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Hans Jacob Christoffel von Grimmelshausen 300th Death Anniversary
common1945-1980

Hans Jacob Christoffel von Grimmelshausen 300th Death Anniversary

Germany · 1976 · 50 Pf

The stamp features a stylized, green-toned portrait of Hans Jacob Christoffel von Grimmelshausen, depicted with a white ruff, against a dark background. 'Deutsche Bundespost' and the '50 Pf' denomination are at the bottom.

Issued in 1976, this stamp commemorates the 300th anniversary of the death of Hans Jacob Christoffel von Grimmelshausen, a significant German Baroque writer renowned for his picaresque novel 'Simplicius Simplicissimus'.

Printing Method

Photogravure

Catalog Numbers

michel902

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