First Day Cover - German Democratic Republic (East Germany) - 1965 - Deutsche Post
This first day cover was issued by Deutsche Post, the postal service of the German Democratic Republic (East Germany). The cachet consists of an embossed, double-line oval surrounding the embossed text "Deutsche / Post". A post horn is printed in yellow above the embossed text. The cover was postmarked in Berlin on April 15, 1965.
Deutsche Post
German
First Day Cover
German Democratic Republic (East Germany)
Postage Stamp - German Democratic Republic (East Germany) - 1965
This stamp was issued by the German Democratic Republic (East Germany) to commemorate the 700th anniversary of Dante's birth and features a posterized version of Giotto's portrait of the poet. Along the bottom and right side of the stamp is text as follows: "DANTE ALIGHIERI / GEBOREN 1265" (born 1265). Along the left side and top are the country name, "DEUTSCHE DEMOKRATISCHE REPUBLIK", and denomination, "50". The stamp was designed by Horst Weiss.
Denomination: 50 [Pf] (0.50 DDM)
Perforation: 14 (comb)
Printing process: Photogravure
Print run: 1,300,000
Giotto
Horst Weiss
German
Postage Stamp
German Democratic Republic (East Germany)