East Germany (DDR) – Scott # 227
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1953 10 Pf blue Workers and Farmers (Scott #227); MNH, from the DDR’s first Five-Year Plan series, symbolizing socialist cooperation and national rebuilding.
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East Germany (DDR) — Scott #227 (1953) — Mint Never Hinged (MNH)
This 10 Pfennig blue definitive stamp (Scott #227) from the 1953 “Five-Year Plan” series depicts workers and farmers in solidarity, symbolizing the unity of labor, industry, and agriculture—key ideals of the socialist reconstruction era in East Germany.
Issued by the Deutsche Demokratische Republik (DDR), the design shows a worker shaking hands with a farmer beside a factory gear, hammer, and sheaf of wheat—emblems of the socialist economy’s cooperative spirit. The numeral “10” appears prominently above, and “DEUTSCHE DEMOKRATISCHE REPUBLIK” below.
Condition: Mint, never hinged; crisp impression and fresh gum.
Issued: 1953
Color: Blue
Denomination: 10 Pfennig
Series: Five-Year Plan (Erster Fünfjahrplan)
Theme: Labor, industry, and agricultural cooperation
Printing: Engraved
Historical Note: The Five-Year Plan series (1953–1959) was one of East Germany’s most iconic definitive sets, portraying socialist realism in everyday life—workers, farmers, scientists, and industrial progress—reflecting the DDR’s commitment to rebuilding society through collective effort.
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