#Stamps of Germany
Germany: 75 years of Stamp Day
The German Post has issued a stamp celebrating the "Stamp Day". This day was invented by the Federation of German Philatelic Association. The Association unites collectors, associations and clubs who had always aimed to advertise this special day with a variety of philatelic exhibitions, special shows and stamp exchange. The Stamp Day is celebrated in Germany for 75 years. This idea came from the
Lighthouse series from Germany
Germany has issued a set of special postage stamps depicting Arngast and Dahmeshoved lighthouses. This issue is a part of the "Bacon" series which aims to raise awareness of the diversity of German lighthouses. The Arngast lighthouse is located in about 4.5 km away from South Beach. Since its commissioning in 1910, this maritime signpost is in continuous operation. The 36-meter-high lighthouse is
Four Elements - set of stamps from Germany
The German Post has issued four new stamps in its "Post" series - this time dedicated to the "four elements". From time immemorial, the elements of "Water", "Earth", "Fire" and "Air" determine people's lives. From one part, they are indispensable foundations of life, but in their extreme forms of uncontrollable forces of nature they can be threatening at the same time. Water: it quenches thirst an
National Park stamp from Germany
The German Post has issued a stamp dedicated to the Kellerwald-Edersee National Park. It protects about 57 square kilometers of one of the largest beech forests in Europe. This hardwood forest is no longer forested. This is a measure of the program "nature of Tomorrow". Dying trees are not removed, but left lying on the ground, used by animals and as fertilizer for future crops.Each season offers
200 Years of Oktoberfest - Stamp by Germany
German Post has issued a stamp dedicated to the funniest holiday of all the Germans Oktoberfest. The tradition of annual celebration of Oktoberfest goes back to 12th of October 1810 when the wedding of Crown Prince Ludwig, later King Ludwig I and Princess Therese of Saxony-Hildburghausen was held in Munich. The official celebrations of the wedding lasted five days. It consisted of National Guard p
Postage stamp to honor German aviator Elly Beinhorn
German Post has issued a stamp dedicated to Elly Beinhorn, famed German aviator. On 13 August 1935 Elly Beinhorn performed a flight which made her famous. Her airplane Bf 108 "Taifun" flew 13.5 hours in a distance of 3,470 kilometers. The start was in Gliwice (Poland). The flight took her over the Carpathians and the Transylvanian Alps to the airport Ye Ilkoy in Istanbul. After a short break, Elly
Rare Audrey Hepburn stamp sells for big money
A rare German stamp depicting Audrey Hepburn with a cigarette holder, an image from the 1961 movie "Breakfast at Tiffany's," has been sold for 67,000 Euros (about $94,000) by a Berlin auction house. Germany had planned to issue 14 million copies of the stamp in 2001. Instead, it had to destroy them because the family of the actress did not approve of her image being used on the stamp. Just a handf
Sweden, Germany commemorate Astrid Lindgren with stamp
Sweden and Germany will honor children's book author Astrid Lindgren with commemorative stamps to mark the centennial of her birth. The stamps will show Lindgren, who died in 2002 at age 94, flanked by one of her most well-known characters, the mischievous farmer boy Emil. Lindgren, born in Sweden in 1907, captivated generations of children around the world with colorful characters including the f
Engelbert Humperdinck honored
The writer of one of the world's best loved operas is to be commemorated with a new stamp by Deutsche Post. Engelbert Humperdinck will be featured on a new issue which is to be released on 9th September to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the composer's birth. Born on 1st September, 1854 in the German town of Sieberg, Humperdinck spent much of his life teaching and conducting music, even tutorin
Eduard Morike
Eduard Friedrich Morike (Ludwigsburg, September 8, 1804
