Postage stamp year 1996 of the Federal Republic of Germany

The 1996 stamps issued by the Federal Republic of Germany were issued by the Federal Ministry for Post and Telecommunications . The German Post AG was responsible for the distribution and sale. The year comprised 56 special stamps, two block editions and a definitive stamp from the Sights series . It is the first German vintage that completely bears the national designation Germany.

Originally, all stamps issued had unlimited postage validity . With the introduction of the euro as a common European currency on January 1, 2002, this regulation became obsolete.

The stamps of this year could be used up until June 30th, 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 (1996)	Edition	draft	Mi. -No.
	150 years of the Children's Mission in Germany	100	11th January	27,150,000	Ernst Jünger	1834
	50th anniversary of the death of Friedrich von Bodelschwingh	100	11th January	55,000,000	Hermann Schwahn	1835
	Series: For the youth - dog breeds Borzoi	80 + 40	February 8	2,760,000	Joachim Riess	1836
	Chow chow	80 + 40	February 8	2,820,000	Joachim Riess	1837
	St. Bernard	100 + 50	February 8	2,810,000	Joachim Riess	1838
	collie	100 + 50	February 8	2,850,000	Joachim Riess	1839
	Briard	200 + 80	February 8	2,700,000	Joachim Riess	1840
	450th anniversary of Martin Luther's death	100	February 8	25,946,000	Dieter Heidenreich	1841
	200th birthday of Philipp Franz von Siebold Joint issue with Japan	100	February 17th	24,235,000	Günter Jacki	1842
	Series: German painting of the 20th century Sitting female nude by Max Pechstein	100	7th March	31,310,000	Ernst Jünger	1843
	For Wilhelm Runge by Georg Muche	200	7th March	16,320,000	Ernst Jünger	1844
	Still life with guitar, book and vase by Helmut Kolle	300	7th March	24,310,000	Ernst Jünger	1845
	1000 years Domplatz in Halberstadt	80	7th March	78,520,000	Jochen Bertholdt	1846
	300th birthday of Giovanni Battista Tiepolo Ceiling fresco (detail) of the Würzburg Residence	200	7th March	14,855,000	Fritz Lüdtke	1847
	50th anniversary of the death of Clemens August Graf von Galen	100	7th March	19,870,000	Antonia Graschberger	1848
	Series: Pictures from Germany Holstein Switzerland ( Plön Castle )	100	11 April	31,170,000	Heinz Schillinger	1849
	Saale landscape in Thuringia	100	11 April	30,600,000	Heinz Schillinger	1850
	Spreewald (Leiper Graben)	100	11 April	29,480,000	Heinz Schillinger	1851
	Eifel ( Maria Laach Monastery )	100	11 April	30,750,000	Heinz Schillinger	1852
	Stamp Pad Series: For Us Children Riding postman	100	11 April	15,000,000	Erna de Vries	Block 35 1853
	Series: Europe Famous Women Self-portrait by Paula Modersohn-Becker	80	May 3rd	78,990,000	Manfred Gottschall	1854
	Self-portrait by Käthe Kollwitz	100	May 3rd	15,000,000	Manfred Gottschall	1855
	1000 years of market rights for Freising	100	May 3rd	65,500,000	Karin Blume-Zander and André Zander	1856
	150 years of the German Stage Association	200	May 3rd	15,650,000	Ernst Jünger	1857
	75th birthday of Wolfgang Borchert Poster for the world premiere of Outside Front Door 1948 (Portrait of Rosemarie Clausen)	100	May 3rd	15,775,000	Gerd Aretz	1858
	50 years of the Ruhr Festival , Recklinghausen	100	May 3rd	15,650,000	Angelika Winkhaus	1859
	Series: For Sports - 100 Years of the Modern Olympic Games Carl Schuhmann	80 + 40	June 13th	3,520,000	Margit Zauner	1861
