Federal Republic of Germany (West Germany)
Bundesrepublik Deutschland (BRD)
This "Famous Germans" set of definitives was issued from 18th September 1961 to 6th July 1965, and represents significant Germans of the past.
The stamps depict:
- Albertus Magnus, Earl of Bollstadt (at 11,931,280), scholar
- St. Elisabeth (1207-1231), Landgrave of Thuringia
- Johannes Gutenberg (around 1397-1468), inventor of printing
- Albrecht Dürer (1471-1528), painter and graphic artist
- Martin Luther (1483-1546), ecclesiastical reformer
- Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750), composer
- Balthasar Neumann (1687-1753), builder
- Immanuel Kant (1724-1804), philosopher
- Gotthold Ephraim Lessing (1729-1781), poet and philosopher
- Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749-1832), poet
- Friedrich von Schiller (1759-1805), poet
- Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827), composer
- Heinrich von Kleist (1777-1811), poet
- Annette Baroness von Droste-Hülshoff (1797-1848), poetess
- Gerhart Hauptmann (1862-1946), poet, playwright, Nobel Prize 1912
Michel Catalogue Number: 347-362 y (17 stamps - fluorescent set)
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1961, 18. Sept./1964, 3. August. Freimarken: Bedeutende Deutsche.
Albertus Magnus, Graf von Bollstädt (um 11931280), Gelehrter
Hl. Elisabeth (1207-1231), Landgräfin von Thüringen
Johannes Gutenberg (um 1397-1468), Erfinder des Buchdrucks
Albrecht Dürer (1471-1528), Maler und Grafiker
Martin Luther (1483-1546), Reformator
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750), Komponist
Balthasar Neumann (1687-1753), Baumeister
Immanuel Kant (1724-1804), Philosoph
Gotthold Ephraim Lessing (1729-1781), Dichter und Philosoph
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749-1832), Dichter
Friedrich von Schiller (1759-1805), Dichter
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827), Komponist
Heinrich von Kleist (1777-1811), Dichter
Annette Freiin von Droste-Hülshoff (1797-1848), Dichterin
Gerhart Hauptmann (1862-1946), Dichter, Dramatiker, Nobelpreis 1912
