Description: This is an official postage stamp (Dienstmarke) from the German Democratic Republic (DDR), belonging to the 1956 "Digits" administrative series. The utilitarian design features a large block-outlined numeral "40" centered on a fine, hatched grey-brown grid pattern. The vignette is framed by a decorative geometric border with key-patterned corners.The top text panel reads "DIENSTMARKE", while the bottom reads "DEUTSCHE DEMOKRATISCHE REPUBLIK". The large numeral indicates a value of 40 Pfennig. Your copy features a remarkably crisp, specialized railway postmark on the left side, clearly showing the city origin and the transit marking "MAGDEBURG BPA".
Circa: 1956 - 1960
Condition: CTO
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