German Democratic Republic (DDR)
(East Germany)
Stamps of 1950
Michel 268
"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 Walther Hermann Nernst (25th Jun 1864 to 18th Nov 1941), a German chemist known for his work in thermodynamics, physical chemistry, electrochemistry, and solid state physics. His formulation of the Nernst heat theorem helped pave the way for the third law of thermodynamics, for which he won the 1920 Nobel Prize in Chemistry. He is also known for developing the Nernst equation in 1887.
Mi 268
20Pf
brown lilac
20Pf
brown lilac
Quantity Issued : 2,000,000
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.
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Mi 268
Cancelled, Used
Mi 268
Cancelled, Used