DEUTSCHE POST (French Occupation Zone) on 28 August 1949 issued a special First Day Cover postcard with three stamps for the reconstruction of Goethe's birthplace in Frankfurt am Main. It was a German public appeal "Deutsche Volksspende" that corresponded with Johann Wolfgang von Goethe's 200th birthday.
Stamps:
- Goethe in the Roman Campagna" painting by Johann Heinrich Wilhelm Tischbein. Valued at 10 Pfennig with an additional 5 Pfennig surcharge (10+5).
- Alf Jönsson designed the stamp. Graphics by Staatsdruckerei Berlin. Valued at 30 Pfennig, with an additional 15 Pfennig surcharge (30+15) pfennig.
- Graphics by Staatsdruckerei Berlin. Valued at 20 Pfennig, with an additional 10 Pfennig surcharge (20+10).
Johann Heinrich. Lips Frankfurt am Main/Goethe Museum Hauserpresse (Hans Schaefer) Frankfurt am Main printed the postcard.
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