt Eigler | 394 B | ||
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84 | October 24th | June 30, 1955 | 300,000 | Kurt Eigler | 395 B | |
day of the stamp
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24 | October 25 | June 30, 1955 | 2,000,000 | Erich Gruner | 396 | |
75 years of Leipzig Zoo | 24 | November 2 | June 30, 1955 | 2,300,000 | Erich Gruner | 397 | |
German patriots
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12 | November 9th | June 30, 1955 | 2,100,000 | Bruno Bade and Kurt Eigler | 398 X | |
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16 | 30th of November | June 30, 1955 | 2,100,000 | Bruno Bade and Kurt Eigler | 399 X | |
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20th | November 9th | June 30, 1955 | 2,100,000 | Bruno Bade and Kurt Eigler | 400 X | |
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24 | November 9th | June 30, 1955 | 2,100,000 | Bruno Bade and Kurt Eigler | 401 X | |
35 | 30th of November | June 30, 1955 | 1,300,000 | Bruno Bade and Kurt Eigler | 402 X | ||
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48 | 30th of November | June 30, 1955 | 1,300,000 | Bruno Bade and Kurt Eigler | 403 X | |
125th anniversary of Franz Schubert's death | 48 | November 13th | June 30, 1955 | 1,300,000 | Kurt Eigler | 404 | |
Definitive stamps |
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image | description | value |
Issue date (1953) |
Date of Expiry | Edition | draft | Mi. -No. |
Definitive series: President Wilhelm Pieck (III)
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1 DM | February 2nd | unknown | unknown | Kurt Eigler | 342 | |
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2 DM | January 3rd | unknown | unknown | Kurt Eigler | 343 | |
Definitive series: five-year plan (I)
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1 | August 10 | March 31, 1959 | unknown | Erich Gruner | 362 | |
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5 | August 10 | December 31, 1962 | unknown | Erich Gruner | 363 | |
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6th | August 10 | March 31, 1959 | unknown | Erich Gruner | 364 | |
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8th | August 10 | March 31, 1959 | unknown | Erich Gruner | 365 | |
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10 | August 10 | December 31, 1962 | unknown | Erich Gruner | 366 | |
12 | August 10 | March 31, 1959 | unknown | Erich Gruner | 367 | ||
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15th | August 10 | December 31, 1962 | unknown | Erich Gruner | 368 | |
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16 | August 10 | March 31, 1959 | unknown | Erich Gruner | 369 | |
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20th | August 10 | December 31, 1962 | unknown | Erich Gruner | 370 | |
Definitive series: five-year plan (I)
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24 | 21st November | March 31, 1959 | unknown | Erich Gruner | 371 | |
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25th | August 10 | December 31, 1962 | unknown | Erich Gruner | 372 | |
30th | August 10 | December 31, 1962 | unknown | Erich Gruner | 373 | ||
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35 | August 10 | March 31, 1959 | unknown | Erich Gruner | 374 | |
40 | August 10 | December 31, 1962 | unknown | Erich Gruner | 375 | ||
48 | August 10 | March 31, 1959 | unknown | Erich Gruner | 376 | ||
60 | August 10 | March 31, 1959 | unknown | Erich Gruner | 377 | ||
80 | August 10 | December 31, 1962 | unknown | Erich Gruner | 378 | ||
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84 | August 10 | March 31, 1959 | unknown | Erich Gruner | 379 | |
Definitive series: Five-year plan (II)
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1 | 21st November | March 31, 1959 | unknown | Erich Gruner | 405 | |
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5 | December 28th | December 31, 1962 | unknown | Erich Gruner | 406 | |
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6th | 21st November | March 31, 1959 | unknown | Erich Gruner | 407 | |
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8th | December 28th | March 31, 1959 | unknown | Erich Gruner | 408 | |
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10 | 21st November | December 31, 1962 | unknown | Erich Gruner | 409 | |
12 | 21st November | March 31, 1959 | unknown | Erich Gruner | 410 | ||
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16 | 21st November | March 31, 1959 | unknown | Erich Gruner | 412 | |
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24 | December 28th | March 31, 1959 | unknown | Erich Gruner | 414 | |
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25th | 21st November | December 31, 1962 | unknown | Erich Gruner | 415 | |
30th | 21st November | December 31, 1962 | unknown | Erich Gruner | 416 | ||
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35 | 21st November | March 31, 1959 | unknown | Erich Gruner | 417 | |
48 | December 28th | March 31, 1959 | unknown | Erich Gruner | 419 | ||
60 | 21st November | March 31, 1959 | unknown | Erich Gruner | 420 | ||
80 | 21st November | December 31, 1962 | unknown | Erich Gruner | 421 | ||
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84 | December 28th | March 31, 1959 | unknown | Erich Gruner | 422 |
Notes and individual references
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↑ a b c There are different versions of these editions, which are differentiated into original stamp, reprint, reprint, color variant or watermark.
This article shows an example image for each. - ↑ Supplementary values of 15, 20 and 40 pfennigs were issued in 1954 .
literature
- Michel catalog Germany 1999/2000 , Schwaneberger Verlag, 1999, ISBN 3-87858-028-2
- LIPSIA color catalog GDR 1983, transpress VEB publishing house for traffic, VLN 162-925 / 197/83, SV 9197
- GDR universal catalog; Edited by Peter Fischer, Frithjof Skupin and Wolfgang Gudenschwager; Publisher: Transpress, Verlag für Verkehrwesen ISBN 3-344-00001-2
See also
- Stamp pads of the German Post of the GDR
- Postage stamps from 1953 issued by the Deutsche Bundespost
- Postage stamps from 1953 from Deutsche Post Berlin
- Stamp year 1953 of the Saar Protectorate