Deutsche Bundespost "Europa" 300th birthday of Johann Sebastian Bach

DEUTSCH BUNDESPOST on 16 April 1985 issued a First Day Cover "Europa" postage stamp, commemorating the European year of music and 300th birthday of Johann Sebastian Bach (1985—1750).  Georg Friedrich Händel (1685—1759) was also part of the series. Value was 80 Pfennig. Graphic design was done by Walter. Postmark originated from Berlin.

Johann Sebastian Bach was a German composer and musician of the late Baroque period. He is known for his orchestral music such as the Brandenburg Concertos; instrumental compositions such as the Cello Suites; keyboard works such as the Goldberg Variations and The Well-Tempered Clavier; organ works such as the Schubler Chorales and the Toccata and Fugue in D minor; and vocal music such as the St Matthew Passion and the Mass in B minor. Since the 19th-century Bach revival he has been generally regarded as one of the greatest composers in the history of Western music.