Christmas stamps of the Deutsche Bundespost Berlin

Michel block number 5	Michel block number 6	Michel block number 7

The three stamp blocks with Christmas stamps

The Christmas stamps of the Deutsche Bundespost Berlin were issued annually from 1969 to 1988 by the Deutsche Bundespost Berlin as a special stamp with a surcharge for charitable purposes . There were once only two brands in 1989; no further edition appeared in the last year of its existence. Three of these stamps were only available as a stamp pad . All stamps were valid for postage until December 31, 1991 .

The successors of the Deutsche Bundespost Berlin continue to issue the Christmas stamps to this day:

“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 " Three Saints from the Orient ", tin figure (around 1850)	10 + 5	November 13, 1969	5,369,000	Heinz Schillinger	352
	Christmas stamp 1970 Angel , nativity figure from the Ursuline convent Innsbruck	10 + 5	November 12, 1970	5,545,000	Erna de Vries	378
	Christmas stamp 1971 Wood-turned Christmas angel	10 + 5	November 11, 1971	5,636,000	Heinz Schillinger	417
	Christmas stamp 1972 The " Holy Family "	20 + 10	November 10, 1972	5,178,000	Cordier	441
	Christmas stamp 1973 Christmas star	20 + 10	November 9, 1973	5,175,000	Isolde Monson-Baumgart	463
	Christmas stamp 1974 Christmas bouquet	30 + 15	October 29, 1974	4,956,000	Heinz Schillinger	481
	Christmas stamp 1975 Snow heather Erica carnea	30 + 15	November 14, 1975	5,060,000	Heinz Schillinger	514
	Christmas stamp 1976 This stamp appeared as a stamp pad : Marienfenster in the Gothic choir of the Frauenkirche Esslingen	30 + 15	November 16, 1976	6,873,000	Dieter von Andrian	528
	Christmas stamp 1977 This stamp appeared as a stamp pad: Maria with the child , stained glass window from St. Gereon in Cologne	30 + 15	November 10, 1977	6,202,000	Claus Hansmann	560
	Christmas stamp 1978 This stamp appeared as a stamp pad: Adoration of the Magi , window section of the Frauenkirche in Munich	30 + 15	November 16, 1978	5,909,000	Willy Fleckhaus	581
	Christmas stamp 1979 Birth of Christ , detail of the initial "H", handwriting of the Cistercian Abbey Altenberg	40 + 20	November 14, 1979	6,400,000	Peter Steiner	613
	Christmas stamp 1980 Annunciation of the Shepherds , manuscript from Altomünster	40 + 20	November 13, 1980	6,238,000	Herbert Stelzer	633
	Christmas stamp 1981 Holy Three Kings , reverse glass painting from Buchers (around 1820)	40 + 20	November 12, 1981	6,283,000	Paul Froitzheim	658
	Christmas stamp 1982 Adoration of the Magi , detail of the Petri Altar by Master Bertram	50 + 20	November 10, 1982	8,954,000	Bruno K. Wiese	688
	Christmas stamp 1983 African Nativity ( Yoruba Nativity )	50 + 20	November 10, 1983	6,980,000	Peter Steiner	707
	Christmas stamp 1984 Saint Nicholas	50 + 20	November 8, 1984	6,958,000	Peter Steiner	729
	Christmas stamp 1985 Adoration of the Magi , central panel of the Three Kings Altar by Hans Baldung	50 + 20	November 12, 1985	6,530,000	Fritz Lüdtke	749
	1986 Christmas stamp Adoration of the Magi, right wing of the Ortenberg Altarpiece	50 + 25	November 13, 1986	6,189,000	Fritz Lüdtke	769
	Christmas stamp 1987 Adoration of the Magi, miniature from an English psalter (13th century)	50 + 25	November 6, 1987	5,890,000	Fritz Lüdtke	797
	1988 Christmas stamp Annunciation of the Shepherds , from the Gospel Book of Henry the Lion	50 + 25	November 10, 1988	6,834,000	Silvia Runge	829
	Christmas stamps 1989 Details from the " English greeting " by Veit Stoss : Angel	40 + 20	November 16, 1989	5,675,800	Herbert Stelzer	858
	Adoration of the Magi	60 + 30	November 16, 1989	4,715,000	Herbert Stelzer	859