German Democratic Republic (DDR)
(East Germany)
Stamps of 1950
Michel 266
"250 years German Academy of Sciences Berlin"
Issued: 10th Jul 1950. Perf: 13x12½. Watermark Wz 1 and available on sheets (10x10). Designed by Kreische and issued to commemorate 250 years of the German Academy of Sciences, Berlin. The stamps feature famous scientists.
This stamp features Max Karl Ernst Ludwig Planck (23rd Apr 1858 to 4th Oct 1947), a German theoretical physicist whose discovery of energy quanta won him the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1918.
Mi 266
12Pf
black light cobalt
12Pf
black light cobalt
Quantity Issued : 10,000,000
Valid Until: 31st Mar 1951
There are many known printing errors for all the stamps in this series.
Michel 261-270 are known to exist on thin, translucent paper as well as on thicker, non-translucent paper.
VARIATIONS
Mi 266a
pale yellow green on letters
pale yellow green on letters
Mi 266b
violet blue on letters
violet blue on letters
PLATE FLAWS
Mi 266 PF I
'2' instead of '12' ('1' of the left value '12' only as a dot below)
'2' instead of '12' ('1' of the left value '12' only as a dot below)
Mi 266 PF II
'2' Value damaged on lower left
'2' Value damaged on lower left
STAMPS FROM MY COLLECTION
(2)
Mi 266
Mint, Unused
Mi 266
Mint, Unused
(1)
Mi 266
Cancelled, Used
Mi 266
Cancelled, Used