Postage stamps issued in 1974 by the GDR Deutsche Post

Stamp pads 1974
200th birthday of Caspar David Friedrich Michel block number 40	25 years GDR Michel block number 41

The 1974 stamp year of the Deutsche Post of the German Democratic Republic comprised 81 individual special stamps , two stamp blocks with one special stamp each and two miniature sheets with a total of 10 special stamps. Six postage stamps were printed together. Six definitive stamps were issued this year . A total of 105 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.

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 (1974)	Edition	draft	Mi. -No.
	Personalities of the German labor movement (II) Edwin Hoernle (1883–1952), co-founder of the NKFD	10	January 8th	10,000,000	Gerhard Stauf	1907
	Etkar André (1894–1936), co-founder of the Red Front Fighter Association , victim of National Socialism	10	January 8th	10,000,000	Gerhard Stauf	1908
	Paul Merker (1894–1969)	10	January 8th	10,000,000	Gerhard Stauf	1909
	Hermann Duncker (1874–1960)	10	January 8th	10,000,000	Gerhard Stauf	1910
	Fritz Heckert (1884–1936)	10	January 8th	10,000,000	Gerhard Stauf	1911
	Otto Grotewohl (1894–1964), first Prime Minister of the GDR	10	January 8th	10,000,000	Gerhard Stauf	1912
	Wilhelm Florin (1894–1944)	10	January 8th	10,000,000	Gerhard Stauf	1913
	Georg Handke (1894–1962), GDR Foreign Trade Minister	10	January 8th	10,000,000	Gerhard Stauf	1914
	Rudolf Breitscheid (1874–1944)	10	July 9	10,000,000	Gerhard Stauf	1915
	Kurt Bürger (1894–1951), Prime Minister of Mecklenburg	10	July 9	10,000,000	Gerhard Stauf	1916
	Carl Moltmann (1884–1960)	10	July 9	10,000,000	Gerhard Stauf	1917
	25 years of the Council for Mutual Economic Aid (Comecon) Symbolic representation with flags of the member countries	20th	22nd of January	8,100,000	Joachim Riess	1918
	1st anniversary of Pablo Neruda's death Pablo Neruda (1904–1973), Chilean poet	20th	22nd of January	5,000,000	Hans Detlefsen	1921
	Cacti (II) Ball cactus ( Echinopsis multiplex )	5	February 12th	6,000,000	Manfred Gottschall	1922
	Ball cactus ( Lobivia haageana )	10	February 12th	20,000,000	Manfred Gottschall	1923
	Hedgehog Cactus ( Parodia sanguiniflora )	15th	February 12th	2,000,000	Manfred Gottschall	1924
	Hedgehog Cactus ( Gymnocalycium monvillei )	20th	February 12th	16,000,000	Manfred Gottschall	1925
	Hedgehog Cactus ( Neoporteria rapifera )	25th	February 12th	5,000,000	Manfred Gottschall	1926
	Hedgehog Cactus ( Notocactus concinnus )	30th	February 12th	5,000,000	Manfred Gottschall	1927
	Men's indoor handball world championship The following three stamps were issued as a composite: Goal throw	5	February 26th	3,600,000	Joachim Riess	1928
	Defense	10	February 26th	3,600,000	Joachim Riess	1929
	goalkeeper	25th	February 26th	3,600,000	Joachim Riess	1930
	Leipzig Spring Fair DC voltage test system for high voltages up to 2000 kV	10	5. March	8,000,000	Paul Reissmüller	1931
	Data processing system Robotron "EC 2040" ( central unit )	25th	5. March	5,000,000	Hans Detlefsen	1932
	European toadstools Riesenrötling ( Rhodophyllus sinuatus )	5	19th March	10,000,000	Fritz Deutschendorf	1933
	Satan's mushroom ( Boletus satanas )	10	19th March	15,000,000	Fritz Deutschendorf	1934
	Panther mushroom ( Amanita pantherina )	15th	19th March	5,000,000	Fritz Deutschendorf	1935
	Red fly agaric ( Amanita muscaria )	20th	19th March	12,000,000	Fritz Deutschendorf	1936
	Spring lobster ( Gyromitra esculenta )	25th	19th March	6,000,000	Fritz Deutschendorf	1937
	Brick red crack fungus ( Inocybe patouillardii )	30th	19th March	4,000,000	Fritz Deutschendorf	1938
	Amanita phalloides ( Amanita phalloides )	35	19th March	6,000,000	Fritz Deutschendorf	1939
	Feldtrichterling ( Clitocybe dealbata )	40	19th March	2,000,000	Fritz Deutschendorf	1940
	Important personalities (II) Gustav Robert Kirchhoff (1824–1887), physicist	5	26th of March	7,000,000	Gerhard Stauf	1941
	Immanuel Kant (1724–1804), philosopher	10	26th of March	7,000,000	Gerhard Stauf	1942
	Ehm Welk (1884–1966), writer	20th	26th of March	10,000,000	Gerhard Stauf	1943
	Johann Gottfried von Herder (1744–1803), writer , philosopher and theologian	25th	26th of March	5,000,000	Gerhard Stauf	1944
