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Johannes Gutenberg

Name: Johannes Gutenberg
Brand: Germany

Germany · 1961 · 20 Pfennig

A portrait of Johannes Gutenberg, facing left, with his name 'JOHANNES GUTENBERG' and 'DEUTSCHE BUNDESPOST' text, along with the denomination '20'.

Issued by West Germany, this stamp commemorates Johannes Gutenberg, the inventor of the movable-type printing press, a pivotal figure in the history of communication and a distinguished German.

Printing Method

Photogravure

Themes

historical-figures inventors printing portraits

Image: scanned by <a href="//commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:NobbiP" title="User:NobbiP">NobbiP</a> · License: Public domain

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