German Democratic Republic (DDR)
(East Germany)
Stamps of 1950
Michel 261
"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.
This stamp features Leonhard Euler, (15th Apr 1707 to 18th Sep 1783) a Swiss born mathematician, physicist, astronomer, logician and engineer who made important and influential discoveries in many branches of mathematics and worked at the Berlin Academy for 25 years.
Mi 261
1Pf
dark grey
1Pf
dark grey
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 261
Cancelled, Used
Mi 261
Cancelled, Used