Postage stamps from 1968 by the GDR Deutsche Post

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Stamp pad 1968
Stamps of Germany (DDR) 1968, MiNr block 027.jpg
150th birthday of Karl Marx
Michel block number 27

The postage stamp year 1968 of the Deutsche Post of the German Democratic Republic comprised 87 individual special stamps , a stamp block with three cut special stamps and a miniature sheet with six special stamps. Six postage stamps were printed together. No definitive stamps were issued this year . A total of 99 motifs appeared.

All postage stamp issues since 1964 as well as the 2- mark values ​​of the definitive series President Wilhelm Pieck and the definitive series of State Council Chairman Walter Ulbricht , published since 1961, originally had unlimited postage validity . With the reunification after October 2, 1990, all brands lost their validity.

particularities

For the first time in 1968 with the stamp set orchids in the GDR on top square stamps were issued.

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.
  • 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
(1968)
Edition draft Mi. -No.
Stamps of Germany (DDR) 1968, MiNr 1335.jpg 1968 Winter Olympics , Grenoble
5 January 17th 5,000,000 Dietrich Dorfstecher and Rudolf Platzer 1335
Stamps of Germany (DDR) 1968, MiNr 1336.jpg
10 + 5 January 17th 6,000,000 Dietrich Dorfstecher and Rudolf Platzer 1336
Stamps of Germany (GDR) 1968, MiNr 1337.jpg
15th January 17th 4,000,000 Dietrich Dorfstecher and Rudolf Platzer 1337
Stamps of Germany (GDR) 1968, MiNr 1338.jpg
20th January 17th 8,000,000 Dietrich Dorfstecher and Rudolf Platzer 1338
Stamps of Germany (GDR) 1968, MiNr 1339.jpg
25th January 17th 4,000,000 Dietrich Dorfstecher and Rudolf Platzer 1339
Stamps of Germany (GDR) 1968, MiNr 1340.jpg
30th January 17th 1,500,000 Dietrich Dorfstecher and Rudolf Platzer 1340
Stamps of Germany (GDR) 1968, MiNr 1341.jpg Successes of Soviet space travel
  • Interplanetary station Venus 4 , first soft landing on October 18, 1967
20th January 24th 6,000,000 Manfred Gottschall 1341
Stamps of Germany (GDR) 1968, MiNr 1342.jpg
25th January 24th 2,000,000 Manfred Gottschall 1342
Stamps of Germany (DDR) 1968, MiNr 1343.jpg 75 years of the Main Meteorological Observatory in Potsdam ; Meteorological Service of the GDR
These and the following two stamps were issued together as an overprint:
  • Actinometer , Main Meteorological Observatory Potsdam (Süring-Haus), sun
10 January 24th 4,000,000 Joachim Rieß and Manfred Gottschall 1343
Stamps of Germany (DDR) 1968, MiNr 1344.jpg
20th January 24th 4,000,000 Joachim Rieß and Manfred Gottschall 1344
Stamps of Germany (GDR) 1968, MiNr 1345.jpg
25th January 24th 4,000,000 Joachim Rieß and Manfred Gottschall 1345
Sachsenhausen national memorial and memorial : stained glass window
Stained glass window of the triptych of the Museum of the Anti-Fascist Resistance of the European Peoples ; by Walter Womacka
  • Illegal fight
10 21st of February 9,000,000 Axel Bengs 1346
20th 21st of February 8,000,000 Axel Bengs 1347
25th 21st of February 1,500,000 Axel Bengs 1348
Stamps of Germany (GDR) 1968, MiNr 1349.jpg Leipzig Spring Fair
10 February 29th 6,000,000 Dietrich Dorfstecher 1349
Stamps of Germany (GDR) 1968, MiNr 1350.jpg
  • Catch and freeze ship of the " Atlantic " series
15th February 29th 4,000,000 Dietrich Dorfstecher 1350
