German Democratic Republic (DDR)
(East Germany)
Stamps of 1950
Michel 269
"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 Gottfried Wilhelm von Leibnitz (1st Jul 1646 to 14th Nov 1716), a prominent German polymath and philosopher in the history of mathematics and the history of philosophy. His most notable accomplishment was conceiving the ideas of differential and integral calculus, independently of Isaac Newton's contemporaneous developments
Mi 269
24Pf
brown light red
24Pf
brown light red
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.
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STAMPS FROM MY COLLECTION
(1)
Mi 269
Cancelled, Used
Mi 269
Cancelled, Used
(2)
Mi 269
Cancelled, Used
Mi 269
Cancelled, Used