Commemorative stamp series - Germany / German Democratic Republic 1981 - 35 Pfennig

Important Personalities, Edition 1981 The Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications of the German Democratic Republic publishes six special postage stamps with illustrations of important personalities. No special First Day Cover Special cancellation from 5 May to 4 July 1981 Important personalities 35 Pfennig value: Georg Philipp Telemann (March 14, 1681 to June 25, 1767) Magdeburg, the birthplace of Georg Philipp Telemann, celebrates together with other sites in this Year the 300th birthday of the composer, wealth and variety of compositional, music education and literary work, famous and appreciated throughout Europe, is rediscovered today by professional artists, music lovers and folk artists and gives us an audible experience of that progressive epoch. The work of Telemann was at the service of the future-oriented, social and moral conceptions of the bourgeoisie. All his works were written for a direct purpose and for many social and social reasons, for exuberant celebrations and sublime celebrations as well as for house music in its diversity. So z. For example, the notes on a special postage stamp are taken from music from 1760, which Telemann composed for an annual feast of the citizens' captains in his 80th year. He was in poor health at the time, and his eyesight was particularly distracting; nevertheless, neither his creativity nor his indestructible humor left him in this awkward situation.