Sights (stamp series)
Sights was a German definitive series that was published from November 6, 1987 to February 5, 2004 .
General
Before the reunification of Germany , this series was only valid in the Federal Republic of Germany and West Berlin ; since 1990 it has been issued throughout Germany. It appeared in rolls , but was also printed in stamp booklets and for philatelic purposes in sheets . A total of 64 items were issued at the Bundespost , 10 of these items additionally as self-adhesive stamps (partly in rolls, partly in booklets). The Deutsche Bundespost Berlin had 15 stamps. All motifs were designed by Sibylle and Fritz Haase . They used the Gill Sans font on the stamps in the series . The only difference between the Berlin stamps and the corresponding stamps of the Bundespost was the “Berlin” logo ; Color, motif and value were the same.
The editions of the sentence survived the reunification of Germany and the introduction of the euro . Therefore, the brands can be divided into four expenditure areas:
- Issues Federal and Berlin until October 2, 1990
- Issues of the Bundespost and (from 1995) of the Deutsche Post AG for the reunified Germany until 1999 in D-Mark
- Issues of the Deutsche Post AG with dual currency, D-Mark and Euro from 2000 to 2001
- Issues of Deutsche Post AG in euros from 2002 to 2004
The Berlin stamps were valid until December 31, 1991, the Bundespost stamps in DM currency until June 30, 2002. Stamps with a double currency or only in euros have unlimited postage validity.
Issue occasion
"The permanent series 'Sights' highlights important cultural and technical achievements, but should also be an incentive to take a look at the objects in the original."
particularities
- (Wet adhesive) stamps from the stamp booklet are cut at the top or bottom, depending on whether they come from the top or the bottom row, so that they could be flush with the edge of the stamp booklet.
- There were several different forms of issuance of self-adhesive stamps:
- Stamp booklets, with stamps cut on four sides and stamped on three sides.
- Roles intended for corporate customers (only the value of 0.55 EUR)
- "Business sheet" containing 100 stamps (only the value of 1.44 EUR)
- The EXPO stamp for 1.10 DM was issued on a specific occasion and is therefore actually not a definitive stamp, but a special stamp . However, it was produced in the design of the series, printed in large numbers and labeled accordingly on the post, therefore the brand is added to the set.
- The 70 Pfennig stamp with the motif “Helgoland” also had a specific reason for its background: It appeared in 1990, the year the island belonged to Germany for 100 years, and served as a replacement for a special stamp for the occasion. The fact that the Bundespost had not previously included such in its issuing program had led to criticism in philatelic circles, especially since there was no real need for such a stamp according to the fees applicable at the time.
- With 74 main numbers (the self-adhesive stamps have their own main numbers), it has long been the most extensive set in the history of the post in Germany, meanwhile there are more issues of the "flowers" . However, this was also helped by a systematic change: Previously, partially cut stamps or stamps that differed from one another regularly did not have their own numbers, but were differentiated by letters.
- There were also postcards from the series issued by the Post: three from Berlin, four from the Bundespost (including a special tier for the East traffic area - which corresponded to the area of the former GDR - from December 1990 to March 31, 1991) and one with the Country name Germany.
- For sales in the former GDR - following the existing machines - stamp booklets were produced for the first time, which were much larger than usual in the West traffic area and where the booklet no longer had to be bent.
- Correspondingly specialized collectors also differentiate between two gummings, brands with and without mottled fibers that become visible in the paper under UV light, and different types of security imprints for certain issues of this series of stamps.
- In order to meet the demands of collectors regarding the quality of the perforation, a small edition was printed in sheets. These were only available from postage stamps. At the beginning of the 1990s, however, some denominations of this issue were also delivered to the general post office counter in sheet form, although it is not clear whether it was a question of remnants or targeted reprints. Horizontal pairs and marginal pieces of the stamps form a special collection area because you can use them to prove that the stamps come from sheets. In contrast to the older roll brand series, they only achieve slightly higher prices.
- To make forgeries more difficult, from July 17, 1997 (from Michel number 1932) to November 8, 2001 (Michel numbers 2224–2235), the paper was provided with mottled fibers ; The same applies to the series Women in German History .
- At CeBit, Swiss Post distributed a stamp booklet with two stamps each for 20 and 80 pfennigs (Nofrete and Zeche Zollern II) as a promotional gift, which, as usual, were cut at the top and bottom. Since the partially cut version of the 20-pfennig stamp did not previously exist and such an edition had not been announced, there were violent protests, especially from the circle of brand subscribers, which led to the post office also selling the corresponding stamp booklets who delivered postage stamps to customers.
