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Little Red Riding Hood - 1960 Social Welfare
Federal Republic of Germany · 1960 · 20+10 Pfennig
The stamp depicts Little Red Riding Hood in a forest setting, holding a basket, with a wolf partially visible behind a tree.
This stamp is part of a social welfare series, a common practice for many countries to raise funds for charitable causes by adding a surcharge to the stamp's face value. It features a popular German fairy tale by the Brothers Grimm.
Printing Method
Photogravure
Image: scanned by <a href="//commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:NobbiP" title="User:NobbiP">NobbiP</a> · License: Public domain
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