Visual Communication
David Fischbach

Special postage stamps, Bertha Benz, 2024, Federal Ministry of Finance, David Fischbach
Special postage stamps, Bertha Benz, 2024, Federal Ministry of Finance, David Fischbach
Special postage stamps, Bertha Benz, 2024, Federal Ministry of Finance, David Fischbach
Special postage stamps, Bertha Benz, 2024, Federal Ministry of Finance, David Fischbach
Special postage stamps, Bertha Benz, 2024, Federal Ministry of Finance, David Fischbach

175th birthday of Bertha Benz

The design of the special postage stamp “175. Geburtstag Bertha Benz” (175th birthday of Bertha Benz) shows a black and white photograph of Bertha Benz and a technical drawing of the patented motor car from 1886 in which Bertha Benz made the world’s first long-distance journey in an automobile from Mannheim to Pforzheim in August 1888.

The motif of the special postage stamp is divided into two areas in the centre. The overlapping of the technical drawing on a yellow-coloured background with the black-and-white photograph makes the seemingly hard division between the two motifs appear fluid. This composition creates the impression of a patented motor car parked in front of Bertha Benz’s estate.

The design uses the font “Mercedes-Benz Corpo A” and the special colour “HKS 3K”.