Fairy tales (welfare stamp series)

Michel number 325 actually belongs to the Helfer der Menschheit series , but forms an elegant transition to the fairy tale series

Märchen was a charity stamp series of the Deutsche Bundespost from 1959 to 1967. It replaced the previous charity series Helpers der Menschheit . Postage stamps with the same motif with the inscription "Deutsche Bundespost Berlin" were only issued from 1964 to 1967 by the Landespostdirektion Berlin . The series was replaced in 1968 by the old toys welfare series.

A “new edition” of the fairy tale welfare series has been available since the 2014 postage stamp year of the Federal Republic of Germany with Hansel and Gretel, 2015 (Sleeping Beauty) and 2016 (Little Red Riding Hood).

List of issues and motives

Legend

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German Federal Post Office
image	description	Values in pennies	Issue date	Date of Expiry	Edition	draft	MiNr.
	Fairy tale i Fairy tale by the Brothers Grimm , " Die Sterntaler "	7 + 3	October 1, 1959	December 31, 1961	6,950,000	Sporer	322
	Fairy tale by the Brothers Grimm, "Die Sterntaler"	10 + 5	October 1, 1959	December 31, 1961	10,200,000	Sporer	323
	Fairy tale by the Brothers Grimm, "Die Sterntaler"	20 + 10	October 1, 1959	December 31, 1961	8,400,000	Sporer	324
	The brothers Jacob (1785–1863) and Wilhelm Grimm (1786–1859) see also: helpers of humanity	40 + 10	October 1, 1959	December 31, 1961	3,900,000	Bert Hunter	325
	Fairy tale II Little Red Riding Hood Fairy tales by the Brothers Grimm Little Red Riding Hood meets the wolf	7 + 3	October 1, 1960	December 31, 1962	8,500,000	Michel + Kieser	340
	Little Red Riding Hood at Grandmother's bed, but where the disguised wolf lies	10 + 5	October 1, 1960	December 31, 1962	15,250,000	Michel + Kieser	341
	The hunter frees Grandmother and Little Red Riding Hood from the wolf's belly	20 + 10	October 1, 1960	December 31, 1962	10,300,000	Michel + Kieser	342
	Grandmother and Little Red Riding Hood are doing well again and are delighted with the gifts they brought with them	40 + 20	October 1, 1960	December 31, 1962	5,200,000	Michel + Kieser	343
	Fairy tale III Hansel and Gretel Fairy tales by the Brothers Grimm Hansel throws breadcrumbs on the path	7 + 3	October 2, 1961	December 31, 1963	9,750,000	Bert Hunter	369
	Hansel and Gretel come to the witch's house	10 + 5	October 2, 1961	December 31, 1963	15,250,000	Bert Hunter	370
	The witch tries to fatten Hansel	20 + 10	October 2, 1961	December 31, 1963	12,000,000	Bert Hunter	371
	The father and his children are happy about their return home	40 + 20	October 2, 1961	December 31, 1963	6,000,000	Bert Hunter	372
	Fairy tale IV Snow White Fairy tales by the Brothers Grimm The stepmother in front of the mirror	7 + 3	October 10, 1962	December 31, 1964	12,150,000	Holger Börnsen	385
	Snow White and the 7 dwarfs	10 + 5	October 10, 1962	December 31, 1964	16,900,000	Holger Börnsen	386
	Snow White is poisoned	20 + 10	October 10, 1962	December 31, 1964	14,000,000	Holger Börnsen	387
	Snow White in a glass coffin	40 + 20	October 10, 1962	December 31, 1964	8,050,000	Holger Börnsen	388
	Fairy tale V The wolf and the seven young goats Fairy tales by the Brothers Grimm The mother leaves the house	10 + 5	September 23, 1963	December 31, 1965	13,934,000	Holger Börnsen	408
	The wolf wants to go into the house	15 + 5	September 23, 1963	December 31, 1965	14,861,000	Holger Börnsen	409
	The wolf eats 6 of the kids, one hides in the grandfather clock	20 + 10	September 23, 1963	December 31, 1965	16,614,000	Holger Börnsen	410
	The little kids are saved, the wolf falls into the well	40 + 20	September 23, 1963	December 31, 1965	8,191,000	Holger Börnsen	411
	Fairy tale VI Sleeping Beauty Fairy tales by the Brothers Grimm The evil fairy curses Sleeping Beauty as a baby	10 + 5	October 6, 1964	December 31, 1966	45,496,000	Holger Börnsen	447
	On her 16th birthday, Sleeping Beauty stings herself on the poisoned spindle of the evil fairy	15 + 5	October 6, 1964	December 31, 1966	14,739,000	Holger Börnsen	448
	After 100 years, a place Prince Sleeping Beauty after by a thorny hedge around the castle has struck	20 + 10	October 6, 1964	December 31, 1966	16,678,000	Holger Börnsen	449
	Everyone in the castle wakes up and the cook slaps the kitchen boy in the face	40 + 20	October 6, 1964	December 31, 1966	8,106,000	Holger Börnsen	450
	Fairy tale VII Cinderella Fairy tales by the Brothers Grimm Cinderella uses pigeons to help her read the lenses	10 + 5	October 6, 1965	December 31, 1967	36,027,000	Stefula	485
	Cinderella receives her ball gown from a tree	15 + 5	October 6, 1965	December 31, 1967	17,350,000	Stefula	486
	Cinderella leaves the castle and loses a shoe	20 + 5	October 6, 1965	December 31, 1967	28,201,000	Stefula	487
	The prince brings Cinderella home as his bride	40 + 20	October 6, 1965	December 31, 1967	10,203,000	Stefula	488
	Fairy tale VIII The Frog King Fairy tales by the Brothers Grimm The princess asks the frog to fetch the lost golden ball from the well	10 + 5	5th October 1966	December 31, 1968	13,073,000	Stefula	523
	The princess is dining with the frog	20 + 10	5th October 1966	December 31, 1968	40,524,000	Stefula	524
	The frog has turned into a handsome prince	30 + 15	5th October 1966	December 31, 1968	16,316,000	Stefula	525
	Prince and princess in the wedding carriage	50 + 25	5th October 1966	December 31, 1968	8,784,000	Stefula	526
	Fairy tale IX Frau Holle The hardworking stepdaughter is spinning on the spinning wheel	10 + 5	3rd October 1967	December 31, 1969	13,203,000	Stefula	538
	Frau Holle shakes out the beds , it's snowing	20 + 10	October 3	December 31, 1969	25,521,000	Stefula	539
	The hardworking stepdaughter is a reward with gold showered	30 + 15	October 3	December 31, 1969	14,909,000	Stefula	540
	The work-shy daughter will "reward" with bad luck showered	50 + 25	October 3	December 31, 1969	7,803,000	Stefula	541

