Friday, 23 August 2019

Germany - World Heritage stamp 2017

The German Post has a tradition of issuing stamps with World Heritage sites. In 2017 there was a further addition to this collection when the Post commemorated the 25th anniversary of the inscription on the World Heritage List of the Mines of Rammelsberg and the Historic Town of Goslar. In 2010 the site was extended to include the Upper Harz Water Management System.

The copper, lead and tin mines of Rammelsberg mountain, in the Harz region, were worked continuously from the 11th century until the 1980s. They bear outstanding testimony to mining installations and practices in Europe, both in terms of surface and underground remains, particularly from the Middle Ages and the Renaissance period.
The remains of the Cistercian monastery of Walkenried and the mines of the Upper Harz bear testimony to the first attempts to systematically extract non-ferrous metal ores (including silver, lead, tin and copper) in Europe, and to develop water-management systems for this purpose.
Located close to the Rammelsberg mines, the town of Goslar played an important part in the Hanseatic League because of the richness of the Rammelsberg metal-ore veins. From the 10th to the 12th century it became one of the seats of the Holy Roman Empire. Its historic centre, which dates back to the Middle Ages, is perfectly preserved, and includes some 1,500 timber-framed houses from the 15th to 19th centuries. The Upper Harz water-management system, through its extensive surface area, including a large number of artificial ponds and ditches, together with drains and underground shafts, bears testimony to the importance of the management and use of water for mining purposes, from the Middle Ages until the end of the 20th century.

The stamp and first day postmarks from Berlin and Bonn were designed by Nina Clausing from Wuppertal and printed by Giesecke & Devrient GmbH in Leipzig.

The World Heritage stamp was presented during a special ceremony in the Marktplatz (Market Square) in Goslar om 13 April 2017. Deutsche Post was present with a special postmark featuring the skyline of the old city of Goslar, designed by Wolff in Berlin.

The second presentation was at the Mines of Rammelsberg Museum on 19 April 2017. The special postmark shows the water wheel at the Roeder Gallery and was also designed by Wolff in Berlin.

Date sent: 10 May 2017
Date postmark: 13 April 2017
Date received: 31 May 2017
Number of days: 21
Envelope in collection: 130


Date sent: 10 May 2017
Date postmark: 13 April 2017
Date received: 31 May 2017
Number of days: 21
Envelope in collection: 131


Date sent: 10 May 2017
Date postmark: 13 April 2017
Date received: 31 May 2017
Number of days: 21
Envelope in collection: 132


Date sent: 10 May 2017
Date postmark: 13 April 2017
Date received: 31 May 2017
Number of days: 21
Envelope in collection: 133


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