German Democratic Republic (East Germany) Covers

Thank you very much, Wintertime! I glad you like the post and the 1988 set.

The 750th anniversary of Berlin, issued in three parts on June 3, 1986, on February 17, 1987 and on September 8, 1987.




Ernst Thalmann Park, Berlin.

The Socialist Unity Party of Germany (SED, Sozialistische Einheitspartei Deutschlands) was the ruling communist party of the German Democratic Republic (DDR) from 1949 to 1989. Formed in 1946 through the merger of the Communist and Social Democratic parties in the Soviet occupation zone, the SED controlled the government, economy, and society under a one-party socialist system until the peaceful revolution of 1989 led to the collapse of communist rule.

The SED Day, issued on April 8, 1986.

Transportation in DDR.

Traffic Safety, issued on September 9, 1975.

Transportation Museum, Dresden, issued on September 13, 1977.

Historical Trams, issued on May 20, 1986.


Inauguration of Mukran DDR - Klaipeda USSR Railway, issued on September 23, 1986.

The 60th anniversary of Russian October Revolution, issued on September 20, 1977.

The 60th anniversary of Russian October Revolution and Soviet memorial monument in Berlin, issued on September 20, 1977.

The 60th anniversary of Russian October Revolution, issued on October 27, 1987.

The 30th Anniversary of the German-Soviet Friendship, issued on June 28, 1977.

Summer Olympic Games, Montreal, 1976, issued on May 18, 1976.


Winter Olympic Games, Innsbruck, 1976, issued on December 2, 1975.

The 400th anniversary birth of Peter Paul Rubens, issued on June 29, 1977. I already posted these FDC's but this time, the FDC's have commemorative postmark shows Rubens.


The stamps depict the following paintings.
10 pf: Bathsheba at the Fountain (Bathsheba at the Spring)
15 pf: Mercury and Argus
20 pf: The Drunken Hercules
25 pf: Diana Returning from the Hunt
35 pf: The Old Woman with the Brazier
50 pf: Leda and the Swan

The Apollo–Soyuz Test Project, issued on September 15, 1975.


The 10th anniversary of the DDR-USSR co-operation of space travel, issued on June 21, 1988.

Propaganda Stamps:

Anti Apartheid campaign - Campaign for the freedom of South Africa people, issued on June 16, 1987.

Solidarity, issued on November 4, 1986.

Solidarity, issued on October 4, 1988.
The slogan by Wilhelm Pieck reads:
"Unsere Solidarität ist kein Almosengeben, sondern Kraftquell, Appell zu gegenseitiger Hilfe"
"Our solidarity is not charity, but a source of strength and a call for mutual assistance."

International Year of Peace, issued on August 5, 1986.

The 20th Anniversary of the Peoples Army, issued on February 24, 1976.

Fire and rescue brigade, issued on November 22, 1977.

Historical Firefighting Vehicles, issued on June 16, 1987.
- 1756 hand-pumped engine
- 1903 steam fire engine
- 1929 fire engine
- 1977 IFA fire truck

The 40th anniversary of border guards, issued on September 9, 1986.

The 35th anniversary of Fighting Groups of the Working Class, issued on July 5, 1988.