	Lion Feuchtwanger (1884–1958), writer	35	26th of March	2,000,000	Gerhard Stauf	1945
	25th anniversary of the first World Peace Congress , Paris Earth globe with the word peace in 5 languages	35	April 16	3,600,000	Hans Detlefsen	1946
	25 years of the GDR Motives from social life	10	April, 30th	6,000,000	Hans Detlefsen	1949
	Motives from social life	20th	April, 30th	5,100,000	Hans Detlefsen	1950
	Motives from social life	25th	April, 30th	4,500,000	Hans Detlefsen	1951
	Motives from social life	30th	April, 30th	3,600,000	Hans Detlefsen	1952
	Lighthouses Buk (built 1878)	10	May 7th	15,000,000	Jochen Bertholdt	1953
	Warnemünde (built 1898)	15th	May 7th	5,000,000	Jochen Bertholdt	1954
	Darßer Ort (built 1848)	20th	May 7th	12,000,000	Jochen Bertholdt	1955
	Arkona (built in 1827 and 1902)	35	May 7th	5,000,000	Jochen Bertholdt	1956
	Greifswalder Oie (built 1855)	40	May 7th	2,000,000	Jochen Bertholdt	1957
	200th birthday of Caspar David Friedrich Two men contemplating the moon	10	May 21	15,000,000	Horst Naumann	1958
	The stages of life	20th	May 21	12,000,000	Horst Naumann	1959
	The large enclosure near Dresden	25th	May 21	3,500,000	Horst Naumann	1960
	View of the Elbe Valley	35	May 21	4,500,000	Horst Naumann	1961
	This stamp was issued as a stamp block: Self-portrait	70	May 21	2,200,000	Joachim Riess	1962
	Plauen Peak (II) Different patterns	10	June 11th	15,000,000	Manfred Gottschall	1963
	Different patterns	20th	June 11th	12,000,000	Manfred Gottschall	1964
	Different patterns	25th	June 11th	2,000,000	Manfred Gottschall	1965
	Different patterns	35	June 11th	5,000,000	Manfred Gottschall	1966
	International Congress for Horse Breeding of the Socialist States , Berlin Noble warmblood ; Show jumping	10	13 August	10,000,000	Horst Naumann	1969
	Trotters ; Harness racing	20th	13 August	8,000,000	Horst Naumann	1970
	Haflinger	25th	13 August	2,000,000	Horst Naumann	1971
	English whole blood ; Horse racing	35	13 August	3,500,000	Horst Naumann	1972
	Leipzig Autumn Fair Railway slewing crane "EDK 2000"	10	August 27	7,000,000	Paul Reissmüller	1973
	Beet harvester "KS-6"	25th	August 27	5,000,000	Paul Reissmüller	1974
	Arnstadt Castle Museum , Puppenstadt : Mon plaisir Porcelain and mirror cabinet	5	September 10	6,000,000	Manfred Gottschall	1975
	Crier of a show booth	10	September 10	12,000,000	Manfred Gottschall	1976
	Wine tasting in the court cellar	15th	September 10	4,000,000	Manfred Gottschall	1977
	Cooper and journeyman	20th	September 10	10,000,000	Manfred Gottschall	1978
	Bagpiper ( Bear Dance )	25th	September 10	2,000,000	Manfred Gottschall	1979
	Master butcher and beggar	35	September 10	4,000,000	Manfred Gottschall	1980
	International memorials and memorials Memorial in the Ardeatine Caves near Rome Massacre in the Ardeatine Caves	35	September 24th	3,000,000	Hans Detlefsen	1981
	National monument commemorating the heroes of the Resistance at Châteaubriant , France 27 hostages shot	35	September 24th	3,500,000	Hans Detlefsen	1982
	25 years of the GDR This stamp was issued as a stamp block: Family, new buildings, national coat of arms	1 M.	October 3	2,000,000	Hans Detlefsen	1983
	100 years of the Universal Postal Union (UPU) Modern cargo ship and old paddle steamer	10	9th October	15,000,000	Manfred Gottschall	1984
	Diesel locomotive and historic locomotive	20th	9th October	12,000,000	Manfred Gottschall	1985
	Jet aircraft and piston engine aircraft	25th	9th October	3,500,000	Manfred Gottschall	1986
	Post bus and stagecoach	35	9th October	2,000,000	Manfred Gottschall	1987
	Philatelist Day ; GDR stamp exhibition 1974 Details from a three-dimensional ensemble in Chemnitz based on Bertolt Brecht's poems The following three stamps were issued as a composite: Relief section by Eberhard Rossdeutscher	10 + 5	October 24th	2,550,000	Manfred Gottschall	1988
	Relief section by Jo Jastram	20th	October 24th	2,550,000	Manfred Gottschall	1989
	Relief section by Martin Wetzel	25th	October 24th	2,550,000	Manfred Gottschall	1990
	Drawings of young pioneers The following four stamps were issued as miniature sheets : The sun shines over everything; by Gabriele Mlosch (9 years)	20th	November 26th	2,500,000	Hans Detlefsen	1991
