Olympic Games on postage stamps of the German Post of the GDR

Last Olympic block of the GDR, motif originally planned for 1984

The Olympic Games were honored on 84 postage stamps from the GDR Deutsche Post . These included six stamps that were issued as a sideline and seven stamp blocks , each containing one stamp.

For the first time took athlete of the GDR in 1956 as part of the all-German team at the Olympic Games in part. That year the first two stamps on the subject were also published. In 1964 the most motifs were issued with fourteen stamps in one year.

Boycott of the 1984 Summer Olympics

The editions of 1984 are a specialty, there were only five motifs for the Winter Games in Sarajevo at that time . The planned six individual stamps and the stamp block in honor of the 1984 Olympic Games in Los Angeles were not issued by the Olympic boycott of the then Eastern Bloc countries . These stamps appeared four years later for the 1988 Games, only the year and the occasion (Games of the XXIV Olympiad 1988) were changed on the motifs .

The first three stamps and the stamp pad had already been printed and were later - albeit not completely - destroyed. Four years after the planned issue date, visitors to the Leipzig Autumn Fair were able to purchase a sheet of stamps from each of these stamps. The Deutsche Bundespost, the legal successor of the GDR's Deutsche Post , sued for the return, but could not prevail. These unissued stamps are therefore among the sought-after rarities in German philately and are accordingly expensive.

Four years earlier, at the 1980 Olympic Games in Moscow, Western countries boycotted the Games. The planned Olympic stamp was not issued in the Federal Republic of Germany either, but some specimens of these came into circulation as Gscheidle stamps .

