Women of German History

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Women of German History is a German definitive series that was released from November 13, 1986 to January 16, 2003 . Before the monetary, economic and social union , the postage stamps were only mutually valid in the Federal Republic of Germany and West Berlin , after which they could also be used in the GDR . Since the reunification they have been issued all over Germany. There are a total of 39 values ​​(Berlin: 17).

description

Cover of the first day sheet (October 13, 1994)
Inside view of the first day sheet (October 13, 1994)

Each postage stamp in the series shows the portrait of a famous female figure in German history in two-tone illustration on a white background. The postage stamp artist Gerd Aretz was responsible for the design . The selected personalities are by no means exclusively German women, for example a definitive stamp was also dedicated to the Austrians Lise Meitner and Bertha von Suttner . The country name and the postage value of the postage are always printed in a different color than the portrait.

The country name on the definitive stamps varies due to the division of Germany and the postal reform:

  • "Deutsche Bundespost" 1986 to 1990 in the old federal states and then throughout Germany
  • "Deutsche Bundespost Berlin" 1986 to 1990 in West Berlin
  • "Germany" since 1995

The currency on the definitive stamps varies due to the introduction of the euro :

  • with simple currency indication pfennig 1986 to 1999
  • with double currency indication pfennig and euro 2000 to 2001
  • with simple currency in euros since 2002

The transition of the nominal values ​​from the currency subdivision pfennig (as part of the German mark) to the main currency (euro) is also noticeable, whereby the cents are shown as decimal places.

The Berlin editions were valid until December 31, 1991, the Federal German editions in exclusively DM currency until June 30, 2002. The Federal German editions with double currency designation and with currency only in euros are valid indefinitely. So eight stamps in the series are still valid for postage.

The stamps appeared exclusively in sheets . The first stamps were issued in the form of a sheet with 100 stamps (10 x 10), which was customary up until then, and later the so-called miniature sheet with ten stamps (2 times 5) was used. The stamps were the last series in German postal history to be produced using the more complex intaglio printing .

In order to make forgeries more difficult, the paper was provided with mottled fibers from July 17, 1997 (from Michel number 1932) to November 8, 2001 (Michel numbers 2224–2235), the same also applies to the Sights series .

particularities

Rarity of needs-canceled Berlin issues

The permanent series, which is only available in sheet form, is sold much less at counters than that which is available from the dispenser, in addition, the duration of the separate issues for West Berlin was only around 4 years. If one disregards the common values, the result is a rarity of neatly used postage stamps, especially of corner pieces and pairs. Due to the postage difference, Post West Berlin companies and institutions in the east of the city were given up in 1990 and 1991 and canceled there.

Copies with postage stamps (e.g. from Berlin 12) and special postmarks are not uncommon; both were very popular with stamp collectors at the time of issue. Likewise requirement stamp from the federal territory.

The free stamp booklet for the new federal states

A little more than a year after reunification, from September 1, 1991, every household in the new federal states received a free gift booklet with 10 stamps with the portrait of Therese Giehse (first edition: November 10, 1988) on the occasion of the postage adjustment between East and West Germany ). The little gift booklet had the inscription "Stamps for you" underneath was a kind of gift ribbon with a bow printed in black, red and gold, followed by the five national coats of arms. The stamps were taken from normal counter sheets, in the format 5 horizontal × 2 vertical, and appear with the left or right edge of the sheet (sometimes also with sheet serial number). A total of 10 million gift booklets were produced, the rest were later sold at the post office counters and via the dispatch point at a nominal value of DM 10.00.

List of definitive series

Women of German History of the Federal Republic of Germany (old federal states) including Berlin (West)

The values ​​“Bund” and Berlin appeared at the same time except for the value of 60 pfennigs. The value of 1.20 DM, however, did not appear in Berlin.

