Postage stamps from the Federal Republic of Germany in 2004

The 2004 stamps issued by the Federal Republic of Germany were issued by the Federal Ministry of Finance . The German Post AG was responsible for the distribution and sale. The year comprised 50 individual special stamps , a block edition with two individual stamps, five self-adhesive stamps and the last three definitive stamps in the Sights series . The face value for the special stamps including hammer price was 45.95 euros.

As a special feature, the stamp for the 50th anniversary of the Federal Social Court was issued with an embossed print on September 9th .

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 euro cents . 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 euro cents	Issue date (2004)	Edition	draft	Mi. -No.
	800 years of Landshut	45	January 8th	25,000,000	Fritz Lüdtke	2376
	1200 years of Schleswig	55	January 8th	36,000,000	Ernst Kößlinger	2377
	Series: For environmental protection Renewable energies on the rise	55 + 25	January 8th	1,790,000 of which 150,000 on ETB	Klein and Neumann	2378
	Series: Pictures from German cities Viktualienmarkt Munich self-adhesive from booklet	45	January 8th	216,000,000	Grit Fiedler	2379 MH 53
	50 years of the German Music Council self-adhesive from booklet	144	January 8th	333.664.200	Peter Steiner and Regina Steiner	2380 MH 54
	Series: For sport European Football Championship 2004	45 + 20	February 5th	2,490,000 of which 150,000 on ETB	Andrea Acker	2382
	Summer Olympic Games in Athens	55 + 25	February 5th	1,700,000 including 150,000 on ETB	Andrea Acker	2383
	2004 Summer Paralympics	55 + 25	February 5th	1,610,000 of which 150,000 on ETB	Andrea Acker	2384
	50 years of the miracle of Bern	55 + 25	February 5th	2,460,000 including 150,000 on ETB	Andrea Acker	2385
	100 years of FIFA	144 + 56	February 5th	2,040,000 of which 150,000 on ETB	Andrea Acker	2386
	Series: Post! - Greeting stamp	55	February 5th	27,000,000	Rolf leather bow	2387
	1300 years of Arnstadt	55	February 5th	26,000,000	Werner Hans Schmidt	2388
	150th birthdays of Paul Ehrlich and Emil von Behring	144	March 11	29,500,000	Ursula Maria Kahrl	2389
	100th birthday of Joseph Schmidt	55	March 11	11,690,000	Jennifer Rothkopf	2390
	Postage Stamp Pad - Classical Theater Scene from Wilhelm Tell	45	March 11	5,200,000	Barbara Dimanski	Block 65 2391
	Scene from Faust II	100	March 11	5,200,000	Barbara Dimanski	2392
	Series: Endangered Species White storks	55	7th of April	26,500,000	Peter Steiner and Regina Steiner	2393
	Series: Cultural and Natural Heritage of Humanity Bauhaus sites in Weimar and Dessau	55	7th of April	18,000,000	Sibylle and Fritz Haase	2394
	150 years of electric light bulbs by Heinrich Göbel	220	7th of April	15,000,000	Klein and Neumann	2395
	100th birthday of Kurt Georg Kiesinger	55	7th of April	14,500,000	Gerd Aretz , Oliver Aretz	2396
	Series: Europe vacation	45	May 6th	25,000,000	Christiane Hemmerich	2397
	300 years of Ludwigsburg Palace	144	May 6th	33,000,000	Vera Braesecke-Kaul, Hilmar Kaul	2398
	100th birthday of Reinhard Schwarz-Schilling	55	May 6th	14,000,000	Birgit Hogrefe	2399
	Enlargement of the European Union	55	May 6th	22,000,000	Paul Effert	2400
	1250th anniversary of the death of St. Boniface	55	May 6th	20,000,000	Lutz Menze	2401
	Series: For the youth - cats Cats with balls of wool	45 + 20	3rd of June	1,810,000 of which 150,000 on ETB	Annegret Ehmke	2402
	Kittens with ball	55 + 25	3rd of June	1,720,000 including 150,000 on ETB	Annegret Ehmke	2403
