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Johann Wolfgang von Goethe 200th Birthday Commemorative
Soviet Occupation Zone of Germany · 1949 · 24 Pfennig
The stamp features a profile portrait of Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, commemorating his 200th birthday. His name and life years (1749-1832) are inscribed below the portrait.
Issued by the Soviet Occupation Zone of Germany in 1949, this stamp commemorates the bicentenary of the birth of the renowned German writer Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, reflecting cultural continuity amidst post-WWII political division.
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