Germany DDR postage stamps year 1960 Ferry Sassnitz Railways

1960 East German (DDR) stamp showing the ferry Sassnitz / Sassnitz Ferry & related “Railways” theme.

🏷️ The Stamp: 125 Years of German Railways — Sassnitz Ferry

• Issued as part of the “125 Jahre Deutsche Eisenbahnen / 125 Years of German Railways” DDR series.
• The particular value with the ferry Sassnitz / Sassnitz Hafen station & railway ferry is the 20 Pfennig denomination.
• Designer: Dietrich Dorfstecher.
• Issue date: 5 December 1960.
• Print / variations: VariationMichel NumberDetailsPerforated805 AThe standard version: “gezähnt” (i.e. with perforation). Imperforate / Cut (“geschnitten”)805 BThe version without perforation; issued in a cut strip / unperforated. Very rare.
• Print run:
  • For the perforated version (805A): about 6,000,000 copies.
  • For the unperforated / cut version (805B): about 2,000,000 copies.
• Watermark: cross-flowers + “DDR” (“Kreuzblumen und DDR”) watermark.

💡 Collectibility & Value Notes

Used (cancelled) examples are cheaper; condition (centering, gum, etc.), imperforate vs perforated, and whether single stamps or strips, all affect value significantly.

The perforated (normal) version, 805A, is relatively common and moderately collectible.

The imperforate / unperforated “cut” version 805B is much more scarce, particularly in mint / never hinged or in larger strips.

The Michel catalog value for the imperforate 805B is about €55 (catalog value) in the unperforated, post-fresh “luxury” quality