Postage stamps from 1955 issued by the GDR Deutsche Post
Stamp pads 1955 |
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International day of liberation from fascism Michel block number 11 |
150th anniversary of Friedrich Schiller Michel's death, block number 12 |
60th anniversary of Friedrich Engels Michel's death, block number 13 |
The postage stamp year 1955 of the Deutsche Post of the German Democratic Republic comprises 46 special stamps and 3 stamp blocks , the stamps of which were also issued as individual values. A special stamp was issued with a surcharge . Two blocks of stamps were sold at a selling price above their face value, with a total hammer price of 40 pfennigs .
Since this year of stamps, most stamp sets have generally had one value and almost all block issues have been printed in significantly reduced editions. These so-called values in small numbers were generally only available in limited quantities at the post office counters upon presentation of a collector's card to the Deutsche Post for GDR citizens . In this brand year, their circulation was 750,000. Most of the block editions had already been subject to the tax limit since 1954 .
The issuance plan also comprised another six values of the five-year plan continuous series, two of which (Mi. 453 and 455) and one value of the old series (Mi. 406) were also sold in a stamp booklet for 2 DM in March . This first stamp booklet of the Deutsche Post of the GDR contained three stamp booklet sheets with a total of six values of 5 Pf., Seven values of 10 Pf. And five values of 20 Pf.
With one exception (Mi. 449, overprint mark ), the values were all printed on paper with the watermark No. 2 (GDR and Posthorn ).
A total of 49 motifs were issued. Of these, eleven also appeared as a cut edition on stamp pads; There were three motifs with different postage.
The validity of the special stamps ended uniformly on December 31, 1956; only for the two trimmed Karl Marx blocks the postal validity expired on June 30, 1955, since the original block issue was from 1953 and the GDR Post did not consider these stamps to be a new issue. The definitive stamps were valid until December 31, 1962; The 20 Pf value (Mi. 455) could only be used until May 31, 1962.
particularities
- Special stamps
This year saw a significant increase in the volume of issue. The award of the Leipziger Messe already in the 5th year with two values has now been extended to both trade fairs (spring and autumn). The dominance of policy-related issues continued: Social democratic and communist leaders of the German labor movement, the 10th anniversary of liberation from fascism and the initiation of land reform, and the 60th anniversary of Friedrich Engels' death were extensively honored with stamps and, in some cases, blocs. Issues in the field of culture and art were u. a. the 150th anniversary of Friedrich Schiller's death, the reconstruction of war-torn buildings in the GDR and the return of the paintings from the Dresden Gemäldegalerie, which were initially confiscated after the end of the war , by the USSR.
When the remainder of the Karl Marx block pairs from 1953 were returned from the postage stamp distribution offices to the dispatch office in Berlin, a large number of the perforated blocks were damaged. The post office then trimmed the block edges to a margin of 5 mm and sold the trimmed stamp blocks via the collector's counter of the main post office W 8 in the Französische Straße in Berlin at the nominal price without surcharge. This was a unique event in the history of Deutsche Post in the GDR.
- Definitive stamps
The new edition of the permanent series from 1953 was necessary due to the postage reductions and the resulting changes in value.
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 (1955) |
Date of Expiry | Edition | draft | Mi. -No. |
Leipzig Spring Fair 1955
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20th | 21st of February | December 31, 1956 | 3,000,000 | Erich Gruner | 447 | |
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35 | 21st of February | December 31, 1956 | 1,000,000 | Erich Gruner | 448 | |
Help for the flood victims | 20 + 5 | February 25 | December 31, 1956 | 2,500,000 | Kurt Eigler | 449 | |
International Women's Day
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10 | 1st March | December 31, 1956 | 3,000,000 | Erich Gruner | 450 | |
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20th | 1st March | December 31, 1956 | 3,000,000 | Erich Gruner | 451 | |
International Conference of Public Service Workers in the World Trade Union Confederation (WGB)
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10 | March, 15 | December 31, 1956 | 5,000,000 | Erich Gruner | 452 | |
International Day of Liberation from Fascism
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10 | 9th April | December 31, 1956 | 3,000,000 | Kurt Eigler | 459 A | |
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20th | 9th April | December 31, 1956 | 3,000,000 | Kurt Eigler | 460 A | |
The Michel number 461 was not assigned | 461 | ||||||
The Michel number 462 was not assigned | 462 | ||||||
10th anniversary of liberation from fascism | 20th | April 15th | December 31, 1956 | 3,000,000 | Kurt Eigler | 463 | |
150th anniversary of Friedrich Schiller's death
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5 | April, 30th | December 31, 1956 | 750,000 | Kurt Eigler | 464 A | |
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10 | April, 30th | December 31, 1956 | 3,000,000 | Helmut Götze | 465 A | |
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20th | April, 30th | December 31, 1956 | 3,000,000 | Engelbert schooner | 466 A | |
The Michel number 467 was not assigned | 467 | ||||||
The Michel number 468 was not assigned | 468 | ||||||
The Michel number 469 was not assigned | 469 | ||||||
VIII. International Long Distance Cycling for Peace
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10 | April, 30th | December 31, 1956 | 3,000,000 | Bruno Petersen | 470 | |
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20th | April, 30th | December 31, 1956 | 3,000,000 | Bruno Petersen | 471 | |
