We keep on publishing digests on new stamps released in 2024. This part 3 of German digest, and you can read part 2 or part 1 as well. Besides, we also have digests on the USA, the UK, Australia and Canada.
Enjoy your reading and happy stamp hunting!
9. Landungsbrücken stamp
This postal item features the two main highlights of the place: the clock tower and the domed building on the left side. It has a transport terminal, measuring 205 meters in length, which serves as a central hub for both trains and ferries.
10. Gebärdensprachen, sign language, stamp
In Germany, there are about 80,000 people who are unable to hear. They employ German Sign Language (DOGS) to communicate. To express emotions, this language involves facial expressions and some body movements.
The signs on this stamp mean "travel," and the person receiving it says, "That sounds nice!".
11. Play Figures, PLAYMOBIL, stamp
PLAYMOBIL figures have been inspiring kids to play and developing their motor and imaginative skills for 50 years already. On this occasion, Deutsche Post and the PLAYMOBIL company decided to release a stamp with a bright collection of different figures.
This well-known brand is very popular with many children around the world.
12. 1300 years of Reichenau Monastery stamps and envelope
A Benedictine monastery was built in 724 on Reichenau Island in Lake Constance. This monastery greatly shaped spirituality, education, and art in Germany for over 1300 years. The churches there are fine examples of medieval architecture in Central Europe.
Reichenau Island is also a UNESCO World Heritage site.
