Postage stamps from 1971 of the German Federal Post Office

Olympic Games 1972 in Munich and Sapporo ( Michel block number 6)
25 Pf.	60 pf.	120 Pf.	160 pf.
Series: Federal President Gustav Heinemann

The 1971 stamp year of the Deutsche Bundespost comprised 38  special stamps , four of which were only available together as a stamp block. There were also four additional values from Gustav Heinemann's definitive stamp series and ten values ​​from the new accident prevention series of stamps .

All postage stamps issued since January 1, 1969, had unlimited postage validity ; unlike in previous years, there was no expiry date. With the introduction of the euro as a common European currency on January 1, 2002, this regulation became obsolete. However, the stamps of this year 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.
• 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 (1971)	Edition	draft	MiNr.
	100th anniversary of the founding of the German Empire Imperial eagle with imperial crown	30th	January 18th	30,000,000	Stanik	658
	100th birthday of Friedrich Ebert Reich President , on the stamp No. 417 of the German Reich from 1928	30th	January 18th	30,000,000	Herbert Stelzer	659
	For the youth , children's drawings Mohrenkönig, drawing of a nine year old	10 + 5	February 5th	6,117,000	Helmut Lortz	660
	Flea , drawing by an eleven year old	20 + 10	February 5th	6,074,000	Helmut Lortz	661
	Puss in Boots , drawing of a ten year old	30 + 15	February 5th	6,023,000	Helmut Lortz	662
	Snake , drawing of a twelve year old	50 + 25	February 5th	5,653,000	Helmut Lortz	663
	125 years of chemical fiber research Chain molecules as fabric samples	20th	February 18	30,000,000	Karl Oskar bubble	664
	New rules in road traffic Student guide , sign 356	10	February 18	30,000,000	Horst Woehrle	665
	Right of way , sign 301	20th	February 18	30,000,000	Horst Woehrle	666
	Stop! Give way! , Sign 206	30th	February 18	30,000,000	Horst Woehrle	667
	Pedestrian crossing , sign 350	50	February 18	20,000,000	Horst Woehrle	668
	450th anniversary of the Worms Reichstag Martin Luther in front of Emperor Karl V at the Reichstag	30th	March 18th	30,000,000	Bert Hunter	669
	New rules in road traffic Before overtaking flash	5	April 16	30,000,000	seal	670
	Warning light and warning triangle	10	April 16	30,000,000	seal	671
	Also flash after the overtaking maneuver	20th	April 16	30,000,000	seal	672
	Pedestrians on the crossing , hand signals	30th	April 16	30,000,000	seal	673
	500th anniversary of the death of Thomas von Kempen (around 1380–1471) Augustinian canon and mystic	30th	May 3rd	30,000,000	Michael Mahlstedt	674
	European brands symbolic chain	20th	May 3rd	50,000,000	Haflidasone	675
	symbolic chain	30th	May 3rd	71,600,000	Haflidasone	676
	500th birthday of Albrecht Dürer (1471–1528) AD , monogram by Dürer	30th	May 21	30,000,000	Ewald Sauer	677
	Series: Tourism historical city center of Nuremberg	30th	May 21	30,000,000	Heinz Schillinger	678
	Ecumenical Pentecost meeting in Augsburg Emblem of the meeting	30th	28th of May	30,000,000	Marschler	679
	1972 Olympic Games in Munich and Sapporo , single stamps Ski jumping	10 + 5	June 4th	6,358,000	Kohei Sugiura	680
	figure skating	20 + 10	June 4th	6,168,000	Kohei Sugiura	681
	Downhill skiing	30 + 15	June 4th	6,217,000	Kohei Sugiura	682
	ice Hockey	50 + 25	June 4th	5,769,000	Kohei Sugiura	683
	Stamp pad - 1972 Olympic Games in Munich and Sapporo Ski jumping	10 + 5	June 4th	7,500,000	Kohei Sugiura	Block 6 684
	figure skating	20 + 10	June 4th	7,500,000	Kohei Sugiura	685
	Downhill skiing	30 + 15	June 4th	7,500,000	Kohei Sugiura	686
	ice Hockey	50 + 25	June 4th	7,500,000	Kohei Sugiura	687
	400th birthday of Johannes Kepler (1571–1630) Natural philosopher , theologian , mathematician , astronomer , astrologer and optician	30th	25th June	30,000,000	Herbert Kern	688
	650th anniversary of the death of Dante Alighieri (1265-1321) Poet and philosopher	10	September 3	30,000,000	Karl Hans Walter	693
	Series: Tourism Cityscape with the imperial palace of Goslar	20th	September 15th	30,000,000	Heinz Schillinger	704
	Welfare Tokens : Old Wooden Toys Women at the churn	20 + 10	5th October	12,736,000	Heinz Schillinger	705
	equestrian	25 + 10	5th October	14,782,000	Heinz Schillinger	706
	Nutcracker	30 + 15	5th October	17,148,000	Heinz Schillinger	707
	Pigeon house	60 + 30	5th October	8,164,000	Heinz Schillinger	708
	Christmas postage stamp wooden christmas angel	20 + 10	November 11th	9,834,000	Heinz Schillinger	709
Definitive stamps
image	description	Values in pennies	Issue date (1971)	Edition Federal, Berlin	draft	Mi. -Nr Bund, Berlin
	Definitive series: Federal President Gustav Heinemann	25th	August 27	793,132,000 11,720,000	Karl Hans Walter	689 393
		60	25th June	255,404,000 12,012,000		690 394
		120	March 8, 1972	46,661,000 6,946,000		691 395
		160	March 8, 1972	26,628,000 4,342,000		692 396
	Definitive series: Accident prevention Fire from a match	5	October 29th	104,685,000 11,490,000	Förtsch and Baumgarten	694 402
	Fall through defective ladder	10	March 8, 1972	300,405,000 40,880,000		695 403
	Circular saw hazard	20th	5th July 1972	58,200,000 51,878,000		696 404
	Drink driving	25th	September 10	270,869,000 14,536,000		697 405
	Secured by a hard hat	30th	March 8, 1972	746,741,000 48,673,000		698 406
	Danger from defective plug	40	June 20, 1972	1,316,504,000 36,052,000		699 407
	Nail in the board	50	16th January 1973	1,104,500,000 35,790,000		700 408
	playing child and car	60	September 10	97,000,000 8,020,000		701 409
	Danger from suspended load	100	5th July 1972	222,460,000 13,840,000		702 410
	Barrier if there is a risk of falling	150	September 11, 1972	80,085,000 6,985,000		703 411