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	Values ​​in pennies	Issue date	Edition	draft	Mi. -No.
	1956 Summer Olympics , Melbourne Olympic rings , laurel branch , torch	20th	September 28, 1956	5,000,000	Hanns Zehtmeyer	539
	Olympic rings, javelin throwers of antiquity	35	September 28, 1956	3,000,000	Hanns Zehtmeyer	540
	1960 Summer and Winter Olympics , Rome and Squaw Valley Boxing	5	January 27, 1960	1,100,000	Oswin Volkamer	746
	Short distance run	10	January 27, 1960	8,000,000	Oswin Volkamer	747
	Ski jumping	20th	January 27, 1960	8,000,000	Oswin Volkamer	748
	sailing	25th	January 27, 1960	7,000,000	Oswin Volkamer	749
	Olympic Winter Games 1964 , Innsbruck Ski jumping : start-up	5	December 16, 1963	5,500,000	Ingeborg Friebel	1000
	Ski jumping: jump	10	December 16, 1963	8,000,000	Ingeborg Friebel	1001
	Ski jumping: flight phase	20 + 10	December 16, 1963	4,500,000	Ingeborg Friebel	1002
	Ski jumping: landing	25th	December 16, 1963	1,200,000	Ingeborg Friebel	1003
	1964 Summer Olympics , Tokyo (I) Cycling race	5	July 15, 1964	4,000,000	Gerhard Stauf	1033
	volleyball	10	July 15, 1964	8,000,000	Gerhard Stauf	1034
	Judo	20th	July 15, 1964	8,000,000	Gerhard Stauf	1035
	Diving	25th	July 15, 1964	4,000,000	Gerhard Stauf	1036
	Long distance running	40 + 20	July 15, 1964	3,500,000	Gerhard Stauf	1037
	Show jumping	70	July 15, 1964	1,200,000	Gerhard Stauf	1038
	1964 Summer Olympics , Tokyo (II) The six stamps were issued as a composite in a block of six: Jumping	10	July 15, 1964	2,000,000	Axel Bengs and Rudolf Skribelka	1039
	Show jumping	10 + 5	July 15, 1964	2,000,000	Axel Bengs and Rudolf Skribelka	1040
	volleyball	10	July 15, 1964	2,000,000	Axel Bengs and Rudolf Skribelka	1041
	Track cycling	10	July 15, 1964	2,000,000	Axel Bengs and Rudolf Skribelka	1042
	Long distance running	10 + 5	July 15, 1964	2,000,000	Axel Bengs and Rudolf Skribelka	1043
	Judo	10	July 15, 1964	2,000,000	Axel Bengs and Rudolf Skribelka	1044
	1968 Winter Olympics , Grenoble Speed ​​skating	5	17th January 1968	5,000,000	Dietrich Dorfstecher and Rudolf Platzer	1335
	Luge	10 + 5	17th January 1968	6,000,000	Dietrich Dorfstecher and Rudolf Platzer	1336
	Alpine skiing ( slalom )	15th	17th January 1968	4,000,000	Dietrich Dorfstecher and Rudolf Platzer	1337
	ice Hockey	20th	17th January 1968	8,000,000	Dietrich Dorfstecher and Rudolf Platzer	1338
	Figure skating (pairs)	25th	17th January 1968	4,000,000	Dietrich Dorfstecher and Rudolf Platzer	1339
	Cross-country skiing	30th	17th January 1968	1,500,000	Dietrich Dorfstecher and Rudolf Platzer	1340
	1968 Summer Olympics , Mexico City Short distance run	5	18th September 1968	6,000,000	Klaus Henning	1404
	Pole vault	10 + 5	18th September 1968	3,500,000	Klaus Henning	1405
	Soccer	20 + 10	18th September 1968	3,500,000	Klaus Henning	1406
	Artistic gymnastics ( uneven bars )	25th	18th September 1968	4,000,000	Klaus Henning	1407
	Water polo	40	18th September 1968	4,000,000	Klaus Henning	1408
	Rowing (one)	70	18th September 1968	1,600,000	Klaus Henning	1409
	1972 Winter Olympics , Sapporo Luge (two-seater)	5	7th December 1971	7,000,000	Manfred Gottschall	1725
	Figure skating (couples)	10 + 5	7th December 1971	5,000,000	Manfred Gottschall	1726
	Speed ​​skating	15 + 5	7th December 1971	3,500,000	Manfred Gottschall	1727
	Cross-country skiing	20th	7th December 1971	10,000,000	Manfred Gottschall	1728
	biathlon	25th	7th December 1971	1,800,000	Manfred Gottschall	1729
	Ski jumping	70	7th December 1971	3,500,000	Manfred Gottschall	1730
	Olympic Summer Games 1972 , Munich Wrestling	5	May 16, 1972	8,000,000	Manfred Gottschall	1753
	Diving	10 + 5	May 16, 1972	5,000,000	Manfred Gottschall	1754
	Pole vault	20th	May 16, 1972	13,000,000	Manfred Gottschall	1755
	rowing	25 + 10	May 16, 1972	3,500,000	Manfred Gottschall	1756
	Handball	35	May 16, 1972	7,000,000	Manfred Gottschall	1757
	do gymnastics	70	May 16, 1972	1,900,000	Manfred Gottschall	1758
	Olympic Winter Games 1976 , Innsbruck Mass toboggan competitions	5	2nd December 1975	4,500,000	Joachim Riess	2099
	Oberhof luge track	10 + 5	2nd December 1975	4,500,000	Joachim Riess	2100
	Speed ​​skating rink Berlin	20th	2nd December 1975	7,000,000	Joachim Riess	2101
	Ski jumping hill on the Rennsteig , Oberhof	25 + 5	2nd December 1975	4,000,000	Joachim Riess	2102
	Ice rink Chemnitz ( Karl-Marx-Stadt )	35	2nd December 1975	4,000,000	Joachim Riess	2103