Motifs
Each postage stamp in the series shows a German landmark , two-tone on a white background. The small portrait format of the stamps placed limits on accuracy. When depicting buildings, therefore, often only individual gates or towers were shown or the building was shown from the narrow side. When depicting church towers, on the other hand, the graphic designer was either forced to use a very slim representation in which a large part of the brand image remained empty, or only a section of the tower was shown. The output format seemed more suitable for monuments and individual works of art. There are 59 different motifs in total.
List of spending sights
All brands were available in rolls and sheets. Issues in booklets were only cut at the top or bottom or self-adhesive, so that there were only stamps in booklets that had an entry in the corresponding column.
Federal Republic and Berlin before reunification
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image | description |
Values in pennies |
Issue date |
Issue date stamp booklet , cut above / below, Bund and Berlin |
Mi. -No. Bund, Berlin |
Date of issue , Michel no. Stamp booklet, self-adhesive, cut on four sides, only the bunch |
Lion statue Braunschweig | 5 | February 15, 1990 | - | 1448 863 |
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Frankfurt (Main) Airport | 10 | January 14, 1988 | June 1989 | 1347 798 |
May 1991, 1531 | |
Nefertiti bust Berlin | 20th | January 12, 1989 | August 1993
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1398 831 |
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Celle Castle | 30th | November 6, 1987 | - | 1339 793 |
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St. Petri Cathedral Schleswig | 33 | January 12, 1989 | - | 1399 - |
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Roland Column Bremen | 38 | January 12, 1989 | - | 1400 - |
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Chilehaus Hamburg | 40 | August 11, 1988 | - | 1379 816 |
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Rastatt Castle | 45 | June 21, 1990 | - | 1468 - |
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Freiburg Minster | 50 | November 6, 1987 | June 1989 | 1340 794 |
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Bavaria Munich | 60 | November 6, 1987 | June 1989 | 1341 795 |
May 1991, 1532 | |
Nefertiti bust Berlin
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70 | July 14, 1988 | - | 1374 814 |
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Heligoland | 70 | June 21, 1990 | - | 1469 874 |
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Zeche Zollern II Dortmund | 80 | November 6, 1987 | June 1989 | 1342 796 |
May 1991, 1533 | |
Bronze jug of princess grave Reinheim | 90 | August 11, 1988 | - | 1380 - |
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Gnadenkapelle Altötting | 100 | February 9, 1989 | June 1989 | 1406 834 |
May 1991, 1534 | |
St. Petri Cathedral Schleswig
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120 | July 14, 1988 | - | 1375 815 |
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Bronze jug of princess grave Reinheim
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140 | January 12, 1989 | - | 1401 832 |
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Roland Column Bremen
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280 | August 11, 1988 | - | 1381 - |
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Hambach Castle | 300 | January 14, 1988 | - | 1348 799 |
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Externsteine Horn-Bad Meinberg | 350 | February 9, 1989 | - | 1407 835 |
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Federal Republic after reunification
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image | description |
Values in pennies |
Issue date |
Issue date stamp booklet , cut above / below |
Mi. -No. | inscription |
Russian Church Wiesbaden | 41 | August 12, 1993 | - | 1687 | German Federal Post Office | |
European monument to Berus | 47 | July 17, 1997 | - | 1932 | Germany | |
Goethe and Schiller memorial in Weimar | 100 | August 28, 1997 | January 22, 1998 | 1934 PK |
Germany | |
Bellevue Palace Berlin | 110 | August 14, 1997 | August 14, 1997 | 1935 | Germany | |
Expo 2000 Hanover | 110 | September 10, 1998 | June 10, 1999 | 2009 | Germany | |
Russian Church Wiesbaden
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170 | 4th June 1991 | - | 1535 | German Federal Post Office | |
Magdeburg Cathedral | 200 | April 15, 1993 | - | 1665 | German Federal Post Office | |
Brühl Terrace Dresden | 220 | August 14, 1997 | - | 1936 | Germany | |
Semperoper Dresden | 400 | October 10, 1991 | - | 1562 | German Federal Post Office | |
Bremen town hall | 440 | August 14, 1997 | - | 1937 | Germany | |
