For information regarding the currently used hologram related material:

please refer to my print publication "Hologram on Stamps" or contact me directly

For the October 14th day of issue the German Postal Service (Deutsche Post AG) offered a special First Day of Issue service which is called "Ersttagsblatt" (abreviated in German as ETB).
An ETB is a special commemorative sheet with a set of stamps, a special cancellation (usually First Day Cancellation)  and the sheet is printed by  Bundesdruckerei GmbH, Berlin for the German Postal Service Philatelic Section.

In addition a folder with the full set of the stamp issues was also sold by the philatelic service of
Deutsche Post AG.