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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 
Colorgrey
PerforationK 14
Printing Typeoffset
Stamp TypePostage stamp
Item TypeStamp
Chronological Issue Number2197
Chronological ChapterGER-DDR
SID872709
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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 Cover Special cancellation from September 11 to November 10, 1979 Otto Buchwitz Son of a Social Democratic locksmith, was born on April 27, 1879 in Breslau, learned the profession of a metal presser. From 1896 member of the German Metalworkers' Association; Member of the Social Democratic Party since 1898, he worked tirelessly to organize the workers politically and trade unionistically. 1907 to 1914 Secretary of the German Textile Workers' Association. He consistently opposed German militarism and imperialist great power politics. 1919 Member of the Silesian Landtag. 1919-1933 district secretary of the SPD in Lower Silesia. 1921 to 1924 member of the Prussian Landtag; from 1924 member of the Reichstag. In September 1933 he had to emigrate to Denmark. Arrested in April 1940, delivered to the Gestapo and sentenced in 1941 to eight years in prison, until his liberation in April 1945 imprisoned in the Sonnenburg concentration camp and the Brandenburg penitentiary. As a member of the SPD Central Committee and Chairman of the Saxony Land Committee of the SPD, he devoted all his energies to uniting the two workers' parties. Since the Unification Party 1946 member of the party executive committee or central committee of the SED. 1948 to 1950 together with Hermann Matern chairman of the ZPKK of the SED. Since 1949 member of the Volkskammer of the GDR. His great services to the unity of the working class and the building of socialism in the GDR were u. a. honored: honorary president of the DRK, honorary citizen of the city of Dresden, honorary senator of the Technical University of Dresden, Lenin Peace Prize winner. He died on July 9, 1964 in Dresden.

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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 Cover Special cancellation from September 11 to November 10, 1979 Otto Buchwitz Son of a Social Democratic locksmith, was born on April 27, 1879 in Breslau, learned the profession of a metal presser. From 1896 member of the German Metalworkers' Association; Member of the Social Democratic Party since 1898, he worked tirelessly to organize the workers politically and trade unionistically. 1907 to 1914 Secretary of the German Textile Workers' Association. He consistently opposed German militarism and imperialist great power politics. 1919 Member of the Silesian Landtag. 1919-1933 district secretary of the SPD in Lower Silesia. 1921 to 1924 member of the Prussian Landtag; from 1924 member of the Reichstag. In September 1933 he had to emigrate to Denmark. Arrested in April 1940, delivered to the Gestapo and sentenced in 1941 to eight years in prison, until his liberation in April 1945 imprisoned in the Sonnenburg concentration camp and the Brandenburg penitentiary. As a member of the SPD Central Committee and Chairman of the Saxony Land Committee of the SPD, he devoted all his energies to uniting the two workers' parties. Since the Unification Party 1946 member of the party executive committee or central committee of the SED. 1948 to 1950 together with Hermann Matern chairman of the ZPKK of the SED. Since 1949 member of the Volkskammer of the GDR. His great services to the unity of the working class and the building of socialism in the GDR were u. a. honored: honorary president of the DRK, honorary citizen of the city of Dresden, honorary senator of the Technical University of Dresden, Lenin Peace Prize winner. He died on July 9, 1964 in Dresden..