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German Democratic Republic 1962, Memorial to Victims of Fascism

Name: German Democratic Republic 1962, Memorial to Victims of Fascism
Brand: German Democratic Republic

German Democratic Republic · 1962 · 20 Pfennig

The stamp features a stylized depiction of the Memorial to the Victims of Fascism and Militarism in Berlin, with a dove flying above it, and the date '13. August 1961'.

Issued in 1962, this stamp commemorates the first anniversary of the construction of the Berlin Wall (August 13, 1961), depicting a memorial and a dove to symbolize peace and the GDR's narrative of the event.

Printing Method

Offset

Themes

memorial peace history architecture commemorative

Catalog Numbers

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