Postage stamps from 1951 issued by the GDR Deutsche Post

5 DM value of the permanent series "President Wilhelm Pieck"

The postage stamp year 1951 of the Deutsche Post of the German Democratic Republic comprises 18  special stamps and one definitive stamp . This means that Deutsche Post has reduced the number of brands in this year of issue compared to the previous year (27 values). There were a total of 16 motifs in the brand image.

All values ​​were printed on paper with the watermark No. 1 ( finial ).

The validity of at post office counters unlimited available commemoratives ended between March 31, 1952 to January 31, 1953. The Pieck Definitive about 5 DM had until 31 March 1962 Frankaturkraft .

particularities

The third year of the GDR Post's stamps is clearly dominated by issues on political occasions. In addition to the GDR's first five-year plan, its alliance policy with other socialist states (Poland, China and the USSR) and the third World Festival held in East Berlin were discussed. In keeping with tradition, the series for the Leipzig trade fair that had already begun in the Soviet occupation zone - this time for the spring trade fair - was continued with two values, and the GDR winter sports championships, now held for the second time, also found their way back into the brand image with two values.

List of issues and motives

Legend

• Image: An edited image of the brand mentioned. The ratio of the size of the stamps to each other is shown approximately to scale in this article.
• Description: A brief description of the motif and / or the reason for the issue. In the case of issued series or blocks , the descriptions that belong together are indented with a marker.
• Value: The face value of the individual stamp in pfennigs . A "+" means that it is an additional stamp (= postage value + donation).
• Issue Date: The date this stamp was first sold.
• Valid To: The date on which the validity ended.
• Edition: As far as known, the number of this edition offered for sale is given here.
• Design: As far as is known, it is stated here who designed this brand.
• Mi.-No .: This stamp is listed in the Michel catalog under the corresponding number.

Special stamps
image	description	Value in pennies	Issue date (1951)	Date of Expiry	Edition	draft	Mi. -No.
	2nd Winter Sports Championships Oberhof 1951 Two-man bobsleigh on a bobsled run	12	3 February	March 31, 1952	2,000,000	NN	280
	Ski jumper jumping in the so-called template style	24	3 February	March 31, 1952	2,000,000	NN	281
	Leipzig Spring Fair 1951 Trade mark "MM" in front of an industrial plant	24	4th of March	March 31, 1952	1,000,000	Egon Pruggmayer	282
	Trade mark "MM" in front of an industrial plant	50	4th of March	March 31, 1952	1,000,000	Egon Pruggmayer	283
	German - Polish friendship Politicians Wilhelm Pieck and Bolesław Bierut in front of a map with the Oder-Neisse border and a dove of peace	24	April 22	January 31, 1953	1,000,000	Gerhard Martens	284
	Politicians Wilhelm Pieck and Boleslav Bierut in front of a map with the Oder-Neisse border and a dove of peace	50	April 22	January 31, 1953	1,000,000	Gerhard Martens	285
	German - Chinese friendship Politician Mao Zedong	12	10th of July	January 31, 1953	1,000,000	Gerhard Martens	286
	Land surveying as part of the land reform	24	10th of July	January 31, 1953	1,000,000	Gerhard Martens	287
	Politician Mao Zedong	50	10th of July	January 31, 1953	1,000,000	Gerhard Martens	288
	III. World Festival of Youth and Students for Peace Flag-raising youth in front of the Brandenburg Gate	12	3rd August	January 31, 1953	3,000,000	Kurt Eigler, Bruno Bade	289
	Folk dance group	24	3rd August	January 31, 1953	3,000,000	Kurt Eigler, Bruno Bade	290
	Flag-raising youth in front of the Brandenburg Gate	30th	3rd August	January 31, 1953	1,500,000	Kurt Eigler, Bruno Bade	291
	Folk dance group	50	3rd August	January 31, 1953	1,500,000	Kurt Eigler, Bruno Bade	292
	First five-year plan Number "5" in front of hammer, compass and ear of corn	24	September 2nd	January 31, 1953	10,000,000	Georg Koch	293
	80th birthday of Karl Liebknecht Karl Liebknecht in front of a red flag	24	October 7th	January 31, 1953	5,000,000	Peterpaul White	294
	Stamp Day 1951 Older philatelist advises a young collector	12	28th of October	January 31, 1953	2,000,000	Kurt Eigler	295
	Month of German - Soviet friendship Pawel Bykow ( fast-moving ) and Erich Wirth (initiator of the fast-moving method based on the Soviet model in the GDR) in front of the symbol of the Society for German-Soviet Friendship (DSF)	12	15th December	January 31, 1953	2,000,000	Erich Gruner , Karl Wolf ( engraving )	296
	Soviet party and state leader Josef Stalin and GDR President Wilhelm Pieck in front of the symbol of the Society for German-Soviet Friendship (DSF)	24	December 1	January 31, 1953	2,000,000	Erich Gruner, Karl Wolf (engraving)	297
Definitive stamps
image	description	Value in marks	Issue date	Date of Expiry	Edition	draft	Mi. -No
	Definitive stamp series: President Wilhelm Pieck (I) , printing: VEB Deutsche Wertpapierdruckerei (DWD) Portrait of Wilhelm Pieck ( intaglio )	5 DM	January 3rd	March 31, 1962	3,000,000	Fred Gravenhorst	255

literature

• Michel catalog Germany Special 1999 , Munich, Schwaneberger Verlag 1999, ISBN 3-87858-132-7
• Peter Fischer u. a .: GDR universal catalog. Berlin, transpress publishing house for transport 1986, ISBN 3-344-00001-2

See also

• Stamp pads of the German Post of the GDR
• Postage stamp year 1951 of the German Federal Post Office
• Postage stamps from 1951 issued by the Deutsche Bundespost Berlin
• Postage stamp year 1951 of the Saar Protectorate

Web links

Commons : Postage stamps of the Federal Republic, Berlin and the GDR from 1951  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Commons : Postage stamps from other countries 1951  - Collection of images, videos and audio files