German Fed. Rep.

Date2010, 01 VII
Value55, 55 (cts)
Catalog no.Mi 2805, 2816   Sc 2577, 2577A   SG 3667, 3676   Y&T 2629, 2641
TopicAugustus II the Strong
Occasion300 years porcelain production in Germany
DescriptionThe stamp shows a painting of Paul Kiessling. In this painting Johan Friedrich Böttger (1682 - 17190 explains king August II the secrets of the porcelain production. Böttger is considered to be the discoverer of the production method of hard porcelain for Europe. In the year 1710 August was King of Poland, Grand Duke of Lithuania and Elector of Saxon.
The second stamp is self adhesive and was issued on 12 august 12, 2010.