Post: Greeting stamp - Germany / Federal Republic of Germany 2008 - 55 Euro Cent
Theme: Post & Philately
Country | Germany / Federal Republic of Germany |
Issue Date | 2008 |
Face Value | 55.00 |
Printing Type | Multicolor offset printing |
Stamp Type | Postage stamp |
Item Type | Stamp |
Chronological Issue Number | 2536 |
Chronological Chapter | GER-BRD |
SID | 807547 |
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As part of the special postage stamp series »Post« with the integrated EUROPA stamp, Germany issued four stamps with various greetings in 2008. On February 7, the motifs "Alles Gute!" And "Congratulations" appeared on May 8, followed by "Kind regards" and "Danke." The American star artist James Rizzi, who collects stamps himself, designed the four brand motifs in his characteristic design. His designs embody the idea of "Greetings for every occasion" in an almost perfect way: writing letters should give pleasure throughout the year, and with the sympathetic stamps, the letter also becomes a small art object. The motive for "Thanks" consists of two hands meeting in front of a friendly blue sky, one of which hands over a flower to the recipient of the letter, because, says Rizzi, "Nothing says thank you more than flowers" ("Nothing works better with anything > Thank you