	Josef Neckermann	100 + 50	June 13th	3,245,000	Margit Zauner	1862
	Annie Huebler-Horn	100 + 50	June 13th	3,125,000	Margit Zauner	1863
	Alfred Flatow and Gustav Felix Flatow	200 + 80	June 13th	2,925,000	Margit Zauner	1864
	350th birthday of Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz	100	June 13th	25,887,000	Elisabeth von Janota-Bzowski	1865
	300 years of the Berlin Academy of the Arts	100	June 13th	24,660,000	Peter Steiner	1866
	Series: For environmental protection Protects the tropical habitats	100 + 50	July 18th	3,170,000	Ernst Jünger	1867
	800 years of Heidelberg Heidelberg Castle, Old Bridge with City Gate, Church of the Holy Spirit also as stamp booklet	100	July 18th	38,800,000	Detlef Glinski	1868 MH 33
	50 years of the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) Color prints of children's hands	100	July 18th	42,270,000	Lou Romboy	1869
	75th anniversary of the death of Ludwig Thoma	100	July 18th	38,415,000	Hilmar Zill	1870
	Stamp pad - German national and nature parks : Vorpommersche Boddenlandschaft coast	100	July 18th	7,965,000	Silvia Runge	Block 36 1871
	Windwatt	200	July 18th	7,965,000	Silvia Runge	1872
	Bodden	300	July 18th	7,965,000	Silvia Runge	1873
	100 years of the Civil Code	300	August 14th	25,240,000	Bruno K. Wiese	1874
	Series: World Heritage by UNESCO Old Völklinger Hütte	100	August 14th	24,780,000	Rolf leather bow	1875
	50th anniversary of Paul Lincke's death	100	August 14th	24,280,000	Peter Nitzsche	1876
	Series: Pictures from German cities Gendarmenmarkt , Berlin	100	August 14th	25,590,000	Heinz Schillinger	1877
	Series: Stamp Day 50 years of the Association of German Philatelists	100	August 14th	24,530,000	Max Bollwage	1878
	Series: German soccer champions Borussia Dortmund	100	August 27	39,500,000	Hans Günter Schmitz	1879
	200 years of homeopathy Samuel Hahnemann	400	12th September	14,450,000	Harry Scheuner	1880
	Series: Cultural and Natural Heritage of Humanity Old town Bamberg	100	12th September	25,500,000	Isolde Monson-Baumgart	1881
	Campaign against drug abuse	100	12th September	25,682,000	Günter Gamroth	1882
	Series: For the welfare - farmhouses in Germany Spreewald	80 + 40	9th October	4,040,000	Detlef Glinski	1883
	Thuringia	80 + 40	9th October	4,170,000	Detlef Glinski	1884
	Black Forest	100 + 50	9th October	18,420,000	Detlef Glinski	1885
	Westphalia	100 + 50	9th October	18,340,000	Detlef Glinski	1886
	Schleswig-Holstein	200 + 70	9th October	7,205,000	Detlef Glinski	1887
	100th anniversary of Anton Bruckner's death	100	9th October	37,850,000	Antonia Graschberger	1888
	100th anniversary of the death of Baron Sir Ferdinand von Mueller Joint issue with Australia	100	9th October	39,416,000	John Sellito and David Blyth	1889
	75 years of the Donaueschinger Musiktage	100	October 18	38,520,000	Margit Zauner	1890
	Series: Christmas The three kings	80 + 40	14th November	4,865,000	Peter Steiner	1891
	Birth of christ	100 + 50	14th November	9,175,000	Peter Steiner	1892
	100th birthday of Carl Zuckmayer	100	14th November	39,675,000	Peter Steiner	1893
	100th birthday of Carlo Schmid	100	3rd of December	24,280,000	Gerd Aretz	1894
Definitive stamps
image	description	Values in pennies	Issue date (1996)	Edition	draft	Mi. -No.
	Definitive series: sights St. Michaelis Church in Hamburg	690	June 13th	152,272,000	Sibylle and Fritz Haase	1860