1977 West German Christmas Stamp: St. Gereon Stained Glass

West Germany · 1977 · 50+20 Pfennig

This semi-postal Christmas stamp from 1977 features a detail from a stained-glass window, likely depicting a religious scene from St. Gereon's Basilica in Cologne.

Issued by Deutsche Bundespost, this stamp is part of a series of Christmas issues that included a surcharge (the '+20 Pfennig') to benefit charitable organizations, a tradition common for holiday stamps.