Postage stamps from 1958 issued by the GDR Deutsche Post

Stamp pad 1958

Inauguration of the Buchenwald Michel National Memorial, block number 15

In the 1958 stamps issued by the GDR Deutsche Post , 52  special stamps were brought to the post office counters, significantly more than in the previous year (41 values). 4 definitive stamps also appeared.

The year includes 53 motifs; 8 special stamps and block 15 had to pay a surcharge of between 5 and 20 pfennigs (total: 0.95 DM ).

Since 1955 , a value, and almost all were in most special stamp sets usually block and from 1962 appeared little sheet issues in significantly reduced edition printed. These so-called values ​​in small circulation were, apart from a delivery limited to two items per postal customer, on the first day of issue and on the first day after the expiry of the collection period, only with a collector's pass at the post office counters or via a direct purchase from the dispatch point of the Deutsche Post available in Berlin . In this brand year, the circulation of these values ​​was 1,100,000 or 1,400,000 (only Mi.-No. 657) pieces. Of Block 15, however, only 440,000 were printed.

All stamps of this year were printed on paper with the watermark no. 3 ( GDR around Kreuzblume ).

The editions were generally valid until March 31, 1960. Block 15 and the expenses for the construction of national memorials (Wed. 635-639, 651) could be used one year longer. The postal use of the 5-year plan definitive stamps ended on December 31, 1962. The 2 DM Pieck stamp was even valid until October 2, 1990, the end of the GDR and its post.

particularities

• Special stamps

The GDR Post paid tribute to the birthdays of Heinrich Zille and Max Planck as well as the 1st anniversary of Otto Nuschke's death. The publication of the didactic writings of the pedagogue Amos Comenius 300 years ago and the founding of the Friedrich Schiller University Jena 400 years ago as a result of the Schmalkaldic War of 1547 were reflected in the brand image.

The economic development of the GDR was honored with issues on the Markkleeberg (Agra) agricultural exhibition and the construction of the Rostock overseas port, which opened in 1960 .

Above all, the issues on the 40th anniversary of the November Revolution and the founding of the Communist Party as well as on the 5th party congress of the SED and the 10th anniversary of the pioneer organization "Ernst Thälmann" reflected the political aspirations of the still young state. With the 20 Pf value on the 40th anniversary of the November Revolution, however, the Post made a design mistake: The NVA soldier depicted had a complexion that was clearly too dark, so that the stamp was withdrawn on the day of issue, from around 3 p.m. . However, half of the print run had already been sold by this time.

• Definitive stamps

In the fifth edition of the 5-year plan series, which was only published in 1957 - already with new watermark paper No. 3 - the replacement by 3 values ​​with changed perforation began that year. The definitive series “President Wilhelm Pieck” (4th edition) was supplemented and thus completed by a 2 DM value. Not until 1963 were market values ​​to follow a permanent series again - now with the portrait of the Chairman of the State Council Walter Ulbricht .

