GDR 5-Year Plan, Worker with Hammer
German Democratic Republic · 1951 · 12 Pf
This stamp commemorates the first Five-Year Plan of the German Democratic Republic (GDR). The design features a worker wielding a hammer, symbolizing industrial labor and the state's focus on heavy industry and reconstruction. The inscription "FÜNFJAHRPLAN" (Five-Year Plan) is prominently displayed at the top.
Issued in 1951, this stamp was part of a propaganda effort to promote the GDR's first Five-Year Plan (1951-1955), which aimed to double industrial production and solidify the socialist state's economic foundation.
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Perfectly centered, fresh, no faults
Well centered, fresh colors
Nicely centered, minor flaws
Average centering, acceptable
Off-center or visible wear
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