Hamburg's UNESCO World Heritage Site Speicherstadt is celebrating a new special brand!

Hamburg's UNESCO World Heritage Site Speicherstadt is celebrating a new special brand!

Speicherstadt, Hamburg, Deutschland - On July 3, 2025, the new special brands of Deutsche Post are all about architecture and the historical heritage of Germany. The first of the brands that adorn the Speicherstadt Hamburg (Minr. 3914) is presented with a lot of excitement - and it is truly a feast for the eyes. Philapress reported that the storage city was built from 1885 to 1927 and is now one of the largest and most uniform historical port lag complexes worldwide. In total, the Speicherstadt comprises 24 memory blocks and a storage area of ​​300,000 m². It is also noteworthy that it was rebuilt between 1949 and 1967 after the severe destruction in World War II. The Speicherstadt has been under monument protection since 1991 and is part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site: "Speicher city and Kontorhausviertel with Chilehaus".

This includes the chile house, an impressive example of early modernist brick architecture, which was built between 1922 and 1924. The client was the Hamburg merchant Henry Brarens Sloman. The combination of warehouse and office buildings reflects the dynamic development of international trade, which was observed in late 19th and early 20th centuries. UNESCO emphasizes that the storage city and the adjacent account house district are an outstanding example of urban architecture that still shape the character of Hamburg.

Details on the special brand

The new brand was designed with artificial intelligence and edited by graphic artist Jan-Niklas Kröger. The digital counterpart, a non-fungable token (NFT), will also come onto the market. The brand is offered in booklets with four different colors and can be ordered via the service and shipping center in Weiden, Bavaria. The price is 95 cents, and the design of the archery edges is a real eye-catcher-red-brown with the inscription "AI: Artificial Intelligence". The brand was printed in the multi-color-offset pressure by Royal Joh. Enschedé Stamps in Haarlem.

But the focus is not just on the history of the Speicherstadt. Another important piece of contemporary history is the superhero Superman, whose special brand will also be published on July 3. This is a tribute to the first appearance of Superman in "Action Comics # 1" on April 18, 1938. This brand, which also has a value of 95 cents, is produced by the Bagel Security Print GmbH & Co. KG printing company in Mönchengladbach and bears the Michel no. 3916. Philapress supplements that Superman is known as a journalist at the daily planet in metropolis and is famous for his unusual abilities was.

A look at the UNESCO attendance

The entry of the Speicherstadt and the Kontorhausviertel in the list of UNESCO World Heritage Sites is not only a success for Hamburg, but also recognition for the cultural and historical importance of these sites. The UNESCO emphasizes that the entire area of ​​26.08 hectares has been preserved authentically, despite the serious damage caused during the Second World War. The urban design, materials and functionality have largely been preserved, which underlines the impressive history of this unique site.

The future of this architectural masterpieces remains under the protection of monument protection, which has been in force for the Speicherstadt since 1991 and since 1983 and 2003 for the Kontorhausviertel. UNESCO Germany informs about the measures for preservation and development to ensure the high quality of life standards for the Hamburg population and at the same time to protect the extraordinary universal value of this site.