Stamps of Germany (GDR) 1968, MiNr 1351.jpg 100th birthday of Maxim Gorky
20th the 14th of March 8,000,000 Gerhard Preuss 1351
Stamps of Germany (DDR) 1968, MiNr 1352.jpg
  • "The song of the petrel", (symbolic representation)
25th the 14th of March 1,600,000 Gerhard Preuss 1352
Stamps of Germany (GDR) 1968, MiNr 1353.jpg Folk costumes (III)
Sorbian women's festive costumes
10 the 14th of March 8,000,000 Ingeborg Friebel 1353
Stamps of Germany (GDR) 1968, MiNr 1354.jpg
20th the 14th of March 8,000,000 Ingeborg Friebel 1354
Stamps of Germany (GDR) 1968, MiNr 1355.jpg
40 the 14th of March 5,000,000 Ingeborg Friebel 1355
Stamps of Germany (GDR) 1968, MiNr 1356.jpg
50 the 14th of March 1,600,000 Ingeborg Friebel 1356
Stamps of Germany (DDR) 1968, MiNr 1357.jpg Small game
  • Hunting pheasant ( Phasianus colchicus )
10 26th of March 7,000,000 Horst Naumann 1357
Stamps of Germany (DDR) 1968, MiNr 1358.jpg
15th 26th of March 5,000,000 Horst Naumann 1358
Stamps of Germany (DDR) 1968, MiNr 1359.jpg
20th 26th of March 7,000,000 Horst Naumann 1359
Stamps of Germany (GDR) 1968, MiNr 1360.jpg
25th 26th of March 4,000,000 Horst Naumann 1360
Stamps of Germany (GDR) 1968, MiNr 1361.jpg
30th 26th of March 4,000,000 Horst Naumann 1361
Stamps of Germany (GDR) 1968, MiNr 1362.jpg
40 26th of March 1,600,000 Horst Naumann 1362
Congress of the Free German Trade Union Federation (FDGB), Berlin
10 April 25 6,000,000 Joachim Riess 1363
Stamps of Germany (GDR) 1968, MiNr 1364.jpg
  • Young workers in front of new buildings
20th April 25 5,000,000 Joachim Riess 1364
Stamps of Germany (GDR) 1968, MiNr 1365 A.jpg 150th birthday of Karl Marx
A cut block of stamps with printed perforation had the same motifs (Michel number 464 B – 466 B).
These and the following two stamps were issued together as an overprint:
10 April 25 4,000,000 Peterpaul White 1365 A
Stamps of Germany (DDR) 1968, MiNr 1366 A.jpg
20th April 25 4,000,000 Peterpaul White 1366 A
Stamps of Germany (DDR) 1968, MiNr 1367 A.jpg
25th April 25 4,000,000 Peterpaul White 1367 A
Stamps of Germany (GDR) 1968, MiNr 1368.jpg International Year of Human Rights
5 8th of May 5,000,000 Hans Detlefsen 1368
Stamps of Germany (DDR) 1968, MiNr 1369.jpg
10 8th of May 8,000,000 Hans Detlefsen 1369
Stamps of Germany (GDR) 1968, MiNr 1370.jpg
25th 8th of May 1,600,000 Hans Detlefsen 1370
Stamps of Germany (GDR) 1968, MiNr 1371.jpg Invincible Vietnam (II)
  • Armed mother with child
10 + 5 8th of May 9,000,000 Günter Schütz 1371
Stamps of Germany (GDR) 1968, MiNr 1372.jpg 2. European junior athletics competitions in Leipzig ; European Championships for women in rowing in Berlin ; World championships in tournament fishing in Güstrow
20th 6th of June 6,000,000 Joachim Riess 1372
Stamps of Germany (DDR) 1968, MiNr 1373.jpg
20th 6th of June 6,000,000 Joachim Riess 1373
Stamps of Germany (DDR) 1968, MiNr 1374.jpg
20th 6th of June 1,600,000 Joachim Riess 1374
Stamps of Germany (GDR) 1968, MiNr 1375.jpg Children's and Youth Spartakiade , Berlin
10 20th June 8,000,000 Rudolf Platzer 1375
Stamps of Germany (GDR) 1968, MiNr 1376.jpg
  • Burning torch, stylized sports stadium
25th June 10th 1,600,000 Rudolf Platzer 1376
Stamps of Germany (DDR) 1968, MiNr 1377.jpg World Festival of Youth and Students , Sofia
  • World festival emblem, stylized flower, earth globe
20 + 5 20th June 5,000,000 Klaus Hennig 1377
Stamps of Germany (DDR) 1968, MiNr 1378.jpg
  • World festival emblem, stylized flower, earth globe
