Milestones
Innovative by tradition.
No other expression describes the history of Stempel Herbst better than this one. Back when we opened the first stamp business on Munich’s Rindermarkt, Stempel-Herbst was already embarking on an innovative and unconventional path in order to offer its customers the perfect product for their individual needs. Below you find a list of our most important milestones – from the company’s inception to today’s 60-employee team:
| 1872 |  |
Lorenz and Ida Herbst establish a military novelties shop. |
| 1876 | The I. Herbst Stamp Factory and Book Printer opens (I. Herbst, Stempelfabrik und Buchdruckerei). |  |
| 1925 |  |
Gustav Herbst and sons take over management. |
| 1944 | Allied bombing raids destroy the operation. |  |
| 1945 |  |
The typesetting and vulcanizing operations are moved to Rosenheimer Strasse in Munich. |
| 1950 | Herbst is one of the first companies to introduce screen printing. |  |
| 1951 |  |
A patent is submitted for the production of the first security labels/tags. |
| 1963 | The screen printing operation continues to expand under the management of Rudolf Herbst and his son Gustav. |  |
| 1981 |  |
A security process is developed to destroy printed images on labels. |
| 1985 | The first rolling screen printing machine is put into operation. |  |
| 1988 |  |
Gustav Herbst is appointed as the new director. |
| 1993 | The company moves into its new building on Karl-Schmid-Strasse in Munich. |  |
| 1994 |  |
First certification according to DIN ISO 9001:1994 |
| 1999 | The Acquisition of Julius Schröder GmbH & Co. KG. |  |
| 2000 | Michael Herbst takes over operational management. | |
| 2002 | Subsidiary SecuRasta® GmbH is founded as a sales and development company. |  |
| 2004 |  |
Hipp Security GmbH is set up by SecuRasta® GmbH. |
| 2006 | First certification according to TÜV iT TU4 |  |
| 2007 |  |
The company acquires stamp manufacturer Gundlfinger und Lehner. |
| 2008 | Michael Herbst and Klaus Müller are appointed as new directors. | |
| 2012 |  |
140 years anniversary of Stempel-Herbst. |
