GDR 5-Year Plan, Worker with Hammer

Name: GDR 5-Year Plan, Worker with Hammer
Brand: German Democratic Republic

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.

Printing Method

Offset

Themes

five-year-plan industry workers tools communism

Catalog Numbers

scott83

michel288

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Estimated Values by Condition

Superb(S)

Perfectly centered, fresh, no faults

Extremely Fine(XF)

Well centered, fresh colors

Very Fine(VF)

Nicely centered, minor flaws

$0.5

Fine(F)

Average centering, acceptable

$0.25

Good(G)

Off-center or visible wear

$0.1

Prices are approximate market estimates for educational purposes. Actual values depend on specific factors including cancel type, margins, and provenance.