30 years - Germany / German Democratic Republic 1979 - 10 Pfennig

30 years of the GDR On the occasion of the 30th anniversary of the German Democratic Republic, the Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications of the GDR publishes four multi-colored special postage stamps and one block. Special cancellation from 2 October to 1 December 1979 30 years German Democratic Republic In October 1979, the German Democratic Republic celebrates the 30th anniversary of its existence. Born out of the rubble left by German fascism as a heavy legacy and accompanied by sabotage, slander and death by contemporary imperialism, the first workers 'and peasants' state emerged and developed on German soil as the work of its millions of citizens, as Expression of the historical creativity of the working class and other working people. "What our Republic," stresses the appeal of the Central Committee of the SED, the State, Ministerial and National Council of the National Front of the GDR on the 30th anniversary of the founding of our republic, "in 30 years, whatever it will be First and foremost the work of their people, the work of millions, their daily work, all their accomplishments, their troubles and efforts have paid off, their ideas and initiatives are bearing fruit, to an extent never seen before in German history -Bauern-power creative energies, they set free the historical power of the popular masses. Under the leadership of the Socialist Unity Party of Germany today, the GDR is one of the strongest industrialized nations in the world; if it is an integral part of the socialist community, a firm bastion of peace and international understanding, it contributes to the secure protection of social progress in the world. In all fields it is evident that the founding and development of the GDR was indeed a turning point in the history of the German people. The present issue of special postage stamps aims to draw attention to some of the results of this historical development. A special role in the development of the GDR played and plays the youth. The history of the republic has been decisively influenced by the initiatives of the FDJ. Numerous youth objects, such as the water supply to the Maxhütte, the fertilization of the wiping or the construction of the GDR part of the "Druzhba" terrace, contributed as well as the call of the Youth Brigade "Nikolai Mamai" from Bitterfeld to continue the socialist competition under the complex slogan "Socialist work, learn and live!" (1959) to enable and initiate fundamental development steps of the republic. At the same time, the youth in the GDR has a secure perspective. There are the corresponding legal bases and the necessary social climate. Above all, the value of 10 Pfennig wants to draw attention to the fact that the youth of the GDR will be the builder of communism and that this will primarily result in their optimism and their confidence.