Commemorative stamp series - Germany / German Democratic Republic 1980

To the games of the XXII. Olympiad, 2nd edition To the games of the XXII. Olympics 1980 in Moscow, the Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications of the German Democratic Republic as a second edition three multicolored special postage stamps, including one with surcharge, and a special postage stamp block out. The sums raised will be made available to the Society to promote the Olympic idea in the GDR. Games of the XXII. Olympiad 1980, 2nd edition For the first time in the history of the modern Olympic movement, the summer games, the games of the XXII. 1980 Olympics, held in the capital of a socialist state, in Moscow. Also for this series were selected works of fine art with sportive motives. Between sport and the arts of the GDR, creative relationships have emerged that find their common ground in the socially important goal of making specific contributions to the development of socialist personalities and to shaping their way of life. The sport of the GDR became a fully valid subject of the visual arts of the GDR. Karl Raetsch (born 1930) leads with his colorful work "Spinnaker" (1975, oil, 70 x 93 cm, owned by the State Secretariat for Physical Culture and Sport Berlin) in a sporting competition situation. Bellied sails against the expanse of sky and sea point to the struggle with the natural elements of wind and water (1-mark value).