Germany 1954 Theodor Heuss Scott 702-21 NH & HR

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Germany 1954 President Theodor Heuss MNH. and/or MHR. Very Fine Centering Almost all of them have nice perforation. Typography and Engraved Condition MiNr. 702 - 703, 710 - 713, 715, 719 - 721 : 2 pf, 4 pf, 20 pf, 25 pf, 30 pf, 40 pf, 60 pf, 1m, 2m and 3m - Mint Hinged Remnant O.G. MiNr. 704 - 709, 716, 718 : 5 pf, 6 pf, 7 pf, 8 pf, 10 pf, 15 pf, 70 pf and 90 pf - Mint Never Hinged MiNr. 714 : 50 pf - Mint Lightly Hinged O.G., some tone in the back MiNr. 717 : 80 pf - Large part O.G. Theodor Heuss (Jan. 31, 1884 - Dec.12, 1963) A German politician. The first person who was elected to a regular term as President of the Federal Republic of Germany. Heuss was born in Brackenheim. He studied art history and state studies in Munich and Berlin and received his doctorate in 1905 in Munich. In 1908 he married Elly Heuss-Knapp. 1905-1912: Political journalist and presided over the magazine "Die Hilfe" in Berlin. 1912-1918: Editor in chief of the Neckar Newspaper in Heilbronn. In Berlin, he worked as editor for the weekly newsletter "Deutsche Politik". 1910-1918: Joined the Progressive People's Party (Fortschrittliche Volkspartei). 1923-1926: Published the magazine "Die Deutsche Nation" (The German Nation). 1918: Became a member of the German Democratic Party (Deutsche Demokratische Partei, DDP), the political heir of the Fortschrittliche Volkspartei, in 1918 and 1924-1928 and also 1930-1933: Member of parliament in the Reichstag. In 1933, Heuss voted in favour of the Enabling Act against his personal attitude but subordinating to party discipline, granting Adolf Hitler quasi-dictatorial powers. During the Third Reich he stayed in contact the German Resistance towards the end of the war, but he was not an active resister. After WW II Heuss was the first Minister of Culture in Baden-Württemberg. In 1946-1947 he taught History at the Stuttgart Institute of Technology. As co-founder of the Democratic People's Party, which is now the Free Democratic Party of Germany's region branch in the state of Baden-Württemberg, he was a member of the Württemberg-Baden state parliament from 1946-1949. In 1948, he was named honorary professor (which is a superior title in Germany) at the Technische Hochschule Stuttgart. In December 1948, he was elected head of West German and Berlin sections of the newly founded Free Democratic Party of Germany. He advocated uniting all the liberal parties in the Western occupation zones, overcoming the split between right liberals and left liberals that existed in the Weimar Republic. In 1948 he was a member of the Parliamentary Council with considerable influence on the Grundgesetz, the constitution of the Federal Republic of Germany. After being elected to the first German Bundestag, he relinquished his parliamentary mandate in September 1949, when he was elected President . In 1954 he was re-elected with no opposition and held office until September 1959. He declined a third term in office, as this would have necessitated changing the constitution. by the Federal Assembly. He refused to be called "Excellency", preferring instead to be called simply "Herr Heuss" In 1959 Heuss was awarded the prestigious Peace Prize of the German Book Trade. In 1963, he died in Stuttgart. Since 1964, the Theodor-Heuss Prize has been awarded for exemplary democratic disposition. Heuss's former residence is now open to the public as the Theodor-Heuss-Haus. His image appeared on one series of the two-mark coin. During his time in office, his image also appeared on definitive stamps in West Germany issued between 1954 and 1960 . The Airbus which is used by the President of Germany is named in his honour. Heuss shaped the office of president by his non-partisan governing. As a representative of the democratic-liberal and cultural traditions of Germany, he was a symbol of confidence in the German post-war republic in the international community. His state visits contributed greatly to the increase of appre... read more

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