Postage Stamp - German Democratic Republic (East Germany) - 1965

Title

Postage Stamp - German Democratic Republic (East Germany) - 1965

Type

Postage Stamp

Coverage

German Democratic Republic (East Germany)

Date Issued

1965-04-15

Description

This stamp was issued by the German Democratic Republic (East Germany) to commemorate the 700th anniversary of Dante's birth and features a posterized version of Giotto's portrait of the poet. Along the bottom and right side of the stamp is text as follows: "DANTE ALIGHIERI / GEBOREN 1265" (born 1265). Along the left side and top are the country name, "DEUTSCHE DEMOKRATISCHE REPUBLIK", and denomination, "50". The stamp was designed by Horst Weiss.
Denomination: 50 [Pf] (0.50 DDM)
Perforation: 14 (comb)
Printing process: Photogravure
Print run: 1,300,000

Extent

43 × 26 mm

Bibliographic Citation

Michel no. 1097
Scott no. 755

Contributor

Giotto
Horst Weiss

Language

German