Bidspirit auction | Three Used German Stamps: Confessio

Three Used German Stamps: Confessio Augustana 1980 and Year of the Bible 2003 - A group of three used German postage stamps, consisting of a single stamp from 1980 and a horizontally mated pair issued in 2003. The older stamp, perforated and marked ”DEUTSCHE BUNDESPOST, ” features a green-framed historical woodcut-style illustration of a formal meeting, with a green '50' overprint and the inscriptions ”450 JAHRE CONFESSIO AUGUSTANA” (450 Years of the Augsburg Confession). This stamp matches the identification MiNr. 2344 found in the web search. The 2003 pair, marked ”DEUTSCHLAND” and also perforated, each bears a ”55” denomination and a stylized blue-toned image of a hand turning the page of a book, with the inscription ”2003 - JAHR DER BIBEL” (Year of the Bible). These stamps match the identification SG#3197 'Year Of The Bible' found in the web search. The 2003 top stamp features a prominent circular postmark dated ”17.12.03” from a ”BRIEFZENTRUM md” (Mail Center md).