25th 20th June 1,500,000 Klaus Hennig 1378
Stamps of Germany (DDR) 1968, MiNr 1379.jpg Significant buildings (II)
10 25th June 9,000,000 Dietrich Dorfstecher 1379
20th 25th June 8,000,000 Dietrich Dorfstecher 1380
Stamps of Germany (GDR) 1968, MiNr 1381.jpg
25th 25th June 5,000,000 Dietrich Dorfstecher 1381
30th 25th June 1,600,000 Dietrich Dorfstecher 1382
Stamps of Germany (GDR) 1968, MiNr 1383.jpg 75th birthday of Walter Ulbricht
Walter Ulbricht, first Chairman of the State Council of the GDR; National coat of arms
20th June 27th 8,000,000 Joachim Riess 1383
Stamps of Germany (GDR) 1968, MiNr 1384.jpg 750 years of Rostock
20th July 4th 12,000,000 Dietrich Dorfstecher 1384
Stamps of Germany (GDR) 1968, MiNr 1385.jpg
  • Well-known buildings and city arms of Rostock
25th July 4th 1,600,000 Dietrich Dorfstecher 1385
Famous People (II)
10 17th July 8,000,000 Gerhard Stauf 1386
15th 17th July 5,000,000 Gerhard Stauf 1387
20th 17th July 8,000,000 Gerhard Stauf 1388
Stamps of Germany (DDR) 1968, MiNr 1389.jpg
25th 17th July 4,500,000 Gerhard Stauf 1389
40 17th July 1,600,000 Gerhard Stauf 1390
Stamps of Germany (GDR) 1968, MiNr 1391.jpg World championships in motor aerobatics
10 13 August 12,000,000 Lothar Grünewald 1391
Stamps of Germany (GDR) 1968, MiNr 1392.jpg
  • Sport aircraft type Trener flying in a mirror
25th 13 August 1,600,000 Lothar Grünewald 1392
Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden , Galerie Neue Meister : Paintings
10 20th of August 12,000,000 Fritz Deutschendorf 1393
Stamps of Germany (GDR) 1968, MiNr 1394.jpg
15th 20th of August 4,000,000 Fritz Deutschendorf 1394
Stamps of Germany (DDR) 1968, MiNr 1395.jpg
20th 20th of August 12,000,000 Fritz Deutschendorf 1395
Stamps of Germany (GDR) 1968, MiNr 1396.jpg
40 20th of August 3,500,000 Fritz Deutschendorf 1396
50 20th of August 3,500,000 Fritz Deutschendorf 1397
Stamps of Germany (DDR) 1968, MiNr 1398.jpg
70 20th of August 1,600,000 Fritz Deutschendorf 1398
Stamps of Germany (DDR) 1968, MiNr 1399.jpg Leipzig Autumn Fair
10 29th August 12,000,000 Dietrich Dorfstecher 1399
Stamps of Germany (GDR) 1968, MiNr 1400.jpg Dams built after the war
5 September 11 6,000,000 Peterpaul White 1400
Stamps of Germany (DDR) 1968, MiNr 1401.jpg
10 September 11 12,000,000 Peterpaul White 1401
Stamps of Germany (DDR) 1968, MiNr 1402.jpg
15th September 11 1,600,000 Peterpaul White 1402
Stamps of Germany (DDR) 1968, MiNr 1403.jpg
20th September 11 12,000,000 Peterpaul White 1403
Stamps of Germany (DDR) 1968, MiNr 1404.jpg 1968 Summer Olympics , Mexico City
5 September 18 6,000,000 Klaus Hennig 1404
Stamps of Germany (GDR) 1968, MiNr 1405.jpg
10 + 5 September 18 3,500,000 Klaus Hennig 1405
Stamps of Germany (DDR) 1968, MiNr 1406.jpg
20 + 10 September 18 3,500,000 Klaus Hennig 1406
Stamps of Germany (DDR) 1968, MiNr 1407.jpg
25th September 18 4,000,000 Klaus Hennig 1407
Stamps of Germany (DDR) 1968, MiNr 1408.jpg
40 September 18 4,000,000 Klaus Hennig 1408
Stamps of Germany (DDR) 1968, MiNr 1409.jpg
70 September 18 1,600,000 Klaus Hennig 1409
Stamps of Germany (DDR) 1968, MiNr 1410.jpg International memorials and memorials
Fort de Breendonk memorial , ( Belgium )
25th October 10th 4,500,000 Horst Weiss 1410
Stamps of Germany (DDR) 1968, MiNr 1411.jpg Useful beetles
10 October, 16th 12,000,000 Harry Priess 1411
Stamps of Germany (DDR) 1968, MiNr 1412.jpg
