Deutsche Bundespost postage stamps
DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.
Period
1949-1995
Issuing entity
Federal Republic of Germany (1949-1990)Postal issues of the West German Deutsche Bundespost, including long-running definitive series.
Historical context
West German definitives were issued in extended series with many printing and paper varieties.
Design
- Motifs
- Architecture, historical figures and long-running thematic definitives
Identification
- Definitive series
- Each definitive series is identified by its common theme and inscription
Catalogue references
No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.
Research required
- Definitive series names, dates and printing varieties to be transcribed from a verified catalogue
- Catalogue numbers require transcription