	Mass cross-country skiing , Schmiedefeld	70	2nd December 1975	2,000,000	Joachim Riess	2104
	This stamp was issued as a stamp block: View of Innsbruck and the surrounding area	1 M.	2nd December 1975	2,000,000	Joachim Riess	2105 block 43
	1976 Summer Olympics , Montreal Cyclists on the little peace ride	5	May 18, 1976	6,000,000	Joachim Riess	2126
	Swimming pool of the German University for Physical Culture , Leipzig	10 + 5	May 18, 1976	4,000,000	Joachim Riess	2127
	City and sports hall Suhl	20th	May 18, 1976	8,000,000	Joachim Riess	2128
	Rowing regatta course ( Brandenburg )	25th	May 18, 1976	5,000,000	Joachim Riess	2129
	Shooting range , Suhl	35 + 10	May 18, 1976	4,000,000	Joachim Riess	2130
	Mile run	70	May 18, 1976	2,000,000	Joachim Riess	2131
	This stamp was issued as a stamp block: Central Stadium Leipzig	1 M.	May 18, 1976	2,000,000	Joachim Riess	2132 block 46
	1980 Winter Olympics , Lake Placid Bobstart , oil pastel by Günter Rechn	10	January 15, 1980	8,000,000	Manfred Gottschall	2478
	Balance on the ice , oil painting by Johanna Starke	20th	January 15, 1980	8,000,000	Manfred Gottschall	2479
	Special jumper , plastic by Günter Schütz	25 + 10	January 15, 1980	3,500,000	Manfred Gottschall	2480
	Start preparation , mixed technology from Axel Wunsch	35	January 15, 1980	2,000,000	Manfred Gottschall	2481
	This stamp was issued as a stamp block: Skiers , oil painting by Lothar Zitzmann	1 M.	January 15, 1980	2,000,000	Manfred Gottschall	2482 block 57
	1980 Summer Olympics , Moscow (I) On the balance beam , sculpture by Erich Wurzer	10	April 22, 1980	16,000,000	Manfred Gottschall	2503
	Runner in front of the finish line , oil tempera by Lothar Zitzmann	20 + 5	April 22, 1980	3,500,000	Manfred Gottschall	2504
	Four without a helmsman , painting by Wilfried Falkenthal	50	April 22, 1980	2,000,000	Manfred Gottschall	2505
	1980 Summer Olympics , Moscow (II) Judo , oil painting by Erhard Schmidt	10	July 8, 1980	16,000,000	Manfred Gottschall	2528
	Schwimmer , oil painting by Willi Sitte	20 + 10	July 8, 1980	3,000,000	Manfred Gottschall	2529
	Spurt , bronze sculpture by Siegfried Schreiber	50	July 8, 1980	2,100,000	Manfred Gottschall	2530
	This stamp was issued as a stamp block: Spinnaker , oil painting by Karl Raetsch	1 M.	July 8, 1980	2,100,000	Manfred Gottschall	2531 block 60
	1984 Winter Olympics , Sarajevo Luge , (two-seater, men)	10 + 5	November 22, 1983	5,000,000	Joachim Riess	2839
	Nordic combination	20 + 10	November 22, 1983	4,500,000	Joachim Riess	2840
	Cross-country skiing	25th	November 22, 1983	5,000,000	Joachim Riess	2841
	biathlon	35	November 22, 1983	2,100,000	Joachim Riess	2842
	This stamp was issued as a stamp block: Olympic Center, Sarajevo	85	November 22, 1983	2,100,000	Joachim Riess	2843 block 74
	1988 Winter Olympics , Calgary Ski jumping	5	January 19, 1988	6,000,000	Manfred Gottschall	3140
	Speed ​​skating	10	January 19, 1988	8,000,000	Manfred Gottschall	3141
	Four-man bobsleigh	20 + 10	January 19, 1988	3,500,000	Manfred Gottschall	3142
	biathlon	35	January 19, 1988	2,100,000	Manfred Gottschall	3143
	This stamp was issued as a stamp block: Luge , double and single seaters	1.20 m	January 19, 1988	2,100,000	Manfred Gottschall	3144 block 90
	1988 Summer Olympics , Seoul swim	5	August 9, 1988	6,000,000	Hans Detlefsen	3183
	Indoor handball	10	August 9, 1988	8,000,000	Hans Detlefsen	3184
	Hurdles	20 + 10	August 9, 1988	3,000,000	Hans Detlefsen	3185
	rowing	25th	August 9, 1988	3,500,000	Hans Detlefsen	3186
	Boxing	35	August 9, 1988	2,100,000	Hans Detlefsen	3187
	Cycling	50 + 20	August 9, 1988	3,000,000	Hans Detlefsen	3188
	This stamp was issued as a stamp block: Relay race	85	August 9, 1988	2,100,000	Hans Detlefsen	3189 block 94

Notes and individual references

1. ↑ The unoverspent Olympic trademarks of DDR, Los Angeles 1984
2. ↑ Claudia Herrgen: Bought a treasure at the post office counter - unpublished GDR Olympic stamps under the hammer at Sotheby's in London. In: Berliner Zeitung . January 6, 1996, accessed June 15, 2015 . 
3. ↑ Jan Billion: 7000 marks for a mint Antifa block. In: The world . December 1, 2001, accessed June 15, 2015 . 
4. ↑ Information about Hanns Zethmeyer

literature

• Michel catalog Germany 1999/2000. Schwaneberger Verlag, Munich 1999, ISBN 3-87858-028-2 .

Web links

• Olympic postage stamps: International motif groups Olympics and sport