Issued by Germany – Berlin (Deutsche Bundespost Berlin) in 1969, this attractive set features detailed reproductions of 19th-century German genre paintings depicting everyday professions. The 30pf stamp illustrates P. Meyerheim’s Borsig-Schmiede (1878), capturing industrial blacksmith craftsmanship. The 10pf value shows C.W. Allers’ Zeitungsverkäufer (1889), portraying a newspaper seller in Berlin. The 20pf stamp reproduces Franz Krüger’s Schusterjunge (1839), a charming scene of a shoemaker’s apprentice. Printed in fine engraved style with strong line detail, this series is highly appreciated by thematic collectors of art, labor, and social history.