Description: This is an authentic definitive postage stamp issued by the German Democratic Republic (DDR) from the original 1953 Five-Year Plan propaganda series. Printed in a distinct orange-red ink, the highly detailed vignette depicts a group of young East German students or Free German Youth (FDJ) members gathered closely around a table, review-studying textbooks and technical blueprints. In the upper-left background, a prominent stone bas-relief profile portrait of Karl Marx watches over the group like an intellectual guardian. The denomination 8 stands in the top-right corner. The bottom right features the series' signature "5" emblem framed by wheat. The lower margin carries the bold state inscription "DEUTSCHE DEMOKRATISCHE REPUBLIK". This specimen shows a partial circular black postmark slicing through the lower-right text.
Circa: 1953-1962
Condition: Used
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