GERMANY — 95 Different Stamps:
From the Kaiser's Empire to Reunification,
Nearly a Century of German Postal History
in One Packet
No country's stamp catalog tells a more dramatic story than Germany's. In fewer than a hundred years, the nation moved from imperial monarchy to Weimar republic to Third Reich to postwar division — and finally to reunification in 1990. Each of those chapters left its mark on German stamps, and this packet draws from all of them. What you’ll hold is a compressed history of one of the 20th century's most turbulent national stories.
Specific stamps will vary, but these are some of the subjects and topics likely to appear:
- Imperial and Weimar-era issues. Look for Reichspost stamps bearing the imperial eagle, along with the dramatic high-denomination numerals of the early 1920s hyperinflation period — when German stamps were printed in values reaching into the millions of marks. These are genuine artifacts of one of history's most extraordinary economic collapses.
- Third Reich and wartime issues. Stamps from the Nazi era document Germany at its darkest and most consequential. Expect postmarks, definitives, and commemoratives from this chapter — collected factually and in historical context, as they always should be.
- Divided Germany — East and West. The postwar split produced two completely separate postal systems. DDR stamps (East Germany) tend toward socialist imagery — labor, state symbols, and portraits of approved figures. West German Bundespost issues lean toward architecture, cultural figures, and democratic institutions. Finding both in the same packet makes the contrast vivid.
- Notable figures and landmarks. German stamps have long honored the country's writers, scientists, philosophers, and artists. You may find stamps depicting literary figures like Gerhart Hauptmann alongside architectural subjects — churches, civic buildings, and historic sites from across both Germanys.
Every packet is different — order today and see what you get.
GERMANY — 95 Different Stamps:
From the Kaiser's Empire to Reunification,
Nearly a Century of German Postal History
in One Packet
No country's stamp catalog tells a more dramatic story than Germany's. In fewer than a hundred years, the nation moved from imperial monarchy to Weimar republic to Third Reich to postwar division — and finally to reunification in 1990. Each of those chapters left its mark on German stamps, and this packet draws from all of them. What you’ll hold is a compressed history of one of the 20th century's most turbulent national stories.
Specific stamps will vary, but these are some of the subjects and topics likely to appear:
- Imperial and Weimar-era issues. Look for Reichspost stamps bearing the imperial eagle, along with the dramatic high-denomination numerals of the early 1920s hyperinflation period — when German stamps were printed in values reaching into the millions of marks. These are genuine artifacts of one of history's most extraordinary economic collapses.
- Third Reich and wartime issues. Stamps from the Nazi era document Germany at its darkest and most consequential. Expect postmarks, definitives, and commemoratives from this chapter — collected factually and in historical context, as they always should be.
- Divided Germany — East and West. The postwar split produced two completely separate postal systems. DDR stamps (East Germany) tend toward socialist imagery — labor, state symbols, and portraits of approved figures. West German Bundespost issues lean toward architecture, cultural figures, and democratic institutions. Finding both in the same packet makes the contrast vivid.
- Notable figures and landmarks. German stamps have long honored the country's writers, scientists, philosophers, and artists. You may find stamps depicting literary figures like Gerhart Hauptmann alongside architectural subjects — churches, civic buildings, and historic sites from across both Germanys.
Every packet is different — order today and see what you get.