German Federal Post Office Berlin
image	description	Values in pennies	Issue date	Date of Expiry	Edition	draft	Mi. -No.
	Märchen I (DBP: Märchen VI) Sleeping Beauty the wicked fairy casts a curse over Sleeping Beauty	10 + 5	October 6, 1964	December 31, 1966	4,426,000	Holger Börnsen	237
	the evil fairy animates Sleeping Beauty to spin, so that she stings herself and fulfills the curse	15 + 5	October 6, 1964	December 31, 1966	3,158,000	Holger Börnsen	238
	after 100 years a prince fights his way through the thorn hedge and redeems Sleeping Beauty	20 + 10	October 6, 1964	December 31, 1966	3,111,000	Holger Börnsen	239
	everyone in the castle wakes up	40 + 20	October 6, 1964	December 31, 1966	3,073,000	Holger Börnsen	240
	Fairy tale II (DBP: Fairy tale VII) Cinderella Cinderella uses pigeons to help her read the lenses	10 + 5	October 6, 1965	December 31, 1967	5,196,000	Stefula	266
	Cinderella receives her ball gown from a tree	15 + 5	October 6, 1965	December 31, 1967	4,657,000	Stefula	267
	Cinderella leaves the castle and loses a shoe	20 + 10	October 6, 1965	December 31, 1967	5,401,000	Stefula	268
	The prince brings Cinderella home as his bride	40 + 20	October 6, 1965	December 31, 1967	3,512,000	Stefula	269
	Märchen III (DBP: Märchen VIII) The Frog King The princess asks the frog to fetch the lost golden ball from the well	10 + 5	5th October 1966	December 31, 1968	5,365,000	Stefula	295
	The princess is dining with the frog	20 + 10	5th October	December 31, 1968	5,527,000	Stefula	296
	The frog has turned into a handsome prince	30 + 15	5th October	December 31, 1968	4,765,000	Stefula	297
	Prince and princess in the wedding carriage	50 + 25	5th October	December 31, 1968	3,967,000	Stefula	298
	Märchen IV (DBP: Märchen IX) Frau Holle The hardworking stepdaughter is spinning on the spinning wheel	10 + 5	3rd October 1967	December 31, 1969	4,691,000	Stefula	310
	Frau Holle shakes out the beds, it's snowing	20 + 10	3rd October 1967	December 31, 1969	4,988,000	Stefula	311
	The hard-working stepdaughter is showered with gold as a reward	30 + 15	3rd October 1967	December 31, 1969	4,516,000	Stefula	312
	The work-shy daughter is showered with bad luck "as a reward"	50 + 25	3rd October 1967	December 31, 1969	3,701,000	Stefula	313