Cityscapes: District Cities in the north of the GDR - Germany / German Democratic Republic 1988 - 5 Pfennig

Cityscapes - District Cities of the GDR The Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications of the German Democratic Republic publishes six multicolored special postage stamps with cityscapes of district towns from the north of the GDR. Special Cancellation from April 5 to June 4, 1988 District Cities in the North of the GDR By depicting district towns from the north of the GDR on special postage stamps, the German Post pays tribute to cities that make significant contributions to our country's economy and considerable respect for their higher education and universities. Extensive resources are spent by the state to restore and preserve unique historic buildings and architectural ensembles. New residential areas surround the old city centers and carry the handwriting of resourceful hard-working citizens. 5 Pfennig value: Wismar In the west of the district Rostock at the southern tip of the Wismarer bay lies the shipyard and port city Wismar with 58 000 inhabitants. In addition to supplier companies for shipbuilding, food processing companies, construction, wood, glass and paper processing, the VEB Mathias-Thesen-Werft is one of the largest GDR shipyards. Six railway freight ferries for the largest integration project between the GDR and the USSR in the field of transport are the shipyard's latest products. The second largest overseas port in the GDR specializes in the handling of potash, grain, wood, chemicals and general cargo. Important institutions of the city are the engineering school and the medical center. Particularly worth seeing is the large market square with its magnificent gabled houses, among which the "Old Swede" as the oldest town house in the city, a late Gothic brick building to call. The coat of arms of Wismar is in use since 1918. The red-white cog marks Wismar as Hanseatic city, the bull's head indicates the affiliation to the state of Mecklenburg.