Accident prevention (stamp series)

Example of one of the 161 picture postcards (Michel no .: P116)

Accident prevention or safety at all times is the name of a German definitive stamp series that appeared from 1971 to 1974.

The series consisted of eleven schematic, simply sketched monochrome values ​​on a white background. Some of the stamps were also available in stamp booklets . The stamps were published by the Deutsche Bundespost and Deutsche Bundespost Berlin . The only difference between the Berlin values ​​was the word “Berlin”; Color, motif and value were the same. The publication dates of the German and Berlin editions were also the same. The Berlin stamps were valid for postage until December 31, 1991 , the German issues until June 30, 2002.

Motifs

Each postage stamp in the series shows a sketchy representation of a source of danger or a possible accident, such as a hand with a circular saw. There was no warning text on the stamp, and because of the small size it would hardly have made sense.

particularities

• There are two fundamentally different booklets with this series. First came booklets with stamps perforated on four sides. Then there were two booklets with stamps perforated only on three sides. These were cut either at the top or at the bottom so that they could be closed with the booklet cover. That was the first time that the Bundespost issued stamps that were not perforated on all sides.
• The value of 70 Pfennig was the only two-tone value: face value and inscriptions are green and the motif is blue.
• The brand was the first permanent series to be produced exclusively in rolls . Because of the partially poor quality of the perforation, a small edition in sheets was produced for the shipping points for collector's stamps , but these were only available there. As with all stamps that are printed in rolls and sheets, horizontal pairs and marginal pieces (with attached sheet edge) form a special collection area, because they can be used to prove that the stamps come from sheets.
• In the case of the regular roll stamp, the number of stamps still on this roll was printed on the back of every fifth stamp for better counting. Only in this series were these numbers not only available in black, but also in three other colors.

List of issues and motives

image	Value in pennies	description	Issue date	Edition Federal, Berlin	Mi. -No . Bund, Berlin	Output form: sheets (B), rolls (R), booklets (MH)	Date of issues cut from stamp booklet above / below
	5	Fire from a match	Oct. 29, 1971	104,865,000 11,490,000	694 402	(B), (R), (MH) Berlin only (B), (R)	-
	10	Fall through defective ladder	March 8, 1972	300,405,000 40,880,000	695 403	(B), (R), (MH)	1974
	20th	Circular saw hazard	5th July 1972	151,510,000 51,878,000	696 404	(B), (R), (MH)	1974
	25th	Drink driving	Sep 10 1971	270,869,000 14,536,000	697 405	(B), (R), (MH) Berlin only (B), (R)	-
	30th	Secured by a hard hat	March 8, 1972	746,741,000 48,673,000	698 406	(B), (R), (MH)	1974
	40	Danger from defective plug	June 20, 1972	1,318,504,000 36,052,000	699 407	(B), (R), (MH)	1974
	50	Nail in the board	Jan. 16, 1973	1,104,500,000 35,790,000	700 408	(B), (R)	-
	60	playing child and car	Sep 10 1971	97,000,000 8,020,000	701 409	(B), (R)	-
	70	playing child and car (like 60 Pf)	5th June 1973	205,665,000 9,290,000	773 453	(B), (R)	-
	100	Danger from suspended load	5th July 1972	222,460,000 13,840,000	702 410	(B), (R)	-
	150	Barrier if there is a risk of falling	Sep 11 1972	80,085,000 6,985,000	703 411	(B), (R)	-

literature

• Thomas Weimann: “Safety at all times”, manual and catalog for the definitive series of accident prevention . Series of publications on philately, issue 7, 1986, 175 pages
• Michel catalog Germany 2010/2011 . Schwaneberger Verlag, (2010), ISBN 978-3-87858-045-4 .

Web links

Commons : stamp series accident prevention  - collection of pictures

• Accident prevention berlin-briefmarken.de