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	value	Issue date (1958)	Date of Expiry	Edition	draft	Mi. -No.
	International Geophysical Year (II) Balloon for exploring the stratosphere ( altitude research )	20th	February 5th	March 31, 1960	5,000,000	Ernst Vogenauer	616
	Ship with echo sounder ( deep sea research )	25th	February 5th	March 31, 1960	1,100,000	Ernst Vogenauer	617
	Leipzig Spring Fair 1958 Earth globe, dove of peace , trade fair mark	20th	27th of February	March 31, 1960	5,000,000	Bodo Rehm	618
	Earth globe, dove of peace, trade fair mark	25th	27th of February	March 31, 1960	5,000,000	Bodo Rehm	619
	Conference of Ministers of Post and Telecommunications of the Socialist Countries Transmission mast , morse code , post horn , lettering	5	6th March	March 31, 1960	1,100,000	Harry Priess	620
	Transmission mast, lettering in the form of radio waves , post horn	20th	6th March	March 31, 1960	5,000,000	Harry Priess	621
	100th birthday of Heinrich Zille Playing children ( "Zillegören" )	10	March, 20th	March 31, 1960	1,100,000	Ingeborg Friebel	624
	Self-portrait by the draftsman Heinrich Zille	20th	March, 20th	March 31, 1960	1,100,000	Ingeborg Friebel	625
	100th birthday of Max Planck Symbol of Planck's quantum of action , name "Max Planck"	10	April 23	March 31, 1960	1,100,000	Ingeborg Friebel	626
	Portrait of the physicist and Nobel Prize winner Max Planck (1858–1947)	20th	April 23	March 31, 1960	6,000,000	Ingeborg Friebel	627
	Agricultural exhibition, Markkleeberg ( Agra ) Breeding cow in front of the milking facility	5	June 4th	March 31, 1960	1,100,000	Hajo Rose	628
	Mower chopper	10	June 4th	March 31, 1960	6,000,000	Hajo Rose	629
	Beet harvester	20th	June 4th	March 31, 1960	6,000,000	Hajo Rose	630
	Famous scientists Portrait of the biologist Charles Darwin (1809-1882)	10	June 19th	March 31, 1960	1,100,000	Rudolf Skribelka	631
	Portrait of the natural scientist Carl von Linné (1707–1778)	20th	June 19th	March 31, 1960	6,000,000	Rudolf Skribelka	632
	Fifth Party Congress of the SED (July 10-16, 1958) Emblem of the fifth party congress of the SED	10	25th June	March 31, 1960	10,000,000	Karl Sauer	633
	Construction of the Rostock seaport (I) Symbols for the Rostock Seven, symbol of Rostock , inscription: " Baltic Sea , Sea of ​​Peace"	20th	5th July	March 31, 1960	6,000,000	Axel Bengs	634
	Establishment of national memorials Coppersmith ( KPD functionary) Albert Kuntz (1896–1945)	5 + 5	July 11th	March 31, 1960	1,100,000	Rudolf Skribelka, Axel Bengs	635
	KPD functionary Rudi Arndt (1909–1940)	10 + 5	July 11th	March 31, 1960	1,100,000	Rudolf Skribelka, Axel Bengs	636
	SPD politician Kurt Adams (1889–1944)	15 + 5	July 11th	March 31, 1960	1,100,000	Rudolf Skribelka, Axel Bengs	637
	Journalist (KPD politician) Rudolf Renner (1894–1940)	20 + 10	July 11th	March 31, 1960	1,100,000	Rudolf Skribelka, Axel Bengs	638
	KPD functionary Walter Stoecker (1891–1939)	25 + 15	July 11th	March 31, 1960	1,100,000	Rudolf Skribelka, Axel Bengs	639
	Horse race "Grand Prix of the GDR" Horses in the pasture	5	22nd of July	March 31, 1960	1,100,000	Engelbert schooner	640
	Harness racing	10	22nd of July	March 31, 1960	6,000,000	Engelbert schooner	641
	Horse racing	20th	22nd of July	March 31, 1960	6,000,000	Engelbert schooner	642
	300th anniversary of the publication of didactic writings by Amos Comenius " Opera didactica omnia " Portrait of the Czech clergyman and teacher Jan Amos Komenský (159–1670)	10	August 7th	March 31, 1960	1,100,000	Ingeborg Friebel	643
	School lessons in the 17th century	20th	August 7th	March 31, 1960	6,000,000	Ingeborg Friebel	644
	10 years of the pioneer organization Ernst Thälmann Young pioneer ( horn player ) in front of the organization's pennant	10 + 5	August 7th	December 31, 1960	2,000,000	Horst Klöpfel	645
	Young pioneers with a pioneer salute in front of the flag of the organization	20 + 10	August 7th	December 31, 1960	2,000,000	Horst Klöpfel	646
	400 years of Friedrich Schiller University Jena Seal of the Friedrich Schiller University in Jena with the bust of its founder, Johann Friedrich the Magnanimous	5	August 19th	March 31, 1960	1,100,000	Engelbert schooner	647
	Main University Building (Architect: Theodor Fischer )	20th	August 19th	March 31, 1960	6,000,000	Engelbert schooner	648
	Leipzig Autumn Fair 1958 Woman in a coat lined with hamster fur in front of Leipzig Central Station , sample fair symbol "MM"	10	29th August	March 31, 1960	7,000,000	Harry Priess	649
	Woman in Karakul fur coat in front of the old town hall , sample fair symbol "MM"	25th	29th August	March 31, 1960	4,000,000	Harry Priess	650
	Inauguration of the Buchenwald National Memorial The same motif with a surcharge of 80 Pf without overprint was sold as Mi. 538 issued Bell tower of the Buchenwald Concentration Camp Memorial	20 + 20	September 15th	March 31, 1961	2,000,000	Peterpaul White	651
The Michel number 652 was not assigned							652
The Michel number 653 was not assigned							653
The Michel number 654 was not assigned							654
