Postage stamps: industry and technology - Germany / Federal Republic of Germany 1975 - 70 Pfennig

A new postage stamp continuous series with representations from industry and technology replaces the postage stamp continuous series "Federal President Heinemann". The postage stamps of 10 Pfennig, 30 Pfennig and 70 Pfennig appear as further values ​​of this series with the inscription Deutsche Bundespost (at the same time and same motives the stamps also come out with the inscription Deutsche Bundespost Berlin, the first three values ​​were issued on May 15, 1975 ) wear the following motifs: 70 Pf: Shipbuilding The chosen motive shows a ship resting on the keel paw of a shipyard jug and about to be completed. As the last major component of the steel hull, the upper fore section is being added. A gantry crane in the background helps with installation in the midships area. The distinctive "nose" of the foredeck represents a bulwark of state-of-the-art design, which gives the ship more favorable driving characteristics in calm seas as well as in rough seas and even in icy sea areas. This presentation documents the significance of shipbuilding in the Federal Republic of Germany. As a result of the distribution of the shipyards with their flexible production programs to the supply industry scattered throughout Germany, this division has an important economic key effect. In 1974, the German shipyards, with their delivery quota of 2.14 million gross tons, ranked third in world shipbuilding.