Postage stamp year 1969 of the Deutsche Bundespost Berlin

125 years of the Berlin Zoo
( Michel Block 2 )

The postage stamp year 1969 of the Deutsche Bundespost Berlin comprised 23 special stamps and a stamp block with four other special stamps, a definitive stamp was issued. From that year, 1969, all postage stamps were valid until December 31, 1991 .

The nominal value of the stamps was DM 17.05  ; In addition, DM 1.15 was added as a surcharge for charitable purposes and DM 1.30 for the definitive stamp.

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	Values in pennies	Issue date (1969)	Date of Expiry	Edition	draft	Mi. -No.
	For the youth in 1969: horses pony Hammer mark	10 + 5	February 6th	December 31, 1991	2,662,000	Dieter von Andrian	326
	Cold blood	20 + 10	February 6th	December 31, 1991	2,722,000	Dieter von Andrian	327
	Warmblood	30 + 15	February 6th	December 31, 1991	2,603,000	Dieter von Andrian	328
	Whole blood	50 + 25	February 6th	December 31, 1991	2,586,000	Dieter von Andrian	329
	19th century Berliners Cab driver by Heinrich Zille (1858–1929)	5	26th of March	December 31, 1991	11,420,000	Ernst Finke	330
	Newspaper seller from Christian Wilhelm Allers (1857–1915)	10	February 6th	December 31, 1991	20,100,000	Ernst Finke	331
	Horse omnibus from Christian Wilhelm Allers (1857–1915)	10	October 24th	December 31, 1991	20,690,000	Ernst Finke	332
	Shoemaker boy by Franz Krüger (1797-1857)	20th	February 6th	December 31, 1991	10,060,000	Ernst Finke	333
	Shoemaker by Adolph von Menzel (1815–1905)	20th	October 24th	December 31, 1991	15,440,000	Ernst Finke	334
	Borsig forge by Paul Friedrich Meyerheim (1842–1915)	30th	26th of March	December 31, 1991	6,620,000	Ernst Finke	335
	Berlin women by Franz Krüger (1797-1857)	30th	October 24th	December 31, 1991	10,600,000	Ernst Finke	336
	At the Brandenburg Gate by Christian Wilhelm Allers (1857–1915)	50	26th of March	December 31, 1991	4,620,000	Ernst Finke	337
	Stamp pad - 125 years of the Berlin Zoo orangutan only as a block edition	10	June 4th	December 31, 1991	4,500,000	Wolfgang Weber	Block 2 338
	pelican only as a block edition	20th	June 4th	December 31, 1991	4,500,000	Wolfgang Weber	339
	Gaur only as a block edition	30th	June 4th	December 31, 1991	4,500,000	Wolfgang Weber	340
	zebra only as a block edition	50	June 4th	December 31, 1991	4,500,000	Wolfgang Weber	341
	International world congress of the IPTT Postman in Australia	10	21 July	December 31, 1991	12,000,000	Savage	342
	Operator in Africa	20th	21 July	December 31, 1991	8,500,000	Savage	343
	Telecommunications technician in Asia	30th	21 July	December 31, 1991	6,500,000	Savage	344
	Airmail loading forces in Switzerland	50	21 July	December 31, 1991	4,000,000	Savage	345
	200th birthday of Alexander von Humboldt (1769-1859) on a painting by Joseph Karl Stieler (1781-1858) This edition was co-issued with Venezuela .	50	12th September	December 31, 1991	6,500,000	Federal Printing Office	346
	100 years of the University of Music, Berlin Joseph Joachim (1831–1907) on a painting by Adolph von Menzel (1815–1905)	30th	12th September	December 31, 1991	7,500,000	Federal Printing Office	347
	Welfare stamps 1969: tin figures Mail car around 1835 Surcharge marks	10 + 5	October 2nd	December 31, 1991	5,523,000	Heinz Schillinger	348
	Peasant woman around 1850	20 + 10	October 2nd	December 31, 1991	5,671,000	Heinz Schillinger	349
	Market woman around 1850	30 + 15	October 2nd	December 31, 1991	5,699,000	Heinz Schillinger	350
	Post rider around 1860	50 + 25	October 2nd	December 31, 1991	4,375,000	Heinz Schillinger	351
	Christmas stamp Holy Three Kings from the Orient Tin figure around 1850, hammer mark	10 + 5	November 13th	December 31, 1991	5,369,000	Heinz Schillinger	352
Definitive stamps
image	description	Values in pennies	Issue date (1969)	Date of Expiry	Edition	draft	Mi. -No.
	Definitive series: German buildings from twelve centuries Tegel Castle	1.30 DM	March 23	December 31, 1991	4,000,000	Otto Rohse	284

See also

• Postage stamp year 1969 of the Deutsche Bundespost
• Postage stamps issued in 1969 by the GDR Deutsche Post
• Postal history and postage stamps of Berlin

literature

• Michel catalog Germany 2006/2007 (paperback), Schwaneberger Verlag GmbH (2006), ISBN 3-87858-035-5

Web links

Commons : Postage stamps of the Federal Republic, Berlin and the GDR from 1969  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Commons : Postage stamps from other countries 1969  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Remarks

1. ↑ Postage stamps with the same motif without the inscription "Berlin" were also issued in 1968 by the Deutsche Bundespost with the MiNr. 578 to 581 issued.
2. ↑ Similar postage stamps with other tin figures, without the inscription "Berlin", were also issued in 1969 by the Deutsche Bundespost with the MiNr. 604 to 607 issued.
3. ↑ A similar Christmas postage stamp with a different tin figure, without the inscription "Berlin", was also issued in 1969 by the Deutsche Bundespost with the MiNr. 610 issued.
4. ↑ The same stamp, without the inscription "Berlin", was also used in 1969 by the Deutsche Bundespost with the MiNr. 502 spent.

This version was included in the selection of informative lists and portals on January 11, 2009 .