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Commemorative stamp series - Germany / German Democratic Republic 1974 - 10 Pfennig


Theme: Calender
CountryGermany / German Democratic Republic
Issue Date1974
Face Value10.00 
Colorblue
PerforationK 13 1/2: 13
Printing Typeoffset
Stamp TypePostage stamp
Item TypeStamp
Chronological Issue Number1655
Chronological ChapterGER-DDR
SID476051
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Meritorious Personalities of the German Workers 'Movement The Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications of the German Democratic Republic issues eight special postage stamps depicting meritorious personalities of the German workers' movement. Three more values ​​of this series appear in the III. No special first day cover. Meritorious personalities of the German labor movement WILHELM FLORIN was born on 16 March 1894 in Kölln-Poll, the son of a Catholic tailor. As a tenant and Stemmer active, he joined in 1908 to the socialist youth movement. His political main field of activity was until 1923 in the Cologne shipyards, where he first worked as an official of the Independent Social Democratic Party of Germany, from 1920 the Communist Party of Germany and the trade unions. Since 1921 a member of the Central Committee of the KPD and as a member of the Reichstag, he was at the forefront of decisive political and social struggles of the working class, especially in the Rhine-Ruhr area. In 1931 he was elected as a candidate, later elected a member of the presidium of the Executive Committee of the Communist International, he enjoyed a high reputation in the ranks of the international communist movement. After the establishment of the fascist dictatorship he led together with F. Dahlem, W. Pieck, W. Ulbricht u.a. From Paris, Prague and Moscow, the organization of the illegal anti-fascist struggle in Germany. He made exemplary in the field of anti-fascist propaganda. Wilhelm Florin was co-founder of the National Committee "Free Germany" and member of the Workers' Commission of the Central Committee of the Communist Party, which prepared measures for the democratic transformation of Germany. He died on July 5, 1944 in Moscow. His urn has its place of honor since 1955 in the memorial of the socialists in Berlin-Friedrichsfelde.

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Meritorious Personalities of the German Workers 'Movement The Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications of the German Democratic Republic issues eight special postage stamps depicting meritorious personalities of the German workers' movement. Three more values ​​of this series appear in the III. No special first day cover. Meritorious personalities of the German labor movement WILHELM FLORIN was born on 16 March 1894 in Kölln-Poll, the son of a Catholic tailor. As a tenant and Stemmer active, he joined in 1908 to the socialist youth movement. His political main field of activity was until 1923 in the Cologne shipyards, where he first worked as an official of the Independent Social Democratic Party of Germany, from 1920 the Communist Party of Germany and the trade unions. Since 1921 a member of the Central Committee of the KPD and as a member of the Reichstag, he was at the forefront of decisive political and social struggles of the working class, especially in the Rhine-Ruhr area. In 1931 he was elected as a candidate, later elected a member of the presidium of the Executive Committee of the Communist International, he enjoyed a high reputation in the ranks of the international communist movement. After the establishment of the fascist dictatorship he led together with F. Dahlem, W. Pieck, W. Ulbricht u.a. From Paris, Prague and Moscow, the organization of the illegal anti-fascist struggle in Germany. He made exemplary in the field of anti-fascist propaganda. Wilhelm Florin was co-founder of the National Committee "Free Germany" and member of the Workers' Commission of the Central Committee of the Communist Party, which prepared measures for the democratic transformation of Germany. He died on July 5, 1944 in Moscow. His urn has its place of honor since 1955 in the memorial of the socialists in Berlin-Friedrichsfelde..