15th October, 16th 4,000,000 Harry Priess 1412
Stamps of Germany (DDR) 1968, MiNr 1413.jpg
20th October, 16th 12,000,000 Harry Priess 1413
Stamps of Germany (GDR) 1968, MiNr 1414.jpg
25th October, 16th 1,600,000 Harry Priess 1414
Stamps of Germany (DDR) 1968, MiNr 1415.jpg
30th October, 16th 4,000,000 Harry Priess 1415
Stamps of Germany (DDR) 1968, MiNr 1416.jpg
40 October, 16th 3,500,000 Harry Priess 1416
Stamps of Germany (DDR) 1968, MiNr 1417.jpg 50th anniversary of the November Revolution in Germany
10 October 29th 12,000,000 Manfred Gottschall 1417
Stamps of Germany (DDR) 1968, MiNr 1418.jpg
  • Armed workers, sailors and soldiers; Title bar of the newspaper " Die Rote Fahne "
20th October 29th 12,000,000 Manfred Gottschall 1418
Stamps of Germany (DDR) 1968, MiNr 1419.jpg
25th October 29th 1,600,000 Manfred Gottschall 1419
Stamps of Germany (DDR) 1968, MiNr 1420.png Orchids
5 November 12th 6,000,000 Manfred Gottschall 1420
Stamps of Germany (DDR) 1968, MiNr 1421.png
10 November 12th 12,000,000 Manfred Gottschall 1421
Stamps of Germany (DDR) 1968, MiNr 1422.png
15th November 12th 5,000,000 Manfred Gottschall 1422
Stamps of Germany (GDR) 1968, MiNr 1423.png
20th November 12th 12,000,000 Manfred Gottschall 1423
Stamps of Germany (GDR) 1968, MiNr 1424.png
40 November 12th 5,000,000 Manfred Gottschall 1424
Stamps of Germany (DDR) 1968, MiNr 1425.png
50 November 12th 1,600,000 Manfred Gottschall 1425
Stamps of Germany (GDR) 1968, MiNr 1426.jpg Fairy tale (III): Puss in Boots (fairy tale by the Brothers Grimm )
These and the following five stamps were issued together as miniature sheets :
  • Scene from the fairy tale
5 November 27th 2,000,000 Gerhard Bläser 1426
Stamps of Germany (DDR) 1968, MiNr 1427.jpg
  • Scene from the fairy tale
10 November 27th 2,000,000 Gerhard Bläser 1427
Stamps of Germany (GDR) 1968, MiNr 1428.jpg
  • Scene from the fairy tale
15th November 27th 2,000,000 Gerhard Bläser 1428
Stamps of Germany (DDR) 1968, MiNr 1429.jpg
  • Scene from the fairy tale
20th November 27th 2,000,000 Gerhard Bläser 1429
Stamps of Germany (DDR) 1968, MiNr 1430.jpg
  • Scene from the fairy tale
25th November 27th 2,000,000 Gerhard Bläser 1430
Stamps of Germany (GDR) 1968, MiNr 1431.jpg
  • Scene from the fairy tale
30th November 27th 2,000,000 Gerhard Bläser 1431
Stamps of Germany (DDR) 1968, MiNr 1432.jpg 20 years of the pioneer organization "Ernst Thälmann"
  • Playing and music-making children of the pioneer organization
10 3rd of December 10,000,000 Inge Uhlich 1432
Stamps of Germany (DDR) 1968, MiNr 1433.jpg
  • Playing and music-making children of the pioneer organization
15th 3rd of December 4,000,000 Inge Uhlich 1433

Definitive stamps

image description value Issue
date
(1968)
Edition
draft Mi. -No.
Definitive stamps were not issued in this year

Miniature sheets and compound prints

Remarks

  1. In contrast to the original stained glass window, the word "peace" was misrepresented in Russian: МИR instead of МИР

literature

  • Michel catalog Germany 1999/2000 , Schwaneberger Verlag, 1999, ISBN 3-87858-028-2
  • LIPSIA color catalog GDR 1968, transpress VEB publishing house for traffic, VLN 162-925 / 197/83, SV 9197

Web links

Commons : Postage stamps of the Federal Republic, Berlin and the GDR from 1968  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files
Commons : Postage stamps from other countries 1968  - Collection of images, videos and audio files