Christmas stamp with social fee, 1978

Germany · 1978 · 50+20 pfennig

The stamp depicts a modern, stylized interpretation of the Nativity scene, featuring Mary, Joseph, and the infant Jesus under a starry sky, with the inscription 'WEIHNACHTEN' (Christmas) and 'DEUTSCHE BUNDESPOST'.

Issued by the Deutsche Bundespost in 1978, this stamp is part of a series of Christmas issues that included an additional social fee, with the surcharge typically benefiting charitable organizations.