Christmas stamps from the German Federal Post Office

Michel block number 13	Michel block number 15	Michel block number 17
The three stamp blocks with Christmas stamps

The Christmas stamps of the Deutsche Bundespost were issued annually from 1969 to 1994 by the Deutsche Bundespost as a special stamp with a surcharge for charitable purposes . As of 1989 there were two or more brands. Three of these stamps were only available as a stamp pad . All stamps were valid for postage until June 30, 2002 .

The issue of the Christmas stamps is continued by the successors of the Deutsche Bundespost until today in the series Christmas stamps of the Federal Republic of Germany :

“Ladies and gentlemen, the Christmas stamps are sold - this has been a fine tradition for more than three decades - with a surcharge in favor of welfare. This money goes directly to the social work of the charities [sic!]. Christmas stamps help people to help other people. "

- Federal Minister of Finance , Peer Steinbrück , 2005 :

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 .
	Christmas stamp 1969 Birth of Christ , pewter figure around 1850	10 + 5	November 13, 1969	13,110,000	Heinz Schillinger	610
	Christmas stamp 1970 Angel , nativity figure from the Ursuline convent Innsbruck	10 + 5	November 12, 1970	11,861,000	Erna de Vries	655
	Christmas stamp 1971 wooden christmas angel	20 + 10	November 11, 1971	9,834,000	Heinz Schillinger	709
	Christmas stamp 1972 The three kings bring gold , frankincense and myrrh	30 + 15	November 10, 1972	9,064,000	Cordier	749
	Christmas stamp 1973 Christmas star	30 + 15	November 9, 1973	8,797,000	Isolde Monson-Baumgart	790
	Christmas stamp 1974 Poinsettia , Euphorbia pulcherrima	40 + 20	October 29, 1974	8,137,000	Heinz Schillinger	824
	Christmas stamp 1975 Snow rose or Christmas rose , Helleborus niger	40 + 20	November 14, 1975	8,304,000	Heinz Schillinger	874
	Christmas stamp 1976 Detail from the Marienwindow in the Gothic choir of the Frauenkirche in Esslingen	50 + 25	November 16, 1976	11,267,000	Dieter von Andrian	912
	Christmas stamp 1977 Detail from the stained glass window of the sacristy of St. Gereon's Basilica in Cologne	50 + 25	November 10, 1977	11,187,000	Claus Hansmann	955
	Christmas stamp 1978 The Christ Child, detail from a window of the Frauenkirche in Munich	50 + 25	November 16, 1978	10,356,000	Willy Fleckhaus	989
	Christmas stamp 1979 The birth of Christ, detail from a manuscript of the former Cistercian abbey in Altenberg	60 + 30	November 16, 1979	11,200,000	Peter Steiner	1032
	Christmas stamp 1980 The birth of Christ, detail from a manuscript from Altomünster from the early 12th century	60 + 30	November 13, 1980	11,818,000	Herbert Stelzer	1066
	Christmas stamp 1981 The birth of Christ, reverse glass painting from Sandl around 1840	60 + 30	November 12, 1981	11,568,000	Paul Froitzheim	1113
	Christmas stamp 1982 The birth of Christ, wooden panel by Master Bertram von Minden	80 + 40	November 10, 1982	11,166,000	Bruno K. Wiese	1161
	Christmas stamp 1983 Carol singers	80 + 40	November 10, 1983	11,900,000	Peter Steiner	1196
	Christmas stamp 1984 St. Martin on horseback	80 + 40	November 8, 1984	11,643,000	Peter Steiner	1233
	Christmas stamp 1985 Birth of Christ, painting from the high altar of the Freiburg Minster by Hans Baldung	80 + 40	November 12, 1985	11,060,000	Fritz Lüdtke	1267
	1986 Christmas stamp Adoration of the Child, left wing of the Ortenberg Altar	80 + 40	November 13, 1986	10,989,000	Fritz Lüdtke	1303
	Christmas stamp 1987 Nativity, miniature from an English psalter	80 + 40	November 6, 1987	11,032,000	Fritz Lüdtke	1346
	1988 Christmas stamp Birth of Christ, illustration from the Gospel Book of Heinrich the Lion , from the 12th century	80 + 40	November 10, 1988	10,796,000	Silvia Runge	1396
	Christmas stamps 1989 Details from the English greeting in the St. Lorenz Church , Nuremberg, by Veit Stoss : Angel	60 + 30	November 16, 1989	7,233,800	Herbert Stelzer	1442
	Birth of Christ	100 + 50	November 16, 1989	9,236,300	Herbert Stelzer	1443
	Christmas stamps 1990 Christmas crafts: Angel	50 + 20	November 6, 1990	7,192,000	Heinz Schillinger	1484
	Incense smoker	60 + 30	November 6, 1990	7,705,000	Heinz Schillinger	1485
	Nutcracker	70 + 30	November 6, 1990	7,516,000	Heinz Schillinger	1486
	Rauschgoldengel	100 + 50	November 6, 1990	9,506,000	Heinz Schillinger	1487
	Christmas stamps 1991 500th anniversary of the death of Martin Schongauer (1450–1491), panels by Schongauer: Angel of the Annunciation	60 + 30	5th November 1991	8,051,000	Herbert Stelzer	1578
	Maria	70 + 30	5th November 1991	5,681,000	Herbert Stelzer	1579
	Maria im Rosenhag, detail	80 + 35	5th November 1991	5,539,000	Herbert Stelzer	1580
	Birth of Christ	100 + 50	5th November 1991	9,681,000	Herbert Stelzer	1581
	Christmas stamps 1992 Details from the relief cycle of the gallery of St. Anne's Church by Franz Maidburg : Adoration of the Magi	60 + 30	5th November 1992	7,775,000	Annegret Ehmke	1639
	Birth of christ	100 + 50	5th November 1992	12,522,000	Annegret Ehmke	1640
	Christmas stamps 1993 Reliefs from the winged altar of the monastery church , Blaubeuren by Michael and Gregor Erhart : Adoration of the Magi	80 + 40	November 10, 1993	5,950,000	Antonia Graschberger	1707
	Birth of christ	100 + 50	November 10, 1993	11,504,000	Antonia Graschberger	1708
	Christmas stamps 1994 Painting from the Floreinstriptych in the Johannishospital, Bruges by Hans Memling : Adoration of the Magi	80 + 40	November 9, 1994	5,925,000	Peter Steiner	1770
	Birth of christ	100 + 50	November 9, 1994	9,955,000	Peter Steiner	1771

literature

• Michel catalog Germany 2010/2011 , Schwaneberger Verlag, 2010, ISBN 978-3-87858-045-4 .

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Speech by the Federal Minister of Finance, Peer Steinbrück, on the occasion of the presentation of the Christmas stamps in Cologne on December 19, 2005  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. .  
2. ↑ There is a very rare slightly different version that was only released for the press in October 1969 to promote this brand. This edition can be recognized by a small rubber stamp pattern on the lower edge. See also: List of unissued stamps from Germany .
3. ↑ ^{a b c} These stamps were only issued as a stamp pad.

See also

• Christmas stamps of the Deutsche Bundespost Berlin
• Christmas stamps of the Federal Republic of Germany since 1995

Web links

Commons : Christmas stamps from Germany  - collection of images, videos and audio files