We continue to publish new stamps from Germany, released in 2024. This is the second part of our digest, and you can read the first one here. We also have digests on 2024 stamps from the USA, the UK, Canada, and Australia. Enjoy your reading!
5. Helpers of Humanity 2.0 Stamp Series
This long-running series of stamps was first released in December 1949. It used to be called "Helpers for Humanity." This new set has three different stamps, each with three unique cancels, and they are printed on sheets often. These stamps support the welfare organizations in Germany.
6. The 125th birthday of Erich Kästner (1899–1974) Stamp
Erich Kästner was a renowned author and journalist from Germany. When Adolf Hitler and the Nazi Party overtook power in the country in 1933, the writer faced a ban on all his publications and books, which were subsequently destroyed. However, Kästner chose to stay in the Fatherland, enduring detention and questioning by the Nazi police (Gestapo). When WWII was over, he settled down in Munich and continued his writing there. His political stance evolved to strongly stand for democracy, disarmament, and international peace.
Erich Kästner was a renowned author and journalist from Germany. When Adolf Hitler and the Nazi Party overtook power in the country in 1933, the writer faced a ban on all his publications and books, which were subsequently destroyed. However, Kästner chose to stay in the Fatherland, enduring detention and questioning by the Nazi police (Gestapo). When WWII was over, he settled down in Munich and continued his writing there. His political stance evolved to strongly stand for democracy, disarmament, and international peace.
7. Medieval Saxon Mirror Stamp
Historians believe that this unique artifact appeared somewhere in the east of Germany at the beginning of the 14th century. It stands as the oldest of four remaining illuminated manuscripts from that era. Currently, this codex is saved in a fragmented state, containing just 30 pages out of the original 90.
8. Der Brocken, Sights in Germany Stamp Series
The stamp displays the scenery of the peak, which is the highest point in the Harz Mountains. It has a railroad with a locomotive going on. This postal item showcases the history: after the Berlin Wall collapsed, much of this region in the mountains lay along the boundary between Eastern and Western Germany. It was designated as a military zone from 1961 to 1989. When reunification happened, this once-restricted area had evolved into a vast green belt that spans across Germany.
