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Republic of Germany Stamps

Commemoratives of 1954-1955

Republic of Germany stamps issued during 1954 and 1955 were primarily commemorative postage stamps and surtaxed pictorial stamps for charity.  A special commemorative issue during 1955 also celebrated the re-establishment of Lufthansa Airlines and the resumption of German domestic and international airline flights.

The 4 Pf. denomination stamp shown above, at the left (Mi. #198, Sc. #723), was issued on May 5, 1954 to commemorate the 500th Anniversary of the Gutenberg Bible.

The design is from a woodcut by Jost Amman (1539-1591), showing a 15th Century printer, using the Gutenberg printing press.


The 20 Pf. denomination stamp shown above, at the right (Mi. #199, Sc. #724), was issued on June 5, 1954 to commemorate the 1,200th Anniversary of the Death of St. Boniface (675-754), the first Archbishop of Mainz and the Patron Saint of Germany.

The design features a sword and a Bishop's Miter.

The four surtaxed Republic of Germany stamps shown above (Mi. 200-03, Sc. #B338-41) were issued on December 28, 1954, with the surtax benefiting public charities.

Their descriptions are as follows:

• 07 Pf. + 03 Pf. - Käthe Kollwitz (1867-1945).  She was a German painter, print maker, and sculptor, whose work offered a searing account of the human condition and of the horrors of war.
• 10 Pf. + 05 Pf. - Lorenz Werthmann (1858-1921).  He was a German Catholic priest and the founder of the German CARITAS (charity) Association.
• 20 Pf. + 10 Pf. - Johann Friedrich Oberlin (1740-1826).  He was a theologian and philanthropist from Strasbourg.  He is known for establishing schools for the itinerant and for establishing orphanages for the protection of children.
  
• 40 Pf. + 10 Pf. - Bertha Pappenheim (1859-1936).  She was an Austrian-Jewish feminist and the founder of the League of Jewish Women.
  
  
  

The 10 Pf. denomination stamp shown above, at the left (Mi. #204, Sc. #725), was issued on February 23, 1955 to commemorate the 100th Anniversary of the Death of Carl Friedrich Gauss (1777-1855), the noted German mathematician, astronomer, and physicist.


The 40 Pf. denomination stamp shown above, at the right (Mi. #210, Sc. #727), was issued on May 9, 1955 to commemorate the 150th Anniversary of the Death of Friedrich von Schiller (1759-1805), the German poet, philosopher, historian, and playwright.

The four commemorative Republic of Germany stamps shown above (Mi. #205-208, Sc. #C61-64), featuring the Lufthansa logo, were issued on March 31, 1955 to celebrate the post-war re-establishment of Lufthansa Airlines and the resumption of German domestic and international air travel.

The two Germany stamps shown above (Mi. #212-13, Sc. #729-30) were issued on June 15, 1955 to publicize the Baden-Württemberg National Exhibition in Stuttgart.

The 20 Pf. denomination stamp shown above (Mi. #214, Sc. #731) was issued on June 24, 1955 to encourage Scientific Research.

The two surtaxed stamps shown above (Mi. #217-18, Sc. #B342-43) were issued on September 14, 1955 to publicize the WESTROPA 1955 International Philatelic Exhibition in Düsseldorf.  The surtax benefited the Society of German Philatelists.

The two designs feature a magnifying glass and stamp tongs.

The 20 Pf. denomination stamp shown above, at the left (Mi. #219, Sc. #734), was issued on October 5, 1955 to publicize the European Timetable Conference at Wiesbaden.


The 10 Pf. denomination stamp shown above, at the right (Mi. #220, was issued on October 22, 1955 to commemorate the 150th Anniversary of the Birth of Adalbert Stifter (1805-1868), the Austrian poet.

The four surtaxed Republic of Germany stamps shown above (Mi. #222-25, Sc. #B344-47) were issued on November 15, 1955, with the surtax benefiting public charities.

Their descriptions are as follows:

• 07 Pf. + 03 Pf. - Amalie Sieveking (1794-1859).  She was a philanthropist and a pioneer of modern social work in Germany.  She developed a sisterhood similar to the Daughters of Charity and was active in caring for the cholera victims in the great Hamburg epidemic of 1831.
• 10 Pf. + 05 Pf. - Adolph Kolping (1813-1865).  He was a German Catholic priest and a leader in providing social support for young workers in German industrial cities.
• 20 Pf. + 10 Pf. - Dr. Samuel Hahnemann (1755-1843).  He was a German physician and the creator of Homeopathic Medicine.
  
• 40 Pf. + 10 Pf. - Florence Nightingale (1820-1910).  She was an English social reformer and a pioneer of modern nursing.
  
  
  
  

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