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East German Workers and Farmers Definitive Stamp on Railway Mail Cover

Name: East German Workers and Farmers Definitive Stamp on Railway Mail Cover
Brand: German Democratic Republic

German Democratic Republic · 1954 · 24 Pfennig

A 24 pfennig East German definitive stamp from the 'Workers and Farmers' series, depicting a miner and a farmer, affixed to a 'Bahnhofssendung' (railway mail) cover postmarked Berlin C 2, 15.1.54.

Issued shortly after the formation of the German Democratic Republic, this stamp series symbolized the socialist state's foundation on the alliance of its working and farming classes. The 'Bahnhofssendung' service offered expedited mail delivery via train.

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labor agriculture industry socialism definitive railway-mail

Catalog Numbers

sg200

scott200

michel390

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