Post (stamp series)

Post is the name of a special series of postage stamps from the Federal Republic of Germany , which is issued by the responsible Federal Ministry of Finance . Deutsche Post AG is responsible for sales and distribution . The series has been appearing at irregular intervals and with numbers of brands since 2000. While in the early years mostly only one brand was released per year, since 2005 four brands have been released over several months per year that fit together thematically. The circulation, format and stamp artist vary from year to year.

The series must not be confused with the stamps on the day of the postage .

Issue occasion

"The series aims to make modern people aware of the advantages of the letter medium and to present the special character of the letter as an individual message."

- The postage stamps of the Federal Republic of Germany - Yearbook 2006, p. 14

“The postage stamp series“ Post ”brings people's awareness of the letter medium and emphasizes that messages written on paper and sent as letters are indispensable even in the age of digital media and are perceived by the recipient as more personal and private than SMS and e-mail. Mail . "

- stamp & information - the information sheet of Deutsche Post PHILATELIE : Edition 03/2011, p. 3

list

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 euro cents . 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 euro cents	Issue date	Edition	draft	Mi. -No.
	Post Office! In the background a toy pinwheel	(110 pfennigs)	March 16, 2000	25,000,000	Peter , Regina Steiner	2106
	Post Office!	(110 Pfennig) € 0.56	April 5, 2001	23,000,000	Günter Gamroth	2179
	Airplane writes the word post in the sky	56	April 4, 2002	61,165,000	Grit Fiedler	2250
	Lettering " Greetings " and roses	55	February 13, 2003	100,000,000	Antonia Graschberger	2317
	Rural house mailbox	55	October 9, 2003	29,000,000	Erna de Vries	2368
	Lettering "for you" with camellias	55	August 12, 2004	37,000,000	Antonia Graschberger	2414
	Mail carrier in Germany by post bike (north)	55	March 3, 2005	16,500,000 including 125,000 on ETB	Dieter Ziegenfeuter	2447
	on foot in the mountains (south)	55	March 3, 2005	16,500,000 including 125,000 on ETB	Dieter Ziegenfeuter	2448
	with the post barge (east)	55	August 11, 2005	16,000,000 of which 125,000 on ETB	Dieter Ziegenfeuter	2481
	with the delivery trolley (west)	55	August 11, 2005	16,000,000 of which 125,000 on ETB	Dieter Ziegenfeuter	2482
	Four Seasons Winter , snow-covered oak at the Reinhardswald	55	January 2, 2006	12,800,000 including 125,000 on ETB	Johannes Graf Photo by Heinz Wohner	2509
	Spring , blooming cherry trees	55	April 13, 2006	14,000,000 including 125,000 on ETB	Johannes Graf Photo by Heinz Wohner	2532
	Summer , blooming rape field	55	July 13, 2006	10,500,000 including 105,000 on ETB	Johannes Graf	2549
	Autumn , autumn beech forest	55	October 5, 2006	10,500,000 including 105,000 on ETB	Johannes Graf	2564
	Spring, summer, autumn and winter	each 55	November 9, 2006	26.090.800 each as a maxi set, self-adhesive	Johannes Graf	2574-2577
	Picture story from sender to recipient sender	55	April 12, 2007	7,000,000 including 105,000 on ETB	Peter and Regina Steiner	2596
	Mailbox	55	April 12, 2007	7,000,000 including 105,000 on ETB	Peter and Regina Steiner	2597
	post man	55	September 20, 2007	8,151,000 of which 105,000 on ETB	Peter and Regina Steiner	2620
	receiver	55	September 20, 2007	8,000,000 including 105,000 on ETB	Peter and Regina Steiner	2621
	Greetings for every occasion All the best	55	February 7, 2008	19,000,000 including 95,000 on ETB	James Rizzi	2644
	Congratulations	55	February 7, 2008	19,000,000 including 95,000 on ETB	James Rizzi	2645
	Kind regards (also European stamp )	55	May 8, 2008	18,400,000 including 95,000 on ETB	James Rizzi	2662
	thank you	55	May 8, 2008	18,400,000 including 95,000 on ETB	James Rizzi	2663
	Maxi set "Greetings for every occasion" 20 self-adhesive special stamps from the "Post" and "EUROPA" series self-adhesive from booklet	each 55	May 8, 2008	44,765,000	James Rizzi	2665-2668 MH 73
	Post universal "Sender"	55	March 12, 2009	7,000,000 of which 85,000 on ETB	Nina Clausing	2723
	"Post branch"	55	March 12, 2009	7,000,000 of which 85,000 on ETB	Nina Clausing	2724
	"Transport"	55	May 7, 2009	6,500,000 including 85,000 on ETB	Nina Clausing	2733
	"Delivery"	55	May 7, 2009	6,500,000 including 85,000 on ETB	Nina Clausing	2734
	With good wishes Rainbow	55	March 11, 2010	4,360,000 of which 74,000 on ETB	Johannes Graf	2786
	ship	55	March 11, 2010	4,420,000 of which 74,000 on ETB	Johannes Graf	2787
	Dove	55	April 8, 2010	4,370,000 of which 74,000 on ETB	Johannes Graf	2790
	Angel	55	April 8, 2010	4,370,000 of which 74,000 on ETB	Johannes Graf	2791
	Promotion brand set: "Angel and Dove" At 39.0 × 22.4 mm, the stamps are slightly smaller than the wet-adhesive copies from April 44.2 × 26.2 mm. self-adhesive made of foil sheet	each 55	November 2, 2010	79,900,000	Johannes Graf	2827 + 2828 FB 12
	Promotion brand set: "Ship and Rainbow" At 39.0 × 22.4 mm, the stamps are slightly smaller than the wet-adhesive copies from April 44.2 × 26.2 mm. self-adhesive made of foil sheet	each 55	February 3, 2011	50,827,000	Johannes Graf	2848 + 2849 FB 13
	The four elements water	55	March 3, 2011	5,400,000	Johannes Graf	2852
	earth	55	March 3, 2011	5,350,000	Johannes Graf	2853
	Fire	55	March 3, 2011	5,350,000	Johannes Graf	2854
	air	55	March 3, 2011	5,400,000	Johannes Graf	2855
	Holidays in Germany Winter vacation	45	January 2, 2012	5,210,000	Andrea Voss-Acker	2904
	Spring break	55	March 1, 2012	5,870,000	Andrea Voss-Acker	2917
	Spring break Self-adhesive brand set	€ 5.50 (10 × 0.55)	March 1, 2012	64,720,000	Andrea Voss-Acker	2923
	summer holidays	55	May 2, 2012	8,000,000	Andrea Voss-Acker	2933
	Autumn break	55	September 13, 2012	5,190,000	Andrea Voss-Acker	2953

Trivia

If you take a closer look at the stamp "with the delivery car (West)" from the series "Letter carrier in Germany" from 2005, you can still see the Deutsche Bundespost logo on the bag that hangs on the mail car. The equipment procured by the former Central Post Office, such as transport equipment ("post boxes"), is so robust that some of them are still in use 20 years after the privatization of the German Federal Post Office.

literature

• Michel catalog
• The postage stamps of the Federal Republic of Germany - Yearbook 2006, published by Deutsche Post AG

Individual evidence

1. ↑ A partial edition of the Maxiset also contained 12 decorative stickers, which were also designed by James Rizzi. In contrast to the normal Maxiset, these were sold shrink-wrapped.