Remarks

1. ↑ There were few exceptions, however; the definitive stamp series German Buildings from Twelve Centuries , the Brandenburg Gate and the special stamps in honor of the 1968 Summer Olympics in the city of Mexico were valid without restriction. These stamps were issued before 1969.
2. ↑ Changeover of stamps from DM to € ( Memento of October 6, 2013 in the Internet Archive )
3. ↑ BGH, October 11, 2005 - XI ZR 395/04. Legal character and validity of postage stamps
4. ↑ A stamp with the same motif was also issued in 1971 by the Landespostdirektion Berlin.
5. ↑ Similar stamps with other puppets were also issued in 1971 by the Landespostdirektion Berlin.
6. ↑ The four individual stamps differ from the stamps from the block by the year 1971 in the lower right corner; this is not present on the stamps on the block.
7. ↑ Similar stamps with other wooden toy figures were also issued in 1971 by the Landespostdirektion Berlin with the MiNr. 412 to 415 issued.
8. ↑ The same stamps with the inscription "Berlin" were issued on the same day by the Deutsche Bundespost Berlin.
9. ↑ ^{a b c d e f g h i} Although this stamp was only issued in 1972 or 1973, it belongs to the set issued in 1971 and is therefore one of the stamps of the year 1971.
10. ↑ The same stamps with the inscription "Berlin" were issued on the same day by the Deutsche Bundespost Berlin.
11. ↑ A stamp with the same motif, but two-tone and for 70 pfennigs, was issued on June 5, 1973.

See also

• Postage stamps from 1971 of the Deutsche Bundespost 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 1971  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Commons : Postage stamps from other countries 1971  - Collection of images, videos and audio files