French Zone
Wurttemberg-Hohenzollern
1949
All of the French zone stamps for the state of
Wurttemberg-Hohenzollern that were issued during 1949 were either
commemorative postage stamps or commemorative semi-postal (charity)
stamps.
The set of two stamps above (Mi. #38-39, Sc. #8NB5-6) was issued on February 11 to
publicize the 1948-1949 German Skiing Championships held at Isny im
Allgau. The stamps, which were typographed on paper with the crosses and circles watermark, depict a view of Isny im Allgau and a skier and village.
The stamps and souvenir sheet shown above (Mi. #40A-43A (Block 1), Sc. #9NB1-4, #9NB4a) were issued
on February 25, 1949 to publicize the Red Cross, with the surtax going
to the German Red Cross.
Each of the stamps
depicts the coat of arms of the French zone state of
Wurttemberg-Hohenzollern with a red cross above it. The souvenir sheets
were issued imperforate and without gum.
The set of stamps shown above (Mi. #44-46, Sc. #8NB9-11) was issued on August 12,
1949 to commemorate the 200th Anniversary of the Birth of Johann
Wolfgang von Goethe. The three stamps depict various portraits of
Goethe.
The set of stamps above (Mi. #47-48, Sc. #9NB7-8) was issued on September 3,
1949 to commemorate the 100th Anniversary of the Gustav Werner
Foundation. Both stamps feature a portrait of Gustav Werner. The
surtax was to aid the foundation.
Gustav Albert Werner (1809-1887) was a Protestant pastor and the founder of the "Bruderhaus" or "Brother House".
The Brother House and later the Gustav Werner Foundation provided
mentoring and educational opportunities to orphaned children. A similar
organization in the United States is known as "Big Brothers of
America".
The set of two stamps in the image above (Mi. #49-50, Sc. #8N38-39) was issued on
September 17 to commemorate the 100th Anniversary of German postage
stamps. The 10 Pf. denomination depicts a mail coach of 1849 and the 20
Pf. depicts an airplane and a mail bus pulling a trailer of 1949.
The two stamps in the image above (Mi. #51-52, Sc. 8N40-41) were issued on
October 4 to commemorate the 75th Anniversary of the Universal Postal
Union. Both stamps depict a posthorn and a World globe.
At
the beginning of October 1949, the state of Wurttemberg-Hohenzollern
joined the newly established Federal Republic of Germany, and their
separate stamp issues were replaced by those of the new West German
republic.
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