Capitals of the federal states of the Federal Republic of Germany
Under the name the capitals of the states of the Federal Republic of Germany which gave German Federal Post twelve different stamps out in 1964 and the 1965th Basically, noteworthy buildings from these cities were shown; but there were also general presentations, such as in Hamburg , Kiel and Stuttgart . All issues were valid until December 31, 1966. This series was only available as a sheet of stamps .
Despite the reservation of the former occupation powers, Berlin was a state of the Federal Republic of Germany according to the case law of the Federal Constitutional Court . The chosen motif of the stamp shows the Reichstag building . This edition was the only version issued by the Deutsche Bundespost Berlin .
Although not a capital of a federal state, there was a postage stamp with a motif of the then federal capital Bonn .
List of issues and motives
All motifs were designed by Heinz Schillinger .
description |
Values in pennies |
Issue date |
Wed no. Bund, Berlin |
Hanover , Old Town Hall ( Lower Saxony ) | 20th | April 29, 1964 | 416 |
Hamburg , Hafen (Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg) | 20th | May 6, 1964 | 417 |
Kiel , ferry port ( Schleswig-Holstein ) | 20th | May 6, 1964 | 418 |
Munich , National Theater ( Bavaria ) | 20th | May 6, 1964 | 419 |
Wiesbaden , Kurhaus ( Hesse ) | 20th | May 6, 1964 | 420 |
Berlin , Reichstag ( Berlin ) | 20th | September 19, 1964 | 421 236 |
Mainz , Gutenberg Museum ( Rhineland-Palatinate ) | 20th | September 25, 1964 | 422 |
Düsseldorf , Jan Wellem Monument ( North Rhine-Westphalia ) | 20th | October 24, 1964 | 423 |
Bonn , City Hall ( Federal Republic of Germany ) | 20th | May 17, 1965 | 424 |
Bremen , City Hall ( Free Hanseatic City of Bremen ) | 20th | May 17, 1965 | 425 |
Stuttgart , city view ( Baden-Württemberg ) | 20th | May 17, 1965 | 426 |
Saarbrücken , Ludwigskirche ( Saarland ) | 20th | October 23, 1965 | 427 |
Commemorative coin series
Since 2006, today's federal states have been honored annually with a 2 euro commemorative coin . Two of the motifs chosen on the stamps were also used on the commemorative coins: in 2009 the Ludwig Church for Saarland and in 2010 the Bremen Town Hall .
literature
- Michel Germany catalog 1999/2000. Schwaneberger, Munich 1999, ISBN 3-87858-028-2