	Mother cat with child	55 + 25	3rd of June	1,730,000 of which 150,000 on ETB	Annegret Ehmke	2404
	Cat cleaning itself	55 + 25	3rd of June	1,730,000 of which 150,000 on ETB	Annegret Ehmke	2405
	Sleeping cats	144 + 56	3rd of June	1,610,000 of which 150,000 on ETB	Annegret Ehmke	2406
	Series: German national and nature parks Wadden Sea	55	3rd of June	28,500,000	Barbara Dimanski	2407
	German-Russian youth encounters in the 21st century Joint issue with Russia	55	3rd of June	15,000,000	Alexander Osolin	2408
	Series: Lighthouses Greifswalder Oie	45	8th of July	24,800,000	Johannes Graf	2409
	Red sand	55	8th of July	26,500,000	Johannes Graf	2410
	200th birthday of Ludwig Feuerbach	144	8th of July	21,000,000	Paul Effert	2411
	75th anniversary of the win of the " Blue Ribbon " by the passenger ship Bremen	55	8th of July	21,000,000	Sibylle and Fritz Haase	2412
	Series: Lighthouses Red sand self-adhesive from roll	55	8th of July	509,543,700	Johannes Graf	2413
	Series: Post! Camellia greeting	55	12. August	37,000,000	Antonia Graschberger	2414
	100 years of the Speyer Memorial Church	55	12. August	14,500,000	Werner Hans Schmidt	2415
	Series: Post! Camellia greeting self-adhesive from booklet	55	12. August	410,000,000	Antonia Graschberger	2416 MH 55
	75th anniversary of winning the "Blue Ribbon" by the passenger ship "Bremen" self-adhesive from booklet	55	12. August	625.606.800	Sibylle and Fritz Haase	2417 MH 56
	Series: For us children	55	the 9th of September	30,000,000	Roman Terpitz	2418
	200th birthday of Eduard Mörike	55	the 9th of September	22,000,000	Fritz Lüdtke	2419
	150th birthday of Engelbert Humperdinck	45	the 9th of September	25,000,000	Ernst Jünger, Lorli Jünger	2420
	100th birthday of Egon Eiermann	100	the 9th of September	17,000,000	Carsten Wolff	2421
	50 years of the Federal Social Court	144	the 9th of September	20,000,000	Werner Hans Schmidt	2422
	Series: For Welfare - Wonderful Worlds: Climate Zones Polar zone	45 + 20	October 7th	3,810,000 of which 125,000 on ETB	Christof Gassner	2423
	Alpine Zone	55 + 25	October 7th	8,180,000 including 125,000 on ETB	Christof Gassner	2424
	Moderate latitudes	55 + 25	October 7th	7,810,000 of which 125,000 on ETB	Christof Gassner	2425
	desert	55 + 25	October 7th	8,480,000 including 125,000 on ETB	Christof Gassner	2426
	Tropics	144 + 56	October 7th	6,460,000 including 125,000 on ETB	Christof Gassner	2427
	Series: Stamp Day Flying boat Do X	55	October 7th	19,000,000	Klein and Neumann	2428
	Plus brand series: Christmas The Flight into Egypt - painting by Peter Paul Rubens	45 + 20	November 4th	2,840,000 including 125,000 on ETB	Ernst Jünger, Lorli Jünger	2429
	The Adoration of the Magi - painting by Peter Paul Rubens Joint issue with Belgium	55 + 20	November 4th	5,450,000 of which 125,000 on ETB	Ernst Jünger, Lorli Jünger	2430
	Series: Post! Winter mood	55	November 4th	12,500,000	Johannes Graf	2431
	Series: German painting of the 20th century The secret of Felix Nussbaum	55	November 4th	11,500,000	Ernst Jünger, Lorli Jünger	2432
	International space station ISS	55	November 4th	15,000,000	Ingo Wulff	2433
Definitive stamps
image	description	Values in euros	Issue date (2004)	Edition	draft	Mi. -No.
	Definitive series: sights Erfurt Cathedral	0.05	February 5th	46,030,000	Sibylle and Fritz Haase	2381
	Arolsen residential palace	0.25	January 8th	140,972,000	Sibylle and Fritz Haase	2374
	Bach monument Leipzig	0.40	January 8th	34,524,000	Sibylle and Fritz Haase	2375