East Germany (DDR) Definitive Stamp, Five-Year Plan
German Democratic Republic · 1953 · 24 Pf
This definitive stamp from the German Democratic Republic (DDR) features a design symbolizing the first Five-Year Plan. The central motif depicts a construction worker and a steelworker against a backdrop of new buildings and industrial structures, representing the state's focus on heavy industry and reconstruction.
Issued as part of a long-running series, this stamp promoted the socialist economic goals of the first Five-Year Plan (1951-1955), which aimed to rapidly industrialize East Germany and rebuild after World War II.
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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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