Postage stamps from 1972 of the Deutsche Bundespost

1972 Summer Olympics in Munich ( Michel block number 7)
1972 Summer Olympics in Munich ( Michel block number 8)
110 Pf.	130 Pf.	140 pf.	150 pf.	170 pf.	190 Pf.
Series: Federal President Gustav Heinemann

The postage stamp year 1972 of the Deutsche Bundespost comprised 37 special stamps , eight of which were only available together as a stamp block or in a stamp booklet. There were also six additional values from Gustav Heinemann's definitive stamp series .

All postage stamps issued since January 1, 1969 had unlimited postage validity and there was no expiration date as in previous years. 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 Deutsche Post AG , afterwards until June 30th 2003 centrally in the Philately branch of Deutsche Post 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 (1972)	Edition	draft	MiNr.
	100th anniversary of the death of Wilhelm Löhe (1808–1872) Deaconess sisters ; Wilhelm Löhe, founder of Diakonie Neuendettelsau	25th	January 20th	30,000,000	Ernst Kößlinger	710
	For the youth , animal welfare A boy protects a family of ducks on the street	20 + 10	February 4th	5,463,000	Holger Börnsen	711
	A troubled boy in the forest	25 + 10	February 4th	5,561,000	Holger Börnsen	712
	A girl protects a bird from a cat	30 + 15	February 4th	5,952,000	Holger Börnsen	713
	A boy annoys swans by the lake	60 + 30	February 4th	5,225,000	Holger Börnsen	714
	175 years of flat printing Lithographic press by Alois Senefelder	25th	April 14th	30,000,000	Karl Oskar bubble	715
	European brands dancing color dots	25th	2.May	50,000,000	Huovins	716
	dancing color dots	30th	2.May	51,200,000	Huovins	717
	500th birthday of Lucas Cranach the Elder Drawing by Albrecht Dürer	25th	May 18	30,000,000	Ewald Sauer	718
	1972 Summer Olympics in Munich Wrestling	20 + 10	June 5th	7,108,000	Gerta Haller	719
	sailing	25 + 10	June 5th	6,923,000	Gerta Haller	720
	Floor exercise	30 + 15	June 5th	7,296,000	Gerta Haller	721
	swim	60 + 30	June 5th	6,438,000	Gerta Haller	722
	Stamp pad - 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich Velodrome in the Munich Olympic Park	25 + 10	5th July	7,865,000	Herbert Stelzer	Block 7 723
	Olympic Stadium Munich	30 + 15	5th July	7,865,000	Herbert Stelzer	724
	Multipurpose hall and swimming stadium	40 + 20	5th July	7,865,000	Herbert Stelzer	725
	Olympic Tower	70 + 35	5th July	7,865,000	Herbert Stelzer	726
	World Games of the Paralyzed in Heidelberg Archer in a wheelchair	40	July 18th	32,500,000	black	733
	Stamp pad and issue of stamps - 1972 Olympic Summer Games in Munich Long jump	25 + 5	18th of August	8,986,000	Gerta Haller	Block 8 MH 17 734
	basketball	30 + 10	18th of August	8,986,000	Gerta Haller	735
	Discus throw	40 + 10	18th of August	8,986,000	Gerta Haller	736
	Canoe slalom	70 + 10	18th of August	8,986,000	Gerta Haller	737
	20th anniversary of Kurt Schumacher's death (1895–1952) Party leader of the SPD from 1946 to 1952	40	18th of August	39,670,000	Karl Oskar bubble	738
	100 years of the Postmuseum Frankfurt am Main Post horn of the Reichspost on a detail of Heinrich von Stephan’s founding decree	40	18th of August	30,000,000	Karl Hans Walter	739
	International Year of the Book Open book	40	September 11	30,575,000	Beat garlic	740
	300th anniversary of the death of Heinrich Schütz (1585–1672) Concert notes by Heinrich Schütz Grant us peace graciously	40	September 29th	33,330,000	king	741
	Welfare tokens : chess pieces Chess pieces from the faience factory in Gien in France , it is the so-called St. George set of figures from the 19th century Jumper	25 + 10	5th October	9,993,000	Heinz Schillinger	742
	tower	30 + 15	5th October	11,920,000	Heinz Schillinger	743
	lady	40 + 20	5th October	14,485,000	Heinz Schillinger	744
	king	70 + 35	5th October	6,639,000	Heinz Schillinger	745
	Series: Tourism Heligoland	30th	the 20th of October	32,280,000	Heinz Schillinger	746
	Heidelberg with Karl-Theodor- or Alte Brücke and castle	40	the 20th of October	29,090,000	Heinz Schillinger	747
	150 years of Cologne Carnival Carnival figures	40	November 10th	29,390,000	Erna de Vries	748
	Christmas stamp The three kings bring gold , frankincense and myrrh	30 + 15	November 10th	9,064,000	Max Eugen Cordier	749
	175th birthday of Heinrich Heine (1797–1856) Poet and journalist	40	13th December	28,450,000	Karl Oskar bubble	750
	bread for the World with inscription develop peace	30th	13th December	9,850,000	Diaconal work and the Bundesdruckerei's art workshops	751
	Synod of the Catholic Dioceses, Würzburg City seal of Würzburg from 1237 to 1560 with the Würzburg Cathedral	40	13th December	31,350,000	Christine Ackermann	752
Definitive stamps
image	description	Values in pennies	Issue date (1972)	Edition Federal, Berlin	draft	Mi. -Nr Bund, Berlin
	Definitive series: Federal President Gustav Heinemann	110	16th January 1973	33,476,000 5,849,000	Karl Hans Walter	727 428
		130	20th June	21,995,000 4,645,000		728 429
		140	16th January 1973	19,486,000 5,654,000		729 430
		150	5th July	67,705,000 7,154,000		730 431
		170	September 11	35,738,000 5,139,000		731 432
		190	16th January 1973	32,726,000 4,635,000		732 433

Stamp booklet, same stamps as in block 8

Specialty

For reasons not yet known, the “Bread for the World” brand, contrary to customary practice, was only printed just under ten million times instead of around 30 million copies. The stamp was therefore sold out relatively quickly at the post office counters and came under the influence of speculation, as a much lower circulation was suspected. In view of the actually available quantity and with the announcement of the circulation number, speculation collapsed because the circulation was too large for a sustainable increase in value. Nevertheless, the value of the brand was noticeably higher than that of other special stamps of the year for many years.

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. ↑ Similar postage stamps with other animal welfare motifs were issued in 1972 by the Landespostdirektion Berlin.
5. ↑ These four Olympic stamps were only issued together in stamp block 7.
6. ↑ These four Olympic postage stamps were only issued together either as a stamp block 8 (edition 6,358,280) or as a stamp booklet (edition 2,627,720).
7. ↑ Similar stamps with other chess pieces were also issued in 1972 by the Landespostdirektion Berlin with the MiNr. 435 to 438 issued.
8. ↑ Postage stamps with the same motif with the inscription "Berlin" were also issued by the Landespostdirektion Berlin on the same day.
9. ↑ ^{a b c} Although this stamp was only issued in 1973, it is part of the set issued in 1972 and thus one of the stamps of 1972.
10. ^ Michel catalogs 1974, 1976, 1979, 1987

literature

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

See also

• Postage stamps from 1972 of the Deutsche Bundespost Berlin

Web links

Commons : Postage stamps of the Federal Republic, Berlin and the GDR from 1972  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Commons : Postage stamps from other countries 1972  - Collection of images, videos and audio files