Leader of the German labor movement
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5 | 20th June | December 31, 1956 | 4,000,000 | Kurt Eigler, Bruno Petersen | 472 | |
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10 | 20th June | December 31, 1956 | 4,000,000 | Kurt Eigler, Bruno Petersen | 473 | |
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15th | 20th June | December 31, 1956 | 750,000 | Kurt Eigler, Bruno Petersen | 474 | |
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20th | 20th June | December 31, 1956 | 5,000,000 | Kurt Eigler, Bruno Petersen | 475 | |
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25th | 20th June | December 31, 1956 | 2,000,000 | Kurt Eigler, Bruno Petersen | 476 | |
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40 | 20th June | December 31, 1956 | 2,000,000 | Kurt Eigler, Bruno Petersen | 477 | |
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60 | 20th June | December 31, 1956 | 4,000,000 | Kurt Eigler, Bruno Petersen | 478 | |
Leipzig Autumn Fair 1955
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10 | 29th August | December 31, 1956 | 6,000,000 | Erich Gruner | 479 | |
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20th | 29th August | December 31, 1956 | 6,000,000 | Erich Gruner | 480 | |
10 years of land reform
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5 | September 3 | December 31, 1956 | 750,000 | Bruno Petersen | 481 | |
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10 | September 3 | December 31, 1956 | 3,000,000 | Bruno Petersen | 482 | |
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20th | September 3 | December 31, 1956 | 3,000,000 | Bruno Petersen | 483 | |
10 years of popular solidarity
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10 | October 10th | December 31, 1956 | 3,000,000 | Paul Hohler, Franz Schreiber | 484 | |
60th anniversary of Friedrich Engels' death
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5 | November 7th | December 31, 1956 | 5,000,000 | Theo Thomas | 485 A | |
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10 | November 7th | December 31, 1956 | 5,000,000 | Theo Thomas | 486 A | |
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15th | November 7th | December 31, 1956 | 2,000,000 | Theo Thomas | 487 A | |
20th | November 7th | December 31, 1956 | 6,000,000 | Theo Thomas | 488 A | ||
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30th | November 7th | December 31, 1956 | 750,000 | Theo Thomas | 489 A | |
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70 | November 7th | December 31, 1956 | 2,000,000 | Theo Thomas | 490 A | |
Restored historical buildings | 5 | 14th November | December 31, 1956 | 3,000,000 | Kurt Eigler | 491 | |
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10 | 14th November | December 31, 1956 | 3,000,000 | Kurt Eigler | 492 | |
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15th | 14th November | December 31, 1956 | 2,000,000 | Kurt Eigler | 493 | |
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20th | 14th November | December 31, 1956 | 3,000,000 | Kurt Eigler | 494 | |
30th | 14th November | December 31, 1956 | 750,000 | Kurt Eigler | 495 | ||
40 | 14th November | December 31, 1956 | 2,000,000 | Kurt Eigler | 496 | ||
400th anniversary of Georg Agricola's death
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10 | 21st November | December 31, 1956 | 3,000,000 | Kurt Eigler | 497 | |
Paintings from the Dresden Gemäldegalerie returned from the USSR (I)
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5 | 15th December | December 31, 1956 | 4,000,000 | Erich Gruner | 504 | |
10 | 15th December | December 31, 1956 | 4,000,000 | Erich Gruner | 505 | ||
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15th | 15th December | December 31, 1956 | 750,000 | Erich Gruner | 506 | |
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20th | 15th December | December 31, 1956 | 4,000,000 | Erich Gruner | 507 | |
40 | 15th December | December 31, 1956 | 2,000,000 | Erich Gruner | 508 | ||
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70 | 15th December | December 31, 1956 | 2,000,000 | Erich Gruner | 509 | |
Definitive stamps |
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image | description | value |
Issue date (1955) |
Date of Expiry | Edition | draft | Mi. -No. |
Definitive series: five-year plan (IV) , printing: VEB Deutsche Wertpapierdruckerei (DWD) , watermark No. 2 (GDR and post horn), perforation K 13:12 1/2
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10 | 22nd of January | December 31, 1962 | unknown | Erich Gruner | 453 | |
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15th | 15th of August | December 31, 1962 | unknown | Erich Gruner | 454 | |
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20th | 22nd of January | May 31, 1962 | unknown | Erich Gruner | 455 | |
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40 | 22nd of January | December 31, 1962 | unknown | Erich Gruner | 456 | |
50 | 22nd of January | December 31, 1962 | unknown | Erich Gruner | 457 | ||
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70 | 15th of August | December 31, 1962 | unknown | Erich Gruner | 458 |
Trimmed stamp pads
Remarks
- ↑ Two further editions appeared in 1957 (II) and 1959 (III).
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↑ The flood of the Elbe in the summer of 1954 ( Memento of the original from June 26, 2012 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. see also: Medal for fighting the flood disaster in July 1954
- ↑ a b See also the page Dresden buildings on German postage stamps .
literature
- Michel catalog Germany Special 1999 , Munich, Schwaneberger Verlag 1999, ISBN 3-87858-132-7
- Peter Fischer u. a .: GDR universal catalog. Berlin, transpress publishing house for transport 1986, ISBN 3-344-00001-2
See also
- Stamp pads of the German Post of the GDR
- Postage stamps from 1955 issued by the Deutsche Bundespost
- Postage stamps from 1955 issued by the Deutsche Bundespost Berlin
- Stamp year 1955 of the Saar Protectorate