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Gotthold Ephraim Lessing

Name: Gotthold Ephraim Lessing
Brand: Germany

Germany · 1961 · 20 Pfennig

A portrait of the German Enlightenment writer and philosopher Gotthold Ephraim Lessing, facing left, with his name and denomination below.

Issued by Deutsche Bundespost in 1961, this stamp commemorates Gotthold Ephraim Lessing, a pivotal figure of the German Enlightenment, known for his plays and theoretical writings.

Printing Method

Photogravure

Themes

people literature philosophy commemorative

Catalog Numbers

michel355

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