West Berlin was rocked by the kidnapping of Peter Lorenz. Immigration was a big issue: foreigners were banned from moving to the inner-city boroughs, which were deemed too multicultural, 12% being the limit. Tempelhof Airport closed for civil aviation.
It is interesting that the stamp motif ‘Industrie und Technik’ (Industry and Technology) appears four times this year, probably reflecting West Berlin’s desire to be seen as a modern, industrial city despite its geopolitical situation and its ensuing industrial decline. The men portrayed on the stamps this year - the sculptor Gottfried Schadow, the surgeon Ferdinand Sauerbruch, the painter Lovis Corinth, and the politician Paul Löbe - all left their mark on German history and culture. The one sports event commemorated is the 6th Gymnaestrada held in Berlin, an event I had never heard of before and probably a lesser event in an isolated city.
It is interesting that the stamp motif ‘Industrie und Technik’ (Industry and Technology) appears four times this year, probably reflecting West Berlin’s desire to be seen as a modern, industrial city despite its geopolitical situation and its ensuing industrial decline. The men portrayed on the stamps this year - the sculptor Gottfried Schadow, the surgeon Ferdinand Sauerbruch, the painter Lovis Corinth, and the politician Paul Löbe - all left their mark on German history and culture. The one sports event commemorated is the 6th Gymnaestrada held in Berlin, an event I had never heard of before and probably a lesser event in an isolated city.
- 1 - Gottfried Schadow
- 2 - Berliner Personenschiffahrt
- 3 - Jugendmarken 1975
- 4 - Ferdinand Sauerbruch
- 5 - 6. Gymnaestrada Berlin 1975
- 6 - Industrie und Technik
- 7 - Lovis Corinth
- 8 - Europäisches Denkmalschutzjahr 1975
- 9 - Industrie und Technik
- 10 - Wohlfahrtsmarken 1975
- 11 - Industrie und Technik
- 12 - Weihnachtsmarke 1975
- 13 - Paul Löbe
- 14 - Industrie und Technik