	Carsten, best swimmer in the class; by Michael Kluge (10 years)	20th	November 26th	2,500,000	Hans Detlefsen	1992
	My friend Sascha; by Birk Ozminski (9 years)	20th	November 26th	2,500,000	Hans Detlefsen	1993
	Me on the blackboard ; by Petra Westphal (7 years)	20th	November 26th	2,500,000	Hans Detlefsen	1994
	Fairy tales (IX), twittering back and forth Russian folk winter fairy tale, revised by Alexei Tolstoy These and the following five stamps were issued together as miniature sheets : Scene from the fairy tale	10	3rd of December	2,000,000	Erika Bläser and Gerhard Bläser	1995
	Scene from the fairy tale	15th	3rd of December	2,000,000	Erika Bläser and Gerhard Bläser	1996
	Scene from the fairy tale	20th	3rd of December	2,000,000	Erika Bläser and Gerhard Bläser	1997
	Scene from the fairy tale	30th	3rd of December	2,000,000	Erika Bläser and Gerhard Bläser	1998
	Scene from the fairy tale	35	3rd of December	2,000,000	Erika Bläser and Gerhard Bläser	1999
	Scene from the fairy tale	40	3rd of December	2,000,000	Erika Bläser and Gerhard Bläser	2000
	State Museums Berlin ; painting Still life with sunflowers and quinces ; Ronald Paris (* 1933)	10	10th of December	8,000,000	Horst Naumann	2001
	Pensive girl ; Wilhelm Lachnit (1899–1962)	15th	10th of December	5,000,000	Horst Naumann	2002
	Fisherman's house in Vitte ; Harald Hakenbeck (* 1926)	20th	10th of December	8,000,000	Horst Naumann	2003
	Girl portrait in red ; Rudolf Bergander (1909–1970)	35	10th of December	3,500,000	Horst Naumann	2004
	My parents III ; Willi Sitte (1921–2013)	70	10th of December	2,000,000	Horst Naumann	2005
	Minerals from the collections of the Freiberg Mining Academy (III) Bandjaspis , Gnandstein ( Saxony )	10	December 17th	15,000,000	Lothar Grünewald	2006
	Smoky Quartz , Pechtelsgrün ( Vogtland )	15th	December 17th	6,000,000	Lothar Grünewald	2007
	Topaz , Schneckenstein (Vogtland)	20th	December 17th	12,000,000	Lothar Grünewald	2008
	Amethyst with quartz , Geyer ( Erzgebirge )	25th	December 17th	3,500,000	Lothar Grünewald	2009
	Aquamarine , Irfersgrün (Vogtland)	35	December 17th	3,500,000	Lothar Grünewald	2010
	Agate in porphyry , Sankt Egidien (Saxony)	70	December 17th	2,000,000	Lothar Grünewald	2011
Definitive stamps
image	description	value	Issue date (1974)	Edition	draft	Mi. -No
	Structure in the GDR , large format (VI) Crown gate of the Dresden Zwinger	60	22nd of January	unknown	Manfred Gottschall	1919
	Kröpeliner Tor and Haus Sonne , Rostock ; Tea pot and lighthouse , Warnemünde	80	22nd of January	unknown	Manfred Gottschall	1920
	Structure in the GDR , small format (II) Pelikan , Alfred Brehm House , Berlin Zoo	5	April 16	unknown	Manfred Gottschall	1947
	Neue Wache , Berlin	50	April 16	unknown	Manfred Gottschall	1948
	Construction in the GDR , large format (VII) National coat of arms	3 M.	June 11th	unknown	Manfred Gottschall	1967
	Structure in the GDR , small format (III) Soviet memorial , Berlin-Treptow	1 M.	July 9	unknown	Manfred Gottschall	1968

Miniature sheets and compound prints

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  Drawings of Young Pioneers
  Mittleres Zierfeld: Pioneer Orchestra; by Kirsten Wagner (10 years)

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  Fairy tale : twittering back and forth

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  Men's indoor handball world championship

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  Details from a three-dimensional ensemble in Chemnitz based on Bertolt Brecht's poems

Notes and individual references

1. ↑ ^{a b c} On the same occasion, a commemorative coin appeared in the GDR in 1974
2. ↑ See stamp day (GDR)
3. ↑
   

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See also

• Postage stamp year 1974 of the Deutsche Bundespost
• Postage stamp year 1974 of the Deutsche Bundespost Berlin

literature

• Michel catalog Germany 1999/2000. Schwaneberger Verlag, Munich 1999, ISBN 3-87858-028-2 .
• LIPSIA color catalog GDR 1983, 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 1974  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Commons : Postage stamps from other countries 1974  - Collection of images, videos and audio files