posted 08-11-2007 10:12 AM               

28.6.07 at Neubrandenburg

Set of 4 stamps, also issued as sheetlet and as souvenir sheet:
“50 Jahre Raumfahrt - 23. Tage der Raumfahrt” (50 Years of spaceflight - 23th Space Days)

First Day of Issue covers from: Ralf Schulz, Postfach 1219, 02962 Hoyerswerda,
Tel. 03571-92.35.13

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Jürgen P Esders
Berlin, Germany
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Astroaddies

posted 10-10-2007 01:13 PM            

Are these personalized german stamps?

posted 10-11-2007 02:01 PM               

They are stamps of a private mail company.

Since a couple of years, mail services over the weight of 50 grams and local mail are liberalized and no longer a monopoly of the - traditional - postal services.

2009 will see the full liberalization of postal services, including sendings of lower weight.

Consequently, many private mail companies are issuing their own stamps to be sold to collectors.

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Jürgen P Esders
Berlin, Germany

International Director (Europe), Space Unit
Vice President, Weltraum Philatelie e. V.