Description: The stamp shows a side profile engraving of Theodor Heuss, who was the highly respected first President of the Federal Republic of Germany (West Germany) following World War II. The vertical text along the right border reads "BUNDESPOST" and the lower text reads "DEUTSCHE", framing the design.
Circa: 1954
Condition: Used
Notes:
This Heuss series was the everyday postal workhorse during West Germany's famous Wirtschaftswunder (Economic Miracle) period of economic rebirth. Because these stamps were printed by the hundreds of millions to handle daily mail, they are a fundamental staple of post-war German philately.