New Gate (Neubrandenburg) | 450 | August 13, 1992 | - | 1623 | German Federal Post Office | |
State Theater Cottbus | 500 | 17th June 1993 | - | 1679 | German Federal Post Office | |
Holsten Gate Lübeck | 510 | August 28, 1997 | - | 1938 | Germany | |
Suhl-Heinrichs town hall | 550 | August 11, 1994 | - | 1746 | German Federal Post Office | |
Speyer Cathedral | 640 | August 10, 1995 | - | 1811 | Germany | |
St. Michaelis Church (Hamburg) | 690 | June 13, 1996 | - | 1860 | Germany | |
German Theater Berlin | 700 | September 16, 1993 | - | 1691 | German Federal Post Office | |
Issues in DM and euros
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image | description |
Values in pfennigs / euros |
Issue date |
Issue date stamp booklet , cut above / below |
Mi. -No. |
Issue date, Mi-No of the self-adhesive issues |
Town hall Wernigerode | 10 € 0.05 |
September 28, 2000 | - | 2139 | May 25, 2001, 2187 (cut above or below, punched on three sides) |
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Böttcherstrasse Bremen | 20 € 0.10 |
November 8, 2001 | - | 2224 | - | |
Bergpark Wilhelmshöhe Kassel | 47 € 0.24 |
April 5, 2001 | - | 2176 | - | |
Coffered ceiling in the cedar hall of the Fugger Castle in Kirchheim | 50 € 0.26 |
September 5, 2001 | - | 2210 | - | |
St. Reinoldi Dortmund | 80 € 0.41 |
April 5, 2001 | - | 2177 | - | |
Schwerin Castle | 100 € 0.51 |
January 11, 2001 | - | 2156 | May 25, 2001, 2188 (cut above or below, punched on three sides) |
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Stone Bridge Regensburg | 110 € 0.56 |
September 28, 2000 | September 28, 2000 | 2140 | May 25, 2001, 2189 (cut above or below, punched on three sides) |
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St. Nikolai Cathedral, Greifswald | 220 € 1.12 |
January 11, 2001 | - | 2157 | - | |
Grimma town hall | 300 € 1.53 |
September 28, 2000 | - | 2141 | - | |
Wartburg near Eisenach | 400 € 2.05 |
September 5, 2001 | - | 2211 | - | |
Cologne cathedral | 440 € 2.25 |
August 9, 2001 | - | 2206 | - | |
Heidelberger Castle | 510 € 2.61 |
November 8, 2001 | - | 2225 | - | |
Hildesheim town hall | 720 € 3.68 |
July 2, 2001 | - | 2197 | - | |
Expenditures in euros
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image | description |
Values in euros |
Issue date |
Issue date stamp booklet , (self-adhesive editions only ) |
Mi. -No. |
Issue date, Mi-No of the self-adhesive issues |
Erfurt Cathedral | € 0.05 | February 5, 2004 | - | 2381 | - | |
Arolsen residential palace | € 0.25 | January 8, 2004 | - | 2374 | - | |
Bach monument Leipzig | 0.40 € | January 8, 2004 | - | 2375 | - | |
Berlin Philharmonic | € 0.44 | December 27, 2002 | - | 2298 | - | |
Tönninger Packhaus | € 0.45 | December 27, 2002 | - | 2299 | December 27, 2002, 2303 from stamp booklet (cut above or below) |
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Old Opera Frankfurt | € 0.55 | December 27, 2002 | - | 2300 | December 27, 2002, 2304 from booklet (cut above or below) from rolls (punched on four sides) |
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Porta Nigra Trier | 1.00 € | December 27, 2002 | - | 2301 | - | |
Beethoven House Bonn | € 1.44 | January 16, 2003 | - | 2306 | June 12, 2003, 2348 from "Business-Bogen" (punched on four sides) |
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Bauhaus Dessau | 1.60 € | December 27, 2002 | - | 2302 | - | |
State Gallery Stuttgart | 1.80 € | February 13, 2003 | - | 2313 | - | |
Bamberg rider | € 2.00 | February 13, 2003 | - | 2314 | - | |
Fontane monument in Neuruppin | € 2.20 | January 16, 2003 | - | 2307 | - | |
Seute Deern Maritime Museum Bremerhaven | € 2.60 | March 6, 2003 | - | 2322 | - | |
Gabled houses Wismar | € 4.10 | March 6, 2003 | - | 2323 | - |
Business bow
The Beethoven-Haus Bonn stamp issued on January 16, 2003 for € 1.44 (Michel number: 2306) was released on June 12, 2003 as a “business sheet” (Michel 2348), with a total of 100 self-adhesive stamps punched on four sides were. The foil sheet has a width of 19.1 centimeters and a height of 43.8 centimeters, which is folded four times. At that time, up to December 31, 2005, the value class corresponded to a large letter, after which the postage was changed to 1.45 €.
At the beginning of 2019, almost 16 years later, counterfeits appeared on the Internet on a classifieds portal to damage the post, from the business sheet.
literature
- Michel Germany catalog
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Philately (magazine)
- Jürgen Olschimke and Bernd Hanke: The special features of the “Beethoven-Haus” business sheet ; 72nd volume, issue 514, April 2020; Pp. 26-28
Individual evidence
- ↑ Michel Germany Special Catalog 2004, p. 1073
- ↑ Jürgen Olschimke and Bernd Hanke: The special features of the “Beethoven-Haus” business sheet ; 72nd volume, issue 514, April 2020; Pp. 26-28