Value
in pennies 		personality Issue date Wed no.
Bund,
Berlin
5 Emma yours February 9, 1989 1405
833
10 Paula Modersohn-Becker April 14, 1988 1359
806
20th Cilly Aussem May 5, 1988 1365
811
40 Maria Sibylla Merian 17th September 1987 1331
788
50 Christine Teusch November 13, 1986 1304
770
60 Dorothea Erxleben September 17, 1987
Berlin: November 10, 1988 		1332
824
80 Clara Schumann November 13, 1986 1305
771
100 Therese Giehse November 10, 1988 1390
825
120 Elisabeth Selbert November 6, 1987 1338
-
130 Lise Meitner May 5, 1988 1366
812
140 Cécile Vogt August 10, 1989 1432
848
170 Hannah Arendt November 10, 1988 1391
826
180 Lotte Lehmann July 13, 1989 1427
844
240 Mathilde Franziska Anneke November 10, 1988 1392
827
250 Luise of Prussia July 13, 1989 1428
845
300 Fanny Hensel born Mendelssohn August 10, 1989 1433
849
350 Hedwig Dransfeld November 10, 1988 1393
828
500 Alice Salomon January 12, 1989 1397
830

Women of the German history of the reunified Germany

Since the postage rates for mail in the traffic areas West (old federal states including West Berlin) and East (accession area) initially differed (sometimes only half), some new value classes had to be produced. Since the different postage rates were quickly misused to a large extent, they were adapted relatively quickly to the level of the traffic area West, so that many value levels only had a short practical use phase. The stamps from the old federal states were also sold in the new federal states, insofar as their denominations still corresponded to postal requirements.

Value
in pennies 		personality Issue date Wed no.
30th Käthe Kollwitz January 8, 1991 1488
70 Elisabet Boehm January 8, 1991 1489
80 Rahel Varnhagen from Ense October 13, 1994 1755
100 Luise Henriette of Orange October 13, 1994 1756
150 Sophie Scholl February 14, 1991 1497
200 Bertha von Suttner February 14, 1991 1498
400 Charlotte von Stein January 9, 1992 1582
450 Hedwig Courths-Mahler June 11, 1992 1614
Country name: Germany
100 Elisabeth Schwarzhaupt October 16, 1997 1955
110 Marlene Dietrich August 14, 1997 1939
220 Marie-Elisabeth Lüders August 28, 1997 1940
300 Maria Probst October 16, 1997 1956
440 Gret Palucca October 8, 1998 2014

Women of German history with double currency information and with currency information only in euros

The stamps with double currency indication only had a short period of use after the currency changeover, as the postage rates at 100 Pf / 0.51 € and 110 Pf / 0.56 € in particular proved to be too expensive. This prompted Deutsche Post AG to adjust the tariff to include round charges (postage rates ending in 0 or 5), so that the stamps also had a relatively short period of use for long-term series. The Deutsche Post AG offered these denominations, however, to date unique in the history of the German postal service, the exchange of the old denominations for the new denominations on a large scale. The background to this was that many companies and private individuals had been supplied with postage rates that were no longer practicable in the course of exchanging the old postage stamps denominated in German marks.

Value in pennies
and euros 		personality Issue date Wed no.
Values ​​in pennies and euros
100 ↔ € 0.51 Grethe Weiser November 9, 2000 2149
110 ↔ € 0.56 Kate Strobel November 9, 2000 2150
220 ↔ € 1.12 Marieluise Fleißer January 11, 2001 2158
300 ↔ € 1.53 Nelly Sachs January 11, 2001 2159
Values ​​in euros only
€ 0.45 Annette von Droste-Hülshoff December 27, 2002 2295
€ 0.55 Hildegard Knef December 27, 2002 2296
1.00 € Marie Juchacz January 16, 2003 2305
€ 1.44 Esther von Kirchbach December 27, 2002 2297

literature

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Michel Germany Special Catalog 2004, p. 1073.
  2. ^ Michel catalog (Germany Special 2004); Pp. 1009 and 1184

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