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