Cacti (stamp series)

Kakteen was the title of a series of postage stamps from the German Post Office of the GDR . The stamps of 1970 and 1974 had a similar appearance; In 1983 a different format was chosen. All brands were designed by Manfred Gottschall .

The Michel numbers 3276–3278 are not counted in this series , although they also show cacti and were designed by the same graphic artist.

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.

image	description	value	Issue date	Edition	draft	Mi. -No.
	Cacti (I) Leaf cactus ( Epiphyllum hybrid)	5	2nd December 1970	8,000,000	Manfred Gottschall	1625
	Bishop's cap ( Astrophytum myriostigma )	10	2nd December 1970	12,000,000	Manfred Gottschall	1626
	Echinocereus salm-dyckianus	15th	2nd December 1970	5,000,000	Manfred Gottschall	1627
	Queen of the Night ( Selenicereus grandiflorus )	20th	2nd December 1970	12,000,000	Manfred Gottschall	1628
	Bristly hooked cactus ( Hamatocactus setispinus )	25th	2nd December 1970	1,800,000	Manfred Gottschall	1629
	Wart cactus ( Mammillaria boolii )	30th	2nd December 1970	3,500,000	Manfred Gottschall	1630
	Cacti (II) Ball cactus ( Echinopsis multiplex )	5	February 12, 1974	6,000,000	Manfred Gottschall	1922
	Ball cactus ( Lobivia haageana )	10	February 12, 1974	20,000,000	Manfred Gottschall	1923
	Hedgehog Cactus ( Parodia sanguiniflora )	15th	February 12, 1974	2,000,000	Manfred Gottschall	1924
	Hedgehog Cactus ( Gymnocalycium monvillei )	20th	February 12, 1974	16,000,000	Manfred Gottschall	1925
	Hedgehog Cactus ( Neoporteria rapifera )	25th	February 12, 1974	5,000,000	Manfred Gottschall	1926
	Hedgehog Cactus ( Notocactus concinnus )	30th	February 12, 1974	5,000,000	Manfred Gottschall	1927
	Cacti (III) Wart cactus ( Coryphantha elephantidens )	5	June 21, 1983	5,000,000	Manfred Gottschall	2802
	Hedgehog Cactus ( Thelocactus schwarzii )	10	June 21, 1983	16,000,000	Manfred Gottschall	2803
	Prismatic cactus ( Leuchtenbergia principis )	20th	June 21, 1983	8,000,000	Manfred Gottschall	2804
	Ball cactus ( Submatucana madisoniorum )	25th	June 21, 1983	3,500,000	Manfred Gottschall	2805
	Hedgehog Cactus ( Oroya peruviana )	35	June 21, 1983	4,000,000	Manfred Gottschall	2806
	Hedgehog Cactus ( Copiapoa cinerea )	50	June 21, 1983	2,100,000	Manfred Gottschall	2807

literature

• Michel catalog Germany 1999/2000 , Schwaneberger Verlag, 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 GDR  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Commons : Media collection about cacti  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

• Philately working group of the German Cactus Society: Special editions of Zacken- und Stachelpost