Postage stamp year 1968 of the Deutsche Bundespost

Block edition 1st anniversary of the death of Konrad Adenauer
( Michel block number 4)

The postage stamp year 1968 of the Deutsche Bundespost comprised 30 different issues. Four motifs of the same image and value were also published by the Deutsche Bundespost Berlin . This year consisted only of special stamps ; new definitive stamps were not issued.

Four of these stamps were only available together as a stamp block to commemorate the first anniversary of the death of the first Federal Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany , Konrad Adenauers . In the same year, a second Federal German special stamp was issued for the first time on the same occasion. Konrad Adenauer was also honored with its own special stamp in 1976 and 1992.

In 1968 there was the last expiry date for the postage validity for postage stamps of the Deutsche Bundespost. Five exceptions were the special stamps that were issued in the run-up to the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City . These stamps could be used indefinitely. With the introduction of the euro as a common European currency on January 1, 2002, this regulation became obsolete. These stamps and all subsequent editions could be used until June 30, 2002. An exchange was possible until September 30th in the branches of the Deutsche Post , after that until June 30th, 2003 centrally in the Philately branch of Deutsche Post AG in Frankfurt.

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.

image	description	Values in pennies	Issue date (1968)	Date of Expiry	Edition Federal, Berlin	draft	Mi. -No . Bund, Berlin
	Progress in technology and science 150 years of printing machines: First printing -Zylinder- quick press of Friedrich Koenig	10	January 12th	December 31, 1970	95,000,000	Karl Oskar bubble	546
	1000 years of Harz mining : Ideal crystals of ore minerals : Top galena , down sphalerite	20th	January 12th	December 31, 1970	95,000,000	Karl Oskar bubble	547
	100 years of scientific microscope construction : Beam guidance through a modern microscope	30th	January 12th	December 31, 1970	30,000,000	Karl Oskar bubble	548
	For the youth : Endangered animals Wild cat Felis silvestris	10 + 5	February 2nd	December 31, 1969	6,022,000 2,590,000	Paul Froitzheim	549 316
	Otter Lutra lutra	20 + 10	February 2nd	December 31, 1969	16,693,000 2,987.00	Paul Froitzheim	550 317
	Badger Meles meles	30 + 15	February 2nd	December 31, 1969	5,942,000 2,545,000	Paul Froitzheim	551 318
	European beaver Castor fiber	50 + 25	February 2nd	December 31, 1969	5,455,000 2,534,000	Paul Froitzheim	552 319
	Craft Different craft symbols	30th	8th of March	December 31, 1969	30,000,000	Karl Oskar bubble	553
	Stamp pad - First anniversary of Konrad Adenauer's death Winston Churchill , British statesman	10	April 19th	December 31, 1969	12,102,000	Herbert Kern	Block 4 554
	Alcide De Gasperi , Italian statesman	20th	April 19th	December 31, 1969	12,102,000	Herbert Kern	555
	Robert Schuman , French politician	30th	April 19th	December 31, 1969	12,102,000	Herbert Kern	556
	Konrad Adenauer, first German Chancellor	50	April 19th	December 31, 1969	12,102,000	Herbert Kern	557
	150th birthday of Karl Marx	30th	April 29	December 31, 1969	30,000,000	Herbert Kern	558
	European brands Cruciform keys with CEPT emblem in the key grip	20th	April 29	December 31, 1970	50,000,000	Schwarzenbach	559
	Cruciform key with CEPT emblem in the key handle	30th	April 29	December 31, 1970	70,000,000	Schwarzenbach	560
	1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico Carl-Friedrich von Langen , tournament rider	10 + 5	6th of June	unlimited (June 30, 2002)	7,000,000	Karl Oskar bubble	561
	Rudolf Harbig , middle distance runner	20 + 10	6th of June	unlimited (June 30, 2002)	6,758,000	Karl Oskar bubble	562
	Baron Pierre de Coubertin , founder of the modern Olympic Games	30th	6th of June	unlimited (June 30, 2002)	113,500,000	Karl Oskar bubble	563
	Helene Mayer , fencer	30 + 15	6th of June	unlimited (June 30, 2002)	6,678,000	Karl Oskar bubble	564
	Carl Diem , sports educator and organizer	50 + 25	6th of June	unlimited (June 30, 2002)	6,418,000	Karl Oskar bubble	565
	100th anniversary of the premiere of the Meistersänger von Nürnberg	30th	June 21st	December 31, 1969	30,000,000	Herbert Kern	566
	First anniversary of Konrad Adenauer's death Second edition 1968	30th	July 19	December 31, 1969	30,000,000	Heinz Schillinger	567
	82nd German Catholic Day in Essen	20th	July 19	December 31, 1970	30,000,000	Herbert Stelzer	568
	100th anniversary of the founding of the North German Post District	30th	5th September	December 31, 1970	30,000,000	Herbert Stelzer	569
	100 years of trade unions in Germany	30th	September 26th	December 31, 1970	30,000,000	acon Cologne	570
	Charity stamps : dolls Doll around 1878	10 + 5	October 3	December 31, 1970	13,979,000	Heinz Schillinger	571
	Doll around 1850	20 + 10	October 3	December 31, 1970	23,795,000	Heinz Schillinger	572
	Doll around 1870	30 + 15	October 3	December 31, 1970	15,864,000	Heinz Schillinger	573
	Doll around 1885	50 + 25	October 3	December 31, 1970	8,446,000	Heinz Schillinger	574
	International Year of Human Rights Laurel wreath with flame	30th	10th of December	December 31, 1970	30,000,000		575