	Inauguration of the Buchenwald National Memorial These and the following two stamps were issued together as a cut stamp pad. The motifs were previously sold as single stamps under the Mi. 606 A – 608 A output. The issue price of the block was 1.50  DM . Portrait of the KPD politician Ernst Thälmann	20 + 10	September 15th	March 31, 1961	440,000	Axel Bengs, Rudolf Skribelka	606 B
	Portrait of the SPD politician Rudolf Breitscheid	25 + 15	September 15th	March 31, 1961	440,000	Axel Bengs, Rudolf Skribelka	607 B
	Portrait of the Protestant theologian Paul Schneider	40 + 20	September 15th	March 31, 1961	440,000	Axel Bengs, Rudolf Skribelka	608 B
	Popular struggle against nuclear death Three arms of different skin color break an atom bomb	20th	September 19th	March 31, 1960	5,000,000	Karl Sauer	655
	Three arms of different skin color break an atom bomb	25th	September 19th	March 31, 1960	1,100,000	Karl Sauer	656
	First summer spartakiad of friendly armies (Leipzig September 26-28, 1958) Soldier overcoming the escalating wall	10	September 19th	March 31, 1960	1,400,000	Oskar Leisner	657
	Emblem of the Spartakiad	20th	September 19th	March 31, 1960	6,000,000	Oskar Leisner	658
	Sportsman with a flag, map	25th	September 19th	March 31, 1960	3,500,000	Oskar Leisner	659
	Stamp Day 1958 Four-horse mail wagon of the Saxon Passenger Post	10	23rd October	March 31, 1960	1,100,000	Axel Bengs	660
	Modern rail mail car , GDR turbine airliner "B 152"	20th	23rd October	March 31, 1960	6,000,000	Axel Bengs	661
	40th anniversary of the November Revolution This stamp was withdrawn on the day of issue, but 726,000 units have already been sold Worker with rifle, soldier of the National People's Army	20th	November 7th	March 31, 1960	1,500,000	Kurt Zimmermann	662
	Construction of the Rostock seaport (II) The same motif with an overprint was used in 1960 as Mi. 763 issued 10,000 t cargo ship Freund ( “Peace” type ) at the pier while unloading the cargo	10	November 24th	March 31, 1960	7,000,000	Axel Bengs	663
	10,000-t cargo ship Dresden (type "Peace") and other cargo ships entering and leaving, city panorama with the Marienkirche and storage building	25th	November 24th	March 31, 1960	1,100,000	Axel Bengs	664
	10 years Magistrate of Greater Berlin Brandenburg Gate	20th	November 29th	March 31, 1960	7,000,000	Ingeborg Friebel	665
	Brandenburg Gate	25th	November 29th	March 31, 1960	1,100,000	Ingeborg Friebel	666
	Ancient art treasures returned from the Soviet Union (I) Girl's head from a Greek grave relief (5th century B.C.)	10	2. December	March 31, 1960	1,100,000	Klaus Wittkugel	667
	Giant's head from the frieze of the Pergamon Altar (Berlin)	20th	2. December	March 31, 1960	7,000,000	Klaus Wittkugel	668
	10th anniversary of the UN declaration of human rights Africans and Europeans	10	10th of December	March 31, 1960	3,000,000	Gerhard Stauf	669
	Asian and European	10	10th of December	March 31, 1960	1,100,000	Gerhard Stauf	670
	1st anniversary of Otto Nuschke's death Portrait of the journalist and CDU politician Otto Nuschke	20th	December 27th	March 31, 1960	5,000,000	Horst Klöpfel	671
	40 years of the Communist Party of Germany Cover of the KPD newspaper " Die Rote Fahne " and Rote Fahne	20th	30th of December	March 31, 1960	5,000,000	Harry Priess	672
Definitive stamps
image	description	value	Issue date (1958)	Date of Expiry	Edition	draft	Mi. -No.
	Definitive series: five-year plan (VI) , printing: VEB Deutsche Wertpapierdruckerei (DWD) , watermark No. 3 (GDR around finial), perforation: Ks 14 Woman at the column wheel	5	November	December 31, 1962	unknown	Erich Gruner	577 B
	Farmer and worker exchange experiences	10	August	December 31, 1962	unknown	Erich Gruner	578 B
	Steel smelter, smelter	15th	May	December 31, 1962	unknown	Erich Gruner	579 B
	Definitive series: President Wilhelm Pieck (IV) , printing: VEB Deutsche Wertpapierdruckerei (DWD), watermark "GDR um Kreuzblume", gravure printing Portrait of Wilhelm Pieck	2 DM	1958	October 2, 1990	unknown	Kurt Eigler	623

Notes and individual references

1. ↑ Further information in: (Peter Tichatzky: Bunte DDR-Briefmarkenwelt . Eulenspiegel Verlag, Berlin 2011, p. 60: Form and content insufficient , ISBN 978-3-359-02297-8 )
2. ↑ The GDR universal catalog (p. 245, see literature) records this value under the number 323B as it was only published in 1959. Since the registration of the stamps of the GDR Post was based on the Michel cataloging, this information is followed. 1957 is given as the year of issue.
3. ↑ The GDR universal catalog (p. 253, see literature) also records the 1 DM value under the number 380 as it was published in 1958. Since the registration of the stamps of the GDR Post was based on the Michel cataloging, this information is followed. 1957 is given as the year of issue.

literature

• Michel catalog Germany Special 1999 , Munich, Schwaneberger Verlag 1999, ISBN 3-87858-132-7
• Peter Fischer among others: 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 stamp year 1958 of the Deutsche Bundespost
• Postage stamp year 1958 of the Deutsche Bundespost Berlin
• Postage stamps from 1958 of the Deutsche Bundespost Saarland

Web links

Commons : Postage stamps of the Federal Republic, Berlin and the GDR from 1958  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Commons : Postage stamps from other countries 1958  - Collection of images, videos and audio files