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| General Description : | The Brandenburg Gate (German: Brandenburger Tor) is a former city gate and one of the main symbols of Berlin and Germany. It is located west of the city center at the junction of Unter den Linden and Ebertstraße, immediately west of the Pariser Platz. It is the only remaining gate of a series through which Berlin was once entered. One block to the north stands the Reichstag building. The gate is the monumental entry to Unter den Linden, the renowned boulevard of linden trees which formerly led directly to the city palace of the Prussian monarchs. It was commissioned by King Frederick William II of Prussia as a sign of peace and built by Carl Gotthard Langhans from 1788 to 1791. Having suffered considerable damage in World War II, the Brandenburg Gate was fully restored from 2000 to 2002 by the Stiftung Denkmalschutz Berlin (Berlin Monument Conservation Foundation). Today, it is regarded as one of Europe's most famous landmarks. |
| Face value | 40 pfennig |
| Catalog code (Michel) | DD 1879 |
| Catalog code | Stamp Number DD 1437; Yvert et Tellier DD 1507; Stanley Gibbons DD E1540; AFA number DD 1621; Unificato DD 1879 |
| Stamp colour | blackish grey violet |
| Stamp use | Definitive stamp |
| Issue date | 18/09/1973 |
| Designer | Manfred Gottschall |
| Print technique | recess |
| Printed by | Deutsche Wertpapierdruckerei (VEB) |
| Perforation | comb 14 |
| Height | 28.00 mm |
| Width | 33.00 mm |
| Catalog prices | No catalog prices set yet |
