My Favorite Stamps: Germany 1951

Showing posts with label Germany 1951 - 2010. Show all posts

Thursday, March 24, 2022

Germany 2008, Franz Kafka, 55

Germany (Deutschland) stamp 2008

Franz Kafka

1883-1924

The 125th Anniversary of the Birth of Franz Kafka, 1883-1924

55 C

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Franz Kafka was a German-speaking Bohemian novelist and short-story writer.

Saturday, January 8, 2022

Germany 2007, Carl, Gotthard Longhand, 55

Germany (Deutschland) stamp 2007

The 275th Anniversary of the Birth of

Carl Gotthard Langhans, 1732-1808

55 c

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Carl Gotthard Langhans was a Prussian master builder and royal architect.

Friday, August 6, 2021

Germany 2006, Mozart 55

Germany (Deutschland) stamp 2006

The 250th Anniversary of the Birth of

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, 1756-1791

55 C

Tuesday, August 3, 2021

Germany 2007, Paul Klinger, 55

Germany (Deutschland) stamp 2007

The 100th Anniversary of the

Birth of Paul Klinger, 1907-1971

55 C

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He was a German actor and was also the German voice of David Niven and Cary Grant.

Germany 2008, Town etc. 45

Germany (Deutschland) stamp 2008

Klosterinsel Reichenau

(Monastic Island of Reichenau)

Weltkulturerbe Unesco 45

(Unesco)

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From the Unesco World Heritage website:

The island of Reichenau on Lake Constance preserves the traces of the Benedictine monastery, founded in 724, which exercised remarkable spiritual, intellectual and artistic influence. The churches of St Mary and Marcus, St Peter and St Paul, and St George, mainly built between the 9th and 11th centuries, provide a panorama of early medieval monastic architecture in central Europe. Their wall paintings bear witness to impressive artistic activity.

Saturday, July 31, 2021

Germany 2008, Ornithological Observatory

Germany (Deutschland) stamp 2008

Birds

The 100th Anniversary of the German Ornithological Observatory in Seebach

100 Jahre Staatliche Vogelschutzwarte Seebach

45 c

Thursday, July 29, 2021

Germany 2008, Sun and Moon, 55

Germany (Deutschland) stamp 2008

EUROPA

Writing Letters

Herzliche Grüße

sun and moon

55 C

Friday, July 16, 2021

Germany 2005, Lighthouses, 45

Germany (Deutschland) stamp 2005

Lighthouses

Leuchtturme

Brunsbuttel Mole 1

45 C

Wednesday, June 23, 2021

Germany 2008, Selma Lagerlof, 100

Germany (Deutschland) stamp 2008

100 Selma Lagerlof - 1858-1940

The 150th Anniversary of the Birth

of Selma Lagerlöf, 1858-1940

100 C

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Selma Ottilia Lovisa Lagerlöf was the first woman to win the Nobel Prize in Literature, which she was awarded in 1909.

Friday, June 18, 2021

Germany 2008, Eichstatt, 145

Germany (Deutschland) stamp 2008

1100 Jahre Eichstätt

The 1100th Anniversary of Eichstätt

145 C

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Eichstätt is a town in Bavaria, Germany.

Sunday, June 13, 2021

Germany 2005, The Augsburg Peace, 55

Germany (Deutschland) stamp 2005

The 450th Anniversary of the Augsburg Peace

Friday, May 7, 2021

Germany 2009, Tangermunde Castle, 90

Germany (Deutschland) stamp 2009

1000 Jahre Burg Tangermunde

The 1000th Anniversary of Tangermünde Castle

Saturday, February 16, 2019

Germany 2009, Anniversary of Frankenberg City Hall, 45

Germany (Deutschland) stamp 2009

500 Jahre Rathaus Frankenberg (Eder)

The 500th Anniversary of

Frankenberg City Hall, 45

Germany 1959, Bundespost, Prof. Dr. Theodor Heuss, 20

Germany stamp 1959

Deutsche Bundespost

Professor Dr. Theodor Heuss, 20

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Theodor Heuss (31 January 1884 – 12 December 1963) was a West German politician who served as the first President of the Federal Republic of Germany from 1949 to 1959.