“500 Jahre Evangelisches Gesangsbuch” postage stamp
To mark the 500th anniversary of the Protestant hymn book, the German postal service published a stamp in January 2024. The stamp shows a stylized illustration of the hymn book and the church of Lutherstadt Wittenberge. I translated the historical theme into a contemporary, modern design , making visual reference to a church window that is illuminated. This effect intensifies when the stamp is arranged in a row with the margin of the sheet of ten stamps. GT Walsheim fits perfectly with the reduced, geometric illustrations and gives the stamp a modern character.
In addition to the stamp, two first issue postmarks were created for Berlin and Bonn, as well as the margin of the sheet of ten, which continues the design of the stamp beyond its format. The stamp is available in all Deutsche Post shops and online. The date of first issue was January 4, 2024.
