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 uniform dark violet ink, the vignette showcases a profile portrait of a young steel smelter facing right. He wears a traditional heavy industrial worker's cap with protective furnace goggles pushed up onto the brim and holds a long, thick iron smelting rod over his right shoulder. The background depicts the towering smokestacks and blast furnaces of a massive steel plant. The denomination 16 is positioned in the upper right. The bottom right features the classic "5" emblem nestled in laurel leaves. The lower margin carries the bold state inscription "DEUTSCHE DEMOKRATISCHE REPUBLIK". This specimen features a heavy, dark circular postmark cutting across the lower right quadrant.
Circa: 1950s
Condition: Used
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