Pso-9 IFSDA CONGRESS 1983

AMTLICHE POSTKARTE MIT SONDERWERTSTEMPEL
(OFFICIAL POSTCARD WITH SPECIAL VALUE STAMP)
(1983)

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01-Sep-2026 07:37

PSo 9
IFSDA CONGRESS 1983
60 Pf
MULTICOLOURED

BACKGROUND: Issued on 27th Oct 1983 to commemorate the 1983 IFSDA (International Federation of Stamp Dealer's Association) Congress held in DÜSSELDORF from 28th to 30th Oct 1983, a total of 780,000 cards were printed. The image is that of a view of Düsseldorf from the River Rhine with the Basilica of St. Lambertus standing as the oldest building in the city’s Old Town, in the centre.

SPECIAL CANCELLATIONS: SEE BELOW.

FEATURES: This card measures 148 x 105mm and was produced on white coloured card. The left-hand side is the sender's section and contains three dotted lines for the sender's address and the words "(Absender)", "(Straße und Hausnummer oder Postfach)", "Postleitzahl" and "Ort"

The right-hand or destination section contains four dotted lines for the destination address as well as the words "Postkarte", "(Straße und Hausnummer oder Postfach)", "Postleitzahl" and "Bestimmungsort".

The reverse of the card is blank.

The pre-printed stamp (Michel No. 1155) is a multicoloured 60 Pf stamp that celebrates 400 years of the Gregorian Calendar and has the inscription "400 JAHRE | GREGORIANISCHER KALENDER | DEUTSCHES BUNDEPOST | 1982'. The stamp is based on an illustration from texts by Austrian cleric and mathmetician Johann Rasch (1540 - 1612) which attempts to explain the Georgian calendar which was introduced in 1582.

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VARIANTS TO COLLECT

1. PSo 9 - POSTALLY UNUSED

2. CANCELLED ON FIRST DAY OF ISSUE
27.10.1983

3. SPECIAL CANCELLATION DÜSSELDORF I.F.S.D.A - 27.10.1983

The first related cancellation was used the day before Philatelia '83 opened, at a related event, the I.F.S.D.A (International Federation of Stamp Dealers' Associations) Kongress. You can find out more about the Organisation here. The special handstamp is inscribed:

"DÜSSELDORF 21 | 4000 | I.F.S.D.A. KONGRESS | Philatelia '83 | 28.-30.10.83 INTERNATIONALE POSTWERTZEICHEN MESSE"

'DÜSSELDORF 21. 4000. I.F.S.D.A. CONGRESS. Philatelia '83. 28-30 October 1983 INTERNATIONAL POSTAL STAMP FAIR'

4. SPECIAL CANCELLATION DÜSSELDORF PHILSTELIA '83 - 28.10.1983

The opening day of Philatelia '83 saw the use of the following special handstamp featuring the organisations logo. and a similar inscription to the one above:

"DÜSSELDORF 21 | 4000 | Philatelia '83 | 28.-30.10.83 INTERNATIONALE POSTWERTZEICHEN MESSE"

'DÜSSELDORF 21. 4000. Philatelia '83. 28-30 October 1983 INTERNATIONAL POSTAL STAMP FAIR'

5. SPECIAL CANCELLATION DÜSSELDORF TAG DES SPORTS - 29.10.1983

The second day of the show used the following special handstamp featuring a rider and his horse jumping a fence with the inscription:

"DÜSSELDORF 21 | 4000 | Tag des Sports | Philatelia '83 | 28.-30.10.83 INTERNATIONALE POSTWERTZEICHEN MESSE"

;DÜSSELDORF 21. 4000. Day of Sports. Philatelia '83. 28-30 October 1983 INTERNATIONAL POSTAL STAMP FAIR'

6. SPECIAL CANCELLATION DÜSSELDORF TAG DER BRIEFMARKE - 30.10.1983

The 30th Oct 1983 was the last day of the show and the special handstamp used commemorates the Day of the Stamp and features a postal rider galloping to deliver the mail. The inscription reads:

"DÜSSELDORF 21 | 4000 | TAG DER BRIEFMARKE | Philatelia '83 | 28.-30.10.83 INTERNATIONALE POSTWERTZEICHEN MESSE"

"DÜSSELDORF 21. 4000. THE DAY OF THE STAMP. Philatelia '83. 28-30 October 1983 INTERNATIONAL POSTAL STAMP FAIR"

7. REGISTERED MAIL

The following Registered Delivery features the first of the special handstamps used at the exhibition.

REFERENCES:
These pages were compiled from several sources including, but not limited to:

[1]: MICHEL, Ganzsachen Deutschland 2021 / 2022. 23 Auflage. ISBN: 978-3-95402-374-5

[2]: MICHEL, Bildpostkarten- und Motivganzsachen- Katalog Deutschland 1989 ISBN: 3 87858 618 3

AMTLICHE POSTKARTE MIT SONDERWERTSTEMPEL (OFFICIAL POSTCARD WITH SPECIAL VALUE STAMP) (1983)

This page was last updated 01-Sep-2026 07:37

PSo 9 IFSDA CONGRESS 1983 60 Pf MULTICOLOURED