Bergpark Wilhelmshöhe - Kassel, HE-DE
N 51° 18.951 E 009° 23.902
32U E 527762 N 5685024
Sights was a German permanent stamp series that was published from November 6, 1987 to February 5, 2004.
The Bergpark Wilhelmshöhe in the north Hessian city of Kassel is the largest mountain park in Europe.
Waymark Code: WM13PGA
Location: Hessen, Germany
Date Posted: 01/23/2021
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Sights was a German permanent stamp series that was published from November 6, 1987 to February 5, 2004.
Before the reunification of Germany, this series was only valid in the Federal Republic of Germany and West Berlin; since 1990 it has been issued throughout Germany. It appeared in rolls, but was also printed in stamp booklets and for philatelic purposes in sheets. A total of 64 items were issued at the Bundespost, 10 of these items were also issued as self-adhesive stamps (partly in rolls, partly in booklets). The Deutsche Bundespost Berlin had 15 stamps. All motifs were designed by Sibylle and Fritz Haase. They used the Gill Sans font on the stamps in the series. The only difference between the Berlin stamps and the corresponding stamps of the Bundespost was the “Berlin” logo; Color, motif and value were the same.
The editions of the sentence survived the reunification of Germany and the introduction of the euro. Therefore, the brands can be divided into four expenditure areas:
Federal and Berlin issues up to October 2, 1990
Issues of the Bundespost and (from 1995) of the Deutsche Post AG for the reunified Germany until 1999 in D-Mark
Issues of the Deutsche Post AG with dual currency, D-Mark and Euro from 2000 to 2001
Issues of Deutsche Post AG in euros from 2002 to 2004
The Berlin stamps were valid until December 31, 1991, the Bundespost stamps in DM currency until June 30, 2002. Stamps with double currency or only in euros have unlimited postage validity.
The Bergpark Wilhelmshöhe in the north Hessian city of Kassel is the largest mountain park in Europe and a landscape park of world renown with an area of 2.4 square kilometers. On June 23, 2013 it was recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and it is listed by the German National Tourist Board as one of the top 100 tourist attractions in Germany.
The park is particularly known for the water features in it, the Hercules with the statue of the same name, Wilhelmshöhe Castle and the artificial ruins of Löwenburg.
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