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Commemorative stamp series - Germany / German Democratic Republic 1979 - 10 Pfennig


Theme: Calender
CountryGermany / German Democratic Republic
Issue Date1979
Face Value10.00 
Colorbrown
PerforationK 14
Printing Typeoffset
Stamp TypePostage stamp
Item TypeStamp
Chronological Issue Number2199
Chronological ChapterGER-DDR
SID243392
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Meritorious Personalities of the German Workers 'Movement - Issue 1979 The Department of Postal and Telecommunications of the German Democratic Republic publishes four commemorative postage stamps depicting deserving personalities of the German workers' movement. No special first-day cover envelope Special cancellation from September 11 to November 10, 1979 Heinrich Rau Son of a working-class family, was born on April 2, 1899 in Stuttgart; Metal workers. Since 1913 union member and active in the youth movement. 1917 member of the USPD; since 1919 member of the KPD, 1920-1933 coworker and later head of the department land of the central committee of the KPD. He made great contributions to the consolidation of the working class alliance with the working peasantry. 1923-1933 Member of the Secretariat of the International Committee of Agricultural and Forestry Workers. 1928-1933 Member of the Prussian Landtag. Imprisoned from 1933 to 1935, he emigrated after his release to the Czechoslovak Republic and the Soviet Union. As chief of staff and commander of the XI. From 1937 to 1938 he fought for the freedom of the Spanish people. 1938-1939 member of the state leadership of the KPD in Paris, was arrested and imprisoned for 18 months in the concentration camp Le Vernet. Delivered to the Gestapo in 1942, taken to the Mauthausen concentration camp, where his active political activities saved many prisoners' lives. After his liberation in 1945, he was until 1948 Vice President of the Brandenburg State Administration and Minister of Economic Planning and until 1949 Chairman of the DWK. Since 1949 member of the party executive committee and / or central committee of the SED as well as candidate or member of the Politburo. From 1949 member of the Volkskammer of the GDR. From 1949 to 1952 Minister of Planning and Chairman of the State Planning Commission. 1953 Minister of Mechanical Engineering and from 1955 Minister of Foreign Trade and Inner German Trade. Heinrich Rau, an internationally respected representative of our state, died on March 23, 1961 in Berlin.

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Meritorious Personalities of the German Workers 'Movement - Issue 1979 The Department of Postal and Telecommunications of the German Democratic Republic publishes four commemorative postage stamps depicting deserving personalities of the German workers' movement. No special first-day cover envelope Special cancellation from September 11 to November 10, 1979 Heinrich Rau Son of a working-class family, was born on April 2, 1899 in Stuttgart; Metal workers. Since 1913 union member and active in the youth movement. 1917 member of the USPD; since 1919 member of the KPD, 1920-1933 coworker and later head of the department land of the central committee of the KPD. He made great contributions to the consolidation of the working class alliance with the working peasantry. 1923-1933 Member of the Secretariat of the International Committee of Agricultural and Forestry Workers. 1928-1933 Member of the Prussian Landtag. Imprisoned from 1933 to 1935, he emigrated after his release to the Czechoslovak Republic and the Soviet Union. As chief of staff and commander of the XI. From 1937 to 1938 he fought for the freedom of the Spanish people. 1938-1939 member of the state leadership of the KPD in Paris, was arrested and imprisoned for 18 months in the concentration camp Le Vernet. Delivered to the Gestapo in 1942, taken to the Mauthausen concentration camp, where his active political activities saved many prisoners' lives. After his liberation in 1945, he was until 1948 Vice President of the Brandenburg State Administration and Minister of Economic Planning and until 1949 Chairman of the DWK. Since 1949 member of the party executive committee and / or central committee of the SED as well as candidate or member of the Politburo. From 1949 member of the Volkskammer of the GDR. From 1949 to 1952 Minister of Planning and Chairman of the State Planning Commission. 1953 Minister of Mechanical Engineering and from 1955 Minister of Foreign Trade and Inner German Trade. Heinrich Rau, an internationally respected representative of our state, died on March 23, 1961 in Berlin..