Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Portrait

Germany (Soviet Occupation Zone) · 1945 · 12+8 RM

The stamp features a profile portrait of Johann Wolfgang von Goethe facing right, with his name 'J. W. v. Goethe' and the denomination '12+8 RM' printed below.

Issued in the Soviet Occupation Zone of Germany shortly after World War II, this stamp commemorates Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, a significant figure in German literature, during a period of national rebuilding and re-establishment of cultural identity.