Postage stamps from 1972 of the Deutsche Bundespost Berlin

15 Pf.	120 Pf.	130 Pf.
150 pf. 160 pf. 170 pf.
Series: Federal President Gustav Heinemann

The 1972 stamp year of the Deutsche Bundespost Berlin comprised 17  special stamps and twelve definitive stamps . The postage stamps of this year were valid until December 31, 1991 .

The nominal value of the brands was DM 14.65  ; in addition, DM 1.50 was added as a surcharge for charitable purposes .

With this vintage, the definitive series “ Federal President Gustav Heinemann ” issued since 1970 was continued with six new values. Five stamps in this series were issued on the same day with the inscription Deutsche Bundespost , up to the face value of 15 Pfennig . The exceptional value was the postage for a postcard within Berlin. The accident prevention definitive series has also been supplemented with six new values.

Three stamps were printed in a format unusually large for Berlin issues. Among them is a painting by Max Liebermann , who was honored with an additional edition for his 125th birthday.

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	Mi. -No.
	For the youth 1972: animal welfare Don't rob bird nests !	10 + 5	February 4th	2,820,000	Holger Börnsen	418
	Don't drown young cats !	25 + 10	February 4th	2,752,000	Holger Börnsen	419
	Don't hit animals !	30 + 15	February 4th	2,755,000	Holger Börnsen	420
	Pay particular attention to animals at night!	60 + 30	February 4th	2,741,000	Holger Börnsen	421
	200th birthday of Friedrich Gilly	30th	February 4th	7,500,000	Bundesdruckerei Berlin	422
	Painting : Berlin landscapes "At the Grunewaldsee ", Alexander von Riesen	10	April 14th	20,350,000	Bundesdruckerei Berlin	423
	"Am Wannsee ", Max Liebermann	25th	April 14th	10,890,000	Bundesdruckerei Berlin	424
	"Am Schlachtensee ", Walter Leistikow	30th	April 14th	10,250,000	Bundesdruckerei Berlin	425
	150th anniversary of ETA Hoffmann's death	60	May 18	6,375,000	Joachim Hans Hiller	426
	125th birthday of Max Liebermann Self-portrait	40	July 18th	10,980,000	Bundesdruckerei Berlin	434
	Welfare stamps 1972: chess pieces from the faience manufacture Gien , the "St. George's figure set" Jumper	20 + 10	5th October	6,868,000	Heinz Schillinger	435
	tower	30 + 15	5th October	5,644,000	Heinz Schillinger	436
	lady	40 + 20	5th October	6,221,000	Heinz Schillinger	437
	king	70 + 35	5th October	4,074,000	Heinz Schillinger	438
	day of the stamp Inking unit, pressure cylinder and the paper web an intaglio printing - rotary machine	20th	the 20th of October	24,950,000	Ernst Finke	439
	150th anniversary of the death of Karl August von Hardenberg Painting by Johann Heinrich Wilhelm Tischbein	40	November 10th	9,630,000	Bundesdruckerei Berlin	440
	Christmas stamp 1972 The " Holy Family "	20 + 10	November 10th	5,178,000	Max Eugen Cordier	441
Definitive stamps
image	description	Values in pennies	Issue date (1972)	Edition Berlin, Bund	draft	Mi. -No. Berlin, federal government
	Definitive series: Federal President Gustav Heinemann	15th	20th June	36,000,000	Karl Hans Walter	427
	Federal President Gustav Heinemann	120	8th of March	6,946,000 46,661,000	Karl Hans Walter	395 691
	Federal President Gustav Heinemann	130	20th June	4,645,000 21,995,000	Karl Hans Walter	429 728
	Federal President Gustav Heinemann	150	5th July	7,154,000 67,705,000	Karl Hans Walter	431 730
	Federal President Gustav Heinemann	160	8th of March	4,342,000 26,628,000	Karl Hans Walter	396 692
	Federal President Gustav Heinemann	170	September 11	5,139,000 35,738,000	Karl Hans Walter	432 731
	Definitive series: Accident prevention Fall through defective ladder	10	8th of March	40,880,000 300,405,000	Förtsch and Baumgarten	403 695
	Circular saw hazard	20th	5th July	51,878,000 58,200,000	Förtsch and Baumgarten	404 696
	Secured by a hard hat	30th	8th of March	48,673,000 746,741,000	Förtsch and Baumgarten	406 698
	Danger from defective plug	40	20th June	36,052,000 1,316,504,000	Förtsch and Baumgarten	407 699
	Danger from suspended load	100	5th July	13,840,000 222,460,000	Förtsch and Baumgarten	410 702
	Barrier if there is a risk of falling	150	September 11	6,985,000 80,085,000	Förtsch and Baumgarten	411 703

postcard

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  Postcard for shipping within Berlin. Here is the question part of a postcard with a reply card from June 1972 Michel number: Berlin P87

See also

• Postal history and postage stamps of Berlin
• Postage stamps from 1972 of the Deutsche Bundespost
• Postage stamps from 1972 from the GDR Deutsche Post

literature

• Michel catalog Germany 1999/2000 , Schwaneberger Verlag, 1999, ISBN 3-87858-028-2

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

Remarks

1. ↑ The same postage stamps, without the inscription “Berlin”, were issued by the Deutsche Bundespost on the same day.

This version was added to the selection of informative lists and portals on November 30, 2008 .