West Germany Berlin First Day Issue FDC 1975 Complete Collection Sonderstempel

Item Specifics

Country

Berlin

Condition

First Day Cover

Stamp Format

Single

Item Description

Grade: Ungraded
This lot comprises the complete annual collection of 14 First Day Sheets (Ersttagsblätter), issues 1/1975 through 14/1975, from the Deutsche Bundespost Berlin. The collection includes all special and definitive issue stamps for West Berlin from that year, with stamps corresponding to Michel catalogue numbers within the range of Mi# 482-515. All sheets are cancelled with a BERLIN 12 / 1 pictorial First Day of Issue postmark specific to each theme. 1/1975: Gottfried Schadow Stamp: Mi# 482 (50 Pf) | Date: 15 Jan 1975 (Wed) 2/1975: Berlin Passenger Shipping Stamps: Mi# 483-487 (30, 40, 50, 60, 70 Pf) | Date: 14 Feb 1975 (Fri) 3/1975: For the Youth 1975 (Steam Locomotives) Stamps: Mi# 488-491 (30+15, 40+20, 50+25, 70+35 Pf) | Date: 15 Apr 1975 (Tue) 4/1975: Ferdinand Sauerbruch Stamp: Mi# 492 (50 Pf) | Date: 15 May 1975 (Thu) 5/1975: 6th Gymnaestrada Berlin 1975 Stamp: Mi# 493 (40 Pf) | Date: 15 May 1975 (Thu) 6/1975: Industry and Technology (Definitive Series) Stamps: Mi# 498, 499, 502 (40, 50, 1000 Pf) | Date: 15 May 1975 (Thu) 7/1975: Lovis Corinth Stamp: Mi# 509 (50 Pf) | Date: 15 Jul 1975 (Tue) Historical Context: This sheet was issued on the same day as the launch of the American Apollo spacecraft for the Apollo–Soyuz Test Project, a joint US-Soviet mission that marked a high point of détente during the Cold War. 8/1975: European Architectural Heritage Year 1975 Stamp: Mi# 508 (50 Pf) | Date: 15 Jul 1975 (Tue) 9/1975: Industry and Technology (Definitive Series) Stamps: Mi# 495, 497, 500 (10, 30, 70 Pf) | Date: 14 Aug 1975 (Thu) 10/1975: Welfare Stamps 1975 (Alpine Flowers) Stamps: Mi# 510-513 (30+15, 40+20, 50+25, 70+35 Pf) | Date: 15 Oct 1975 (Wed) 11/1975: Industry and Technology (Definitive Series) Stamps: Mi# 501, 503, 505 (80, 120, 160 Pf) | Date: 15 Oct 1975 (Wed) 12/1975: Welfare Stamps 1975 (Alpine Flowers) Stamp: Mi# 514 (30+15 Pf) | Date: 14 Nov 1975 (Fri) 13/1975: Paul Löbe Stamp: Mi# 515 (50 Pf) | Date: 14 Nov 1975 (Fri) Historical Context: Issued on the eve of the first G6 summit (November 15-17), where West German Chancellor Helmut Schmidt met with leaders of other major industrial nations to address the ongoing economic recession. 14/1975: Industry and Technology (Definitive Series) Stamps: Mi# 494, 504, 506 (5, 140, 200 Pf) | Date: 14 Nov 1975 (Fri)

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