Stamp
SCG7241 - East Germany 1972 – International Year of the Book
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Issued by the German Democratic Republic (DDR) in 1972, this 50 Pfennig stamp commemorates the UNESCO-declared International Year of the Book. The artwork, titled Lesender junger Arbeiter (“Young Worker Reading”), was created by Jutta Damme and portrays a young laborer absorbed in a book — symbolizing education, literacy, and cultural enlightenment under socialist ideals. The left side features the official Year of the Book emblem and elegant typography typical of DDR commemoratives from the early 1970s. This issue celebrates the transformative power of reading